T.I.

T.I. is an Atlanta based rapper, actor and co-CEO of Grand Hustle Records. He has released a number of widely popular records and acted in films such as American Gangster, The Fast and the Furious 4 and also appeared on an episode of the The O.C. as himself.http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1498290/20050318/t_i_.jhtml http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1939267/bio

On Tuesday December 22, 2009 T.I. was released from prison allowing the young rapper to serve the remainder of his sentence on work release in a halfway house. T.I. was serving time on a 2007 charge for illegal possession of firearms.http://www.tmz.com/2009/12/22/rapper-t-i-released-from-prison-arkansas-atlanta-halfway-house/

On May 24, 2009, T.I. performed one last concert in Atlanta before starting his prison term. He was scheduled to report to the Federal Correction Institution in Arkansas by 12pm on May 26, 2009. During the concert he asked the crowd to pray for him while he is gone.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/05/25/ti.farewell.concert/index.html

On July 30, 2010 Rapper T.I. and singer Tameka ‘Tiny’ Cottle were married in Miami, Florida.http://www.tmz.com/2010/07/30/ti-rapper-married-wedding-miami-tameka-tiny-cottle-clifford-parish/ The couple had been dating since 2001 when T.I. proposed to Tameka in 2009. They have two children together. http://blogs.bet.com/entertainment/spotlight/2010/07/31/tiny-and-t-i-married/

While on probation stemming from the 2009 weapons charge, T.I and his wife Tiny were arrested for possession of a controlled substance. Los Angeles county sheriff's deputies had pulled the couple over for a routine traffic stop and smelled marijuana. They proceeded to search the vehicle and found drugs that are in the same controlled substance class as ecstasy and methanphetamines.http://www.tmz.com/2010/09/02/ti-wife-arrested-rapper-possession-west-hollywood/ On October 15, 2010, a judge ruled that the probation be revoked and T.I. sentenced to an eleven month prison term. http://www.tmz.com/2010/10/15/t-i-probation-tiny-arrest-sizzurp-purple-drink/

T.I. was sentenced on March 27, 2009 to one year and a day in prison on felony weapons charges. The rapper served his sentence at the Forrest City low-security federal prison in Arkansas. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1607943/20090327/t_i_.jhtml Perez Hilton reported on May 19, 2009 that his sentence had been reduced to 60 days.http://perezhilton.com/2009-05-19-tis-time-behind-bars-reduced

On October 13, 2007, T.I. was arrested after purchasing machine guns and silencers from an undercover federal agent. At the time of the arrest, T.I. was on probation from drug related charges. He remained under house arrest until he was sentenced to a year and a day in prison. He also had to pay a $100,000 fine and serve 1,000 hours of community service.http://www.anewsalerts.com/rapper-t-i-arrested-on-drug-charges.html

In 2009, T.I.'s ex-girlfriend disputed their current child support arrangement of $2,000 a month and requested an increase. T.I. responded to her request publicly stating that he provided for their children's financial needs in addition to the support payments he sent to her including health care and schooling as well as assisting Dixon with the down payment to purchase a home.http://entertainmentrundown.com/903/ti-responds-to-child-support-suit/ In February 2009 a judge ordered the increase in support payments to $5,000 a month. http://www.rapbasement.com/t.i./022609-t.i.-was-ordered-to-pay-more-child-support-by-an-atlanta-judge-wednesday.html

• 2001: I'm Serioushttp://www.last.fm/music/T.I./+albums
• 2003: Trap Muzikhttp://www.last.fm/music/T.I./+albums
• 2004: Urban Legendhttp://www.last.fm/music/T.I./+albums
• 2006: Kinghttp://www.last.fm/music/T.I./+albums
• 2007: T.I. vs TIPhttp://www.last.fm/music/T.I./+albums
• 2008: Paper Trailhttp://www.last.fm/music/T.I./+albums