TI reveals shocking news: King Harris is expecting a baby, making the rapper a grandfather of three

TI and Tameka “Tiny” Harris have been keeping secrets about their growing family. Fans don’t know that the “King of the South” and his wife at the moment are grandparents to 2 little ones, with a third on the way.

Listeners learned the big news about the baby’s arrival when TI and Grand Hustle artist Young Dro stopped by Atlanta radio station Hot 107.9 to advertise their latest song, “Thank God” featuring Kirk Franklin.

At one point in the conversation, TI’s family became a topic of discussion. The couple, who’ve been married for 14 years, now have a mostly empty house because the oldest of their seven children has moved out.

“It’s great to have them do their own thing outside of my house,” TI said, noting that his kids now understand the value of “taking care of their stuff.” He then revealed that his son Domani, 23, recently became a homeowner and a father for the first time, each of which went unnoticed by fans.

He continued: “It’s a joy to see that, to realize, ‘Gosh, I’ve been wasting people’s money all these years,’ you know? And he just became a father. So I have two grandchildren.”

In October 2023, Tina’s mother, Dianne Cottle-Pope, posted a photo of the woman meeting her newborn daughter moments after a C-section. “Another Big Creature!!! Welcome to the world #greatgrandma,” she wrote.

Many fans commented that her great-granddaughter bears a striking resemblance to TI and Tina’s youngest child, daughter Heiress Harris, but didn’t inquire as to which of the Harris children became parents.

Cottle-Pope, while proudly showing off the newest member of his family, also didn’t tag his mom and pa. Domani, who followed in his father’s footsteps into music, has managed to maintain his personal life private, limiting his social media posts to reflecting his creative endeavors quite than his home life.

Elsewhere in the interview, the Grammy-winning artist revealed, “I have a grandson on the way. King is going to have a son,” and jokingly criticized his son’s gangster persona.

“I told him I’m going to make this the greatest gangster of all time. I’m going to raise this child to torture you like you tortured me. I promise you there will be an indictment on this young person,” he added. King has a checkered past full of missteps which can be attributed to him adopting the image of someone who has lived a life of struggle.

The 20-year-old’s apparent disdain for his privileged status got here to a head last fall when he and his father got into a public fight during an Atlanta Falcons NFL game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

In a video of the heated exchange, which also involved Tiny, TI might be seen attempting to grab his son’s head. TI later described the fight as a bear hug ending with a headlock.

Earlier this yr, when T.I. appeared on The Willie D Live Show podcast, he explained that King is “really a persona that he put on for himself. And basically, it’s just a persona because he’s not selling drugs or committing crimes or anything like that.”

But in August, fans believed King was showing signs of maturing beyond his alter ego. After explaining that his famous parents had demanded he pay their rent, he admitted that his “goal is to have my own” and tackle adult responsibilities quite than be a parasite.

At the time, people suspected that his mild falling out with TI had helped him get back on his feet, though the catalyst for his change of heart can have been his impending fatherhood.

TI is also the father of son Messiah, whom he shares along with his mother Lashon Dixon, while his son Domani and daughter Deyjah are from his previous relationship along with his ex Ranniqua Brannum. Tiny is mom to daughter Zonnique Pullins, whom she welcomed before dating her current husband, and sons Major and King Harris, whom she shares with TI

Pullins, 27, gave birth to the couple’s first granddaughter, a daughter named Hunter Zoelle James, in December 2020 together with her then-boyfriend, rapper Badhunta Izzy.