T.I.
T.I. in 2006, Ayessemedia/bigstock.com
Birth Name: Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr.
Place of Birth: Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 25, 1980
Ethnicity: African-American
T.I., also known as Tip, TIP, and T.I.P., is an American rapper, singer, actor, songwriter, producer, entrepreneur, record executive, and author.
T.I. is the son of Violeta Morgan and Clifford “Buddy” Harris. He was raised by his grandparents. He was given the nickname Tip by his grandfather but later shortened it to T.I.
T.I. has two children with Lashon Dixon; a daughter with R&B singer Ms. Niko; and three children with his wife, singer and songwriter Tameka Cottle.
T.I.’s maternal grandfather is named Robert Morgan.
T.I.’s maternal grandmother was named Willie Bell Smith (the daughter of Owen Smith and Katie Mae). Willie was born in Georgia.
Sources: T.I.’s maternal grandmother, Willie Bell Smith, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of T.I.’s maternal grandmother, Willie Bell (Smith) Morgan – http://www.legacy.com
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.
T.I. is severly half white.
NO HES NOT
AND HE DOESNT WANNA BE
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JUST BECAUSE
YOU WANT HIM TO BE MIXED
DOESNT MEAN THAT HES MIXED
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HES JUST BLACK
DEAL WITH IT
nO HES NOT half white –
HES JUST BLACK
I think he’s hot :]
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.
T.I. is Creole not African American.
NO MAN
-HES AFRICAN AMERICAN