T.I. - Dip Slide Ride Out
October 25th, 2006 by The King
Artist: T.I. Ft. Big Kuntry, Young Dro
Title: Dip Slide Ride Out
Album: Terror Squad Presents: DJ Khaled - Listennn (the Album)
Lyrics: N/A
About the Artist: T.I. is from the streets of Westside Bankhead Zone 1. His original stage name, T.I.P., stems from his childhood nickname “Tip”, which he got from his grandfather. Due to his southern drawl, many fans mistook his name for “Chip”, so he began spelling it out “T.I.P”. During this time, T.I.P was also popularly known to be the acronym of “Ten Inch Playa,” denoting Harris’ generous anatomic endowment. Upon signing with Arista Records subsidiary LaFace Records in 2001, he shortened his name to T.I. out of respect for label mate Q-Tip. He is also known to go by “Rubberband Man” and the self-proclaimed “King of the South” (which has created several cases of controversy between other southern rappers, such as Lil’ Flip and Ludacris).