- One of his favorite TV shows is Friends.
- Owns New Finish Construction with his uncle, which builds and repairs homes in Atlanta's less fortunate neighborhoods
- Was a strong supporter for helping in Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
- His favorite actress is Angela Bassett.
- Was called by Pharrell Williams of The Neptunes "The Jay-Z of the South"
- He originally called himself "T.I.P." but he changed his name to avoid confusion with Q-Tip
- Raised over $263,000 for rapper David Banner's "Heal the Hood" foundation
- Is good friends with Rapper Nelly, whom appears on his reality-t.v. show T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle.
- Won for the best dressed man at the 2005 BET awards.
- Has 7 children: sons, Messiah YaMajesty Harris (b. February 2, 2000) & Domani Uriah Harris (b. March 16, 2001) with 1st ex-girlfriend, LaShon Dixon, daughter, Deyjah Imani Harris (b. June 17, 2001) with 2nd ex-girlfriend, Ranniqua and son, King C'Andre Harris (b. August 25, 2004), daughter, Leyah Amore Harris (March 21, 2007), son, Major Philant Harris (b. May 16, 2008) & daughter, Heiress Diana Harris (b. March 26, 2016) with wife, Tiny Harris.
- Was sentenced to a year and a day of prison in relation to his arrest in 2007, when he was caught trying to buy an arsenal of guns from an undercover FBI agent. (March 2009)
- Co-CEO of Grand Hustle Records
- On Urban Legend's "Why U Mad At Me," T.I. makes a reference to the legal problems that landed him in jail, and the somewhat overzealous efforts by police officers determined to make him pay his debt to society.
- Is good friends with other rappers like Jay-Z, Sean 'Diddy' Combs, Jeezy, Young Buck, B.G., and Lil' Wayne.
- He increased his growing street credibility by collaborating with Tupac, Baby, and Bonecrusher.
- He co-executive produced the soundtrack to the hit film Hustle and Flow and released the collection through Grand Hustle/Atlantic Records.
- His new album 'King' debuted number 1 on Billboard 200 chart on April 4, 2006 selling over 520,000 copies. His first movie 'ATL' was rank #3.
- Won best rap solo song and rap/sung collaboration at the 2007 Grammy Awards.
- Started rapping at age 9, signed a record deal at 19 and released one major-label album (I'm Serious, Arista, 2001) before he joined Atlantic with his own Grand Hustle imprint.
- his group P$C (Pimp Squad Click) contains the members Mac Boney,Big Kuntry King,and AK
- Son Major Philant Harris was born in May 2008. Mother is Tiny Harris.
- Released the soundtrack for Hustle & Flow. (July 2005)
- Turned down the role of T.K. in The Single Moms Club (2014).
- His sophomore album "Trap Muzik" debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200 Charts while "Urban Legend" debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip- Hop Albums.
- Stars in Chris Robinson's feature Film A-T-L- (March 2006)
- Won for the best street anthem from his smash hit "Rubberband Man" at the 2004 Vibe awards.
- In August of 2008, T.I. earned himself his first #1 hit when his second single, "Whatever You Like" from his sixth album 'Paper Trail' soared from #71 to #1 in a single week on the Billboard Hot 100.
- T.I. is released from prison after serving a year and day. He's recording tracks for his upcoming seventh album which is scheduled to be released in August. (April 2010)
- has his own record label,Grand Hustle Entertainment.
- Filming Ridley Scott's American Gangster (2007) with co-stars Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington in New York City. (September 2006)
- He doesn't like champagne.
- Won for the best street anthem from his smash hit "You Don't Know Me" at the 2005 Vibe awards.
- Appeared on Forbes' "Hip Hop Cash Kings" list with $16 million in earnings. (2007)
- Engaged to Tiny Harris (2002-2008).
- First album with Atlantic Records, "Trap Muzik", had 3 hit singles off of it..24's, Rubberband Man, and Lets Get Away.
- Won "Best Male Hip-Hop Artist" at the 2006 BET Awards, and came in second place for "Viewers Choice."
- T.I. is working on his 5th album "T.I. v.s. T.I.P" which it set to be released by the end of the year. (January 2007)
- Son-in-law of Pamela Harris.
- Finishing up his fifth album T.I. vs T.I.P. which will be released July 3. (April 2007)
- His 4th album "King" is released. (March 2006)
- Working on his 4th album "The King". (January 2006)
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