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Birth Name:
Clifford Joseph Harris Jr
Birth Place:
Atlanta, Georgia, US
Date of Birth:
September 25, 1980
Ethnicity:
African American
The American musician was born in Atlanta, Georgia to African American parents but was raised by his grandparents. He was given the nickname Tip by his grandfather but later shortened it to T.I. This would become his stage name.
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http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081003211222AA4nevp
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Yeah he is part Native American it’s kinda easy to see it in him. Some sources also state that as well.
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does anyone have any proof of this? cause if not, im going with hes black…and two. wtf? does ” hes too white too be black” mean? that sounded really ignorant
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If you gave a link to that info that would help a lot.
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He is Part Native American
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T.I.’S HALF LEBANESE.
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That doesn’t seem right. Flo Rida and T.I. really need to speak up. There are way to white to be plain African American. Wait a minute! Isn’t there so suppose to African American specific names such as Senegalese, Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba ect.
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T.I. is severly half white.
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I think he’s hot :]
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FYI he is african american..Most blacks are not fully black anymore.Creole is black mix.Im creole and african american but just go by black…watevr. NegRO iS blaCk liKe iT oR nOt.
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T.I. is Creole not African American.
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