The 21-year-old rapper sared his daring ambition to surpass Michael Jackson’s legacy throughout a podcast with Reginae Carter whereas reflecting on fatherhood and artistry.

King Harris set social media abuzz earlier this week throughout an look on Reginae Carter’s Heir Time podcast, the place he revealed he’s aiming to eclipse the legacy of the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson.

The 21-year-old rapper and son of T.I. and Tameka “Tiny” Harris didn’t maintain again when requested about his long-term objectives.

“So, my goal is to be bigger than Michael Jackson,” Harris stated, prompting Carter to snort in disbelief. “That’s my boy since I was a toddler,” he added, earlier than pivoting to his personal son, King Jr., whom he described as a “Bob Marley type.”

Harris acknowledged the ambition is lofty. “So that goal is just to keep me pushing,” he stated. “But my ‘heir time’ is just going to be being a father, an entrepreneur, taking risks just spending time with my family, man, and just making memories and doing the things I enjoy for as long as I can do them.”

Earlier within the episode, Harris named Jackson in his high three “dead or alive” artists, alongside the late XXXTENTACION and Young Thug.

“I need Michael Jackson ‘cause it’s like, bro, you’ll learn so much from that future,” he advised Carter. “Take the future out. Just give me the studio session. Just let me come to the studio with Michael for a week or a month straight just to see what he do, just to pick up on game and learn and stuff like that.”

Harris’s aspirations include a heavy legacy. His father is one in every of Southern rap’s most influential figures. With a profession spanning over twenty years, T.I. has launched a number of platinum albums, earned three Grammy Awards and 19 nominations and helped pioneer the lure music motion. His enterprise ventures, together with a restaurant with Killer Mike, and appearing roles have additional solidified his standing as a cultural mainstay.

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