Tia Kemp is 49 years old as of August 25, 2026, based on the best-supported public birth date of October 31, 1976. She will turn 50 on October 31, 2026. Famous Birthdays currently lists that date and age, while a more detailed 2026 review of the conflicting online claims also identifies 1976 as the year that fits Kemp’s publicly documented life timeline.
The qualification matters because readers may also encounter an October 31, 1987 birth date on the web. That version appeared in a May 2024 Legit.ng biography, which described Kemp as 36 at the time. The available evidence, however, favors 1976, and the 1987 claim creates significant problems when compared with Kemp’s own account of becoming a mother and the independently documented birth of her son with Rick Ross.
How old is Tia Kemp?
Using October 31, 1976 as her birth date, Kemp’s age works out as follows:
- She turned 47 on October 31, 2023.
- She turned 48 on October 31, 2024.
- She turned 49 on October 31, 2025.
- She will turn 50 on October 31, 2026.
That makes 49 the appropriate answer to “Tia Kemp age” on August 25, 2026. Famous Birthdays currently gives the same birthday, birth year and age.
There is no need to inflate that answer into false certainty. A publicly accessible government birth record or comparable official biographical record was not found during research for this article. The most accurate formulation is therefore that October 31, 1976 is the best-supported public birth date, rather than claiming it has been authenticated through a civil record.
Why do some websites say Tia Kemp was born in 1987?
The confusion can be traced in part to biography pages that published a substantially later birth year. Legit.ng, for example, published a profile on May 19, 2024 listing Kemp’s date of birth as October 31, 1987 and her age as 36.
The problem is that the date does not fit other information attributed directly to Kemp.
A February 2026 examination of the age discrepancy reported that Kemp said during a June 2024 DJU TV interview that she had her first son at 21 and her second at 22. The same report notes that her son with Rick Ross, William Roberts III, was born in September 2005.
PEOPLE independently confirms the latter point more precisely: its August 14, 2026 update states that Rick Ross and Tia Kemp welcomed William Roberts III on September 14, 2005.
A 1987 birth year would make Kemp only 17 when William was born in 2005. It would therefore be impossible for William to be her third son if, as Kemp has said, the first two were born when she was 21 and 22.
A 1976 birth year, by contrast, is compatible with that chronology.
This does not mean every other biographical detail attached to the 1976 date should automatically be accepted. It means the evidence for 1976 is materially stronger than the evidence for 1987.
Who is Tia Kemp?
Tia Kemp is an American media and social-media personality whose public profile has long been connected with rapper Rick Ross, with whom she has a son, William Roberts III.
That connection is not merely a detail repeated by celebrity-profile websites. PEOPLE’s August 2026 profile of Ross’ children identifies William as Ross’ son with his ex, Tia Kemp, and records William’s September 14, 2005 birth date.
Kemp later developed a larger media presence of her own. In 2024, Zeus Network featured her alongside Tokyo Toni and Karlissa Saffold on the Aunt-Tea Podcast. Zeus’ official program page lists 10 episodes and names the three women together as the personalities bringing their viewpoints to the show.
Kemp also appeared on Yung Miami’s Caresha Please in September 2024. Apple Podcasts identifies the episode as Season 2, Episode 3, published September 27, 2024, and describes a conversation covering Kemp’s relationship with Rick Ross, co-parenting, social media and her developing media work.
REVOLT’s coverage of that interview likewise described Kemp as a social-media personality who had moved into talk-show hosting during 2024.
Her connection to Rick Ross and William Roberts III
Much of Kemp’s early public recognition came from her relationship and later disputes with Rick Ross. For an age-focused biography, however, the most useful part of that history is the chronology rather than the conflict.
William Roberts III was born on September 14, 2005. PEOPLE reported in its August 2026 update that he went on to play college football after attending St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Florida.
The date also provides an important independent checkpoint when examining Kemp’s disputed birth year. If she was born in October 1976, she was 28 when William was born and turned 29 the following month. If she had instead been born in October 1987, she would have been 17.
That distinction is one reason the 1987 date should not simply be repeated because it appears on an established-looking biography page.
Tia Kemp’s media profile expanded in 2024 and 2025
Kemp became considerably more visible as a media personality during 2024.
Zeus Network’s official listing documents her role on Aunt-Tea Podcast, where she appeared with Tokyo Toni and Karlissa Saffold. The 10-episode season included guests such as The Game, Big Freedia, Antonio Brown and Joseline Hernandez.
Her September 2024 Caresha Please appearance provided another extended platform. Apple Podcasts records the episode at just over an hour, while REVOLT’s accompanying coverage discussed her transition from viral social-media personality to talk-show work.
Her public activity did not end with that 2024 run. Complex reported on Kemp again on August 28, 2025, describing her as a media personality while covering another public exchange involving Ross and their son’s college expenses.
That distinction is useful when describing Kemp in 2026: her broader public identity is no longer limited to being known as Rick Ross’ former partner.
Was Tia Kemp an author before her podcast career?
Yes. Famous Birthdays credits Kemp with the 2009 autobiographical book Deeper Than Rap: Clarity, Truth, And Exposure, published years before her later podcast and social-media prominence.
The book is relevant to her career chronology because it shows that Kemp’s public-facing work did not begin with the viral clips and podcast appearances of the 2020s.
It is less useful as evidence of her exact age unless a reliable copy or publishing record supplies a verified birth date, so it should not be used to manufacture certainty about that question.
What can be stated confidently about Tia Kemp’s age?
The clearest answer is:
Tia Kemp is 49 years old as of August 25, 2026, using the best-supported birth date of October 31, 1976. She turns 50 on October 31, 2026.
The competing October 31, 1987 date is still visible online, including in a 2024 Legit.ng profile. But that year conflicts with the chronology created by Kemp’s reported first-hand account of having her first two sons at 21 and 22 and the independently documented 2005 birth of her third son, William Roberts III.
For that reason, presenting Kemp as 38 or 39 in 2026 would repeat the weaker version of the available evidence.
Sources
PEOPLE — “All About Rick Ross’ 5 Kids (and the Surprising 16th Birthday Gift He Gave One of Them!)” — updated August 14, 2026. Used to verify that Tia Kemp is William Roberts III’s mother and that William was born September 14, 2005. PEOPLE articleZeus Network — “Aunt-Tea Podcast” — official program page; no publication date displayed. Used to verify Kemp’s role on the program and its 10 listed episodes. Official Zeus Network pageApple Podcasts / Caresha Please — “Tia Kemp Talks Exposing Rick Ross, Ozempic, Child Support & Social Media” — September 27, 2024. Used as the official episode listing for Kemp’s extended interview with Yung Miami. Apple Podcasts episodeFamous Birthdays — “Tia Kemp” — publication/update date not displayed. Currently lists October 31, 1976 and age 49; used as a current reference listing rather than an official civil record. Tia Kemp profileDaily News Magazine — “Tia Kemp Age Is 49 — The Internet Got It Wrong for Years” — February 23, 2026. Used for its examination of the 1976/1987 discrepancy and its citation of Kemp’s 2024 motherhood timeline. Age investigationLegit.ng — “Who is Tia Kemp, Rick Ross’ baby mama? All you need to know about her” — May 19, 2024. Used specifically to document the conflicting October 31, 1987 claim rather than as evidence that the claim is correct. Legit.ng biographyComplex — “Tia Kemp Tells Rick Ross to ‘Get Off That Buggy’ After His Target Date Run” — August 28, 2025. Used to document Kemp’s continued public media activity in 2025. Complex article
