TI was raised by his grandparents in Atlanta's Center Hill neighborhood just off Bankhead Highway and lived in Bankhead.
12 Facts About TI
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TI's father resided in New York City, and he would often go there to visit.
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TI was once known as Rubber Band Man, a reference to the custom of wearing rubber bands around the wrist to denote wealth in terms of drugs or money.
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TI then formed Grand Hustle Entertainment and began releasing several mixtapes with the assistance of DJ Drama.
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TI resurfaced in mid-2003, appearing on fellow Atlanta-based rapper and former label-mate Bone Crusher's hit single, "Never Scared".
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TI then served as a featured performer on "We Takin' Over" by DJ Khaled featuring Akon, Fat Joe, Rick Ross, Birdman and Lil Wayne.
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TI was featured on southern rapper Future's second single "Magic", taken from his debut studio album Pluto, which was the first song he hopped on after his release from prison according to Future.
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TI shot the video for the track, which sampled Soul II Soul's 1989 chart-topping hit "Back to Life ".
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TI co-starred in Marvel's film Ant-Man, starring Paul Rudd, and its sequel, Ant-Man and the Wasp.
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TI announced on Chelsea Lately, that he would be releasing his own signature brand of the liquor.
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TI was charged with two felonies, possession of three unregistered machine guns and two silencers, and possession of firearms by a convicted felon.
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TI later pled guilty to US federal weapons charges, and was sentenced to an undefined prison sentence, a year of house arrest and 1,500 hours of community service.