Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-12-111: Landlord's portion of crop unaffected

Nothing in §§ 66-12-101 - 66-12-112 shall affect the portion of the crop reserved as rent by the landlord of a sharecropper, or for the rent or use of land producing same, whether divided or undivided, it being the intention to treat the title to such portion of the crop as vested in the landlord, unless the contract expressly provides otherwise.