For years, a wrong birth year circulated so widely online that fans genuinely believed Tia Kemp was 37. She is 49. Born October 31, 1976, in Miami, Florida, the entrepreneur, author, and co-host of Zeus Network’s Aunt-Tea Podcast has a Halloween birthday and a Scorpio chart. The age confusion has a documented origin, and it collapses under basic math.
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How the Internet Decided She Was 37
The number 1987 appeared on multiple biography sites, including Legit.ng, with no verification. Once indexed, it spread fast.
By early 2024, TikTok account @1more4thegain posted a video titled “Fans surprised Finding Out Rick Ross’s baby mama Tia Kemp Is Only 37 Yrs-Old” that pulled close to 3,000 likes. Most commenters were genuinely shocked, having taken 1987 at face value.
Account @musicleak101 followed up with a correction video confirming she had disclosed her actual age as 47, not 37. That one cleared 4,500 likes. The debate ran for weeks across TikTok and gossip platforms, with fans arguing over whether she even looked close to 47.
She was born in 1976. She turned 49 on October 31, 2025.
Why the Math Doesn’t Lie
No official document has been placed in the public record, but Tia’s own words make 1987 impossible.
In a June 2024 interview on DJUTV, she said she had her first son at 21 and her second at 22. Her youngest son with Rick Ross, William Leonard Roberts III, was born in September 2005.
Apply the 1987 birth year to those facts:
- She would have been 17 when William was born
- She could not have had two older sons before him at ages 21 and 22
With 1976, every date lines up cleanly:
- First son born around 1997, when she was 21
- Second son born around 1998, when she was 22
- William born September 2005, when she was 28
One detail that rarely makes it into these conversations: Rick Ross was born January 28, 1976. Tia Kemp and the rapper she has publicly feuded with for close to two decades were born the same year.
| Full Name | Tiallondra Kemp |
| Date of Birth | October 31, 1976 |
| Age (February 2026) | 49 |
| Birthplace | Miami, Florida |
| Zodiac | Scorpio |
| Children | 3 sons |
What She Has Actually Said About Her Upbringing
Tia grew up in poverty in Miami. Her mother had her at 17. Her father was incarcerated when she was young and had been in prison for over 26 years as of 2024.
In a March 2024 interview on the Dezigner My Shoe Podcast, she addressed it directly:
“Although I was raised in poverty, I am proud of who that made me become.”
She also told the interviewer: “My father was swallowed into the prison system at a young age. He has been in prison for the past 26 years.”
Those are the conditions she started from.
The Rick Ross Timeline: Child Support, Cease and Desist, Tuition Bills
Tia met Rick Ross at a South Beach nightclub in 2003. She was married at the time, though her husband was incarcerated on drug charges. She and Ross were together four years. William was born in September 2005. The relationship ended in 2007.
What happened after is public record:
- September 2009 — Broward County court ordered Ross to pay temporary child support and cover Tia’s legal fees
- June 2018 — A court judgment set the figure at $2,800 per month, deposited directly into her account
- January 2024 — Ross sent a cease and desist letter, accusing her of making “disturbingly false and defamatory statements” about him and his family. Tia posted it publicly and responded on Instagram Live: “Sent me a cease and desist. I ain’t lying. It’s the truth. How you gonna sue me for defamation? Sue 50 Cent then.”
- June 16, 2024 — On Father’s Day, Ross posted to Instagram Stories celebrating his final child support payment, calling it “divine divinity.” William had just turned 18.
- July 28, 2024 — Tia went live on TikTok showing a document with a highlighted figure of $209,931.58, telling William to contact his father about paying for college. HBCU Gameday noted the document appeared to be a team equipment request rather than a tuition bill. BCU’s listed annual tuition sits around $14,794.
The 50 Cent chapter runs alongside all of this. When Ross and 50’s beef became public in 2008, 50 brought Tia in. He posted interview videos with her, took her on a shopping spree, published her autobiography under his G-Unit Books imprint, and later brought her and William to meet Floyd Mayweather Jr. As recently as May 2025, she and 50 Cent remained publicly aligned against Ross.
What She Has Built Outside of That Relationship
The book came first. Tia’s Diary: Deeper Than Rap — Clarity, Truth, and Exposure was published May 20, 2009. It ran 288 pages, released under 50 Cent’s G-Unit Books, and covered her four-year relationship with Ross in full.
Social media followed. She joined Instagram in 2018 and TikTok in 2020. Her Instagram handle @yuntietiaback has crossed 600,000 followers. She works with brands including House of Drip Miami and The Veneer Collection, managed by The Goat of All Time.
Then came the podcast. In July 2024, she joined Zeus Network’s Aunt-Tea Podcast as a co-host alongside Tokyo Toni, mother of Blac Chyna, and Karlissa Saffold Harvey, mother of Blueface. Guests have included Joseline Hernandez, Antonio Brown, Grammy winner Big Freedia, The Game, and Darius McCrary. IMDB lists it as a 2024-present series.
Music is also in the picture. In April 2024, she dropped a diss track responding to claims BossMan Dlow’s camp made about her, and later registered the music with both BMI and ASCAP.
In a 2024 interview with REVOLT, she disclosed she had started therapy after her mental health reached a low point during years of conflict with Ross. She told the outlet she was in a much better place now.
Her estimated net worth sits between $400,000 and $500,000, built across podcast revenue, brand deals, and her autobiography.
William Roberts III: Where Her Son Stands Heading Into 2025
William committed to Bethune-Cookman University on January 27, 2024, turning down offers from Miami (FL), Colorado, Syracuse, Marshall, Texas A&M, and FIU to play at an HBCU. Ross himself attended Albany State on a football scholarship, so William continued a family tradition.
Per the official BCU Athletics roster:
| Position | Tight End (transitioned from offensive line) |
| Jersey | #84 |
| Height / Weight | 6-foot-2, 220 lbs |
| 2024 Season | Played vs. Western Michigan (Sept. 14), earned a redshirt |
| 2025 Status | Redshirt Freshman |
His high school coach at St. Thomas Aquinas, Roger Harriott, told 247Sports in 2021: “He’s an extremely talented player and a well-rounded, character-oriented person. His best days are ahead of him.”
Tia has been public about Ross missing William’s graduation milestones and has repeatedly called for greater financial contribution to their son’s education.
49 and Still the Most Talked-About Name in the Room
Tia Kemp turns 50 in October 2026. She got here as a published author under a major imprint, a podcast host on a streaming network, a mother navigating one of the most documented co-parenting conflicts in hip-hop, and a social media figure who built her following from scratch after 40.
The version of her the internet thought was 37 was built on a number someone made up. The real one, born Halloween 1976 in Miami with nothing handed to her, has been considerably harder to dismiss.
