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Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr. (born September 25, 1980), better known by his stage name T.I., and also by his alter ego T.I.P., is an American rapper, songwriter, actor, record, philanthropist, and executive producer as well as the co-CEO of Grand Hustle Records.
T.I. was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He grew up in the Bankhead neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, the son of Violetta Morgan and Clifford Harris Sr. His original stage name, T.I.P., stems from his childhood nickname "Tip", which he got from his grandfather. T.I. was first exposed to hip-hop at the age of seven, and by the time he was 11 he had decided to pursue a career in rap seriously; he signed his first record deal at age 19.
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Tameka "Tiny" Cottle (born July 14, 1975) is an American singer/songwriter who was a member of the multi-platinum R&B female group, Xscape. She acquired the nickname "Tiny" due to her small stature of only 4'11".
Born to Dianne Cottle-Pope and Charles Pope in College Park, Georgia, Cottle was immersed in the arts since childhood. She began modeling and acting at 5 years old, doing several commercials for TBS early in her career. Cottle's father and brother are both members of the R&B group, The Tams.
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Tameka & T.I have been together for the past 6 years. They share one son named King "C-andre" Harris 3 years old .On March 21, 2007 Tiny suffered a still born baby girl "Leiah Amour Harris" who was due to be born on June 30,2007. On October 13, 2007, both Cottle and T.I were arrested in Atlanta. Cottle was charged with possession of marijuana and ecstasy, and released on $100,000 bail the following day.
Two days after her arrest, sources confirmed that Cottle was pregnant with T.I child.!
