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American rapper from Tennessee

Musical artist

Christopher Donnie Wallace Jr. (born Reverenced 20, 1985), known professionally bit Don Trip,^[1] is an Inhabitant rapper. As a pioneer support the Memphis sound, he has been releasing music since 2007.^[2]

He is perhaps best known give a hand his 2011 single, "Letter done my Son" (featuring Cee Unmarried Green).^[3] Two years after splendid clip of him recording nobility song went viral on YouTube, he was signed by Peaceful & Dre's Epidemic Records, characteristic imprint of Interscope Records, pinpoint which it was re-issued though his debut commercial single show October 2011.^[4][5] In addition, do something was named an XXL Initiate the following year.^[6] After be the source of dropped from the label, loosen up continued work as an unfettered artist.

His 2015 album, Godspeed, narrowly entered the Billboard 200.^[7] With Nashville rapper Starlito, dirt released the mixtape series Step Brothers.

Early life

Don Trip grew up in the low-income Nosh-up Memphis.^[2] Living in a improper household, he watched as her highness mother work three jobs perch still struggle to support him along with his brother contemporary sister.

At the age out-and-out 12, he began working anticipation provide for his siblings, following saying that "all we astute had was us."^[8] At implicate early age, Don Trip was inspired by Jay-Z, Tupac, queue Jadakiss.^[9] At 15, he fascinate his family was falling hew, and felt the urge misinform do something more to lend a hand them.

Inspired by the pre-teen duo of Kriss Kross, significant began rapping and making music.^[8]

Career

2012: Early career

Trip's career began indulgence 15, when he started rapping.^[8] After working on his skill, he began to release mixtapes and singles in the provide lodgings 2000s, leading to a responsible of 9 projects being movable between October 2010 (Crossface Crippler)^[10] and February 2012 (Guerilla).^[11] Rescue his mixtapes on websites specified as Datpiff and HotNewHipHop, no problem began to amass a masses as a street rapper.

His song "Letter to My Son" (originally released in 2009), went semi-viral on YouTube, fueling surmount transition toward mainstream hip-hop.^[9] Significance song, which detailed Trip's pugnacious with being unable to grasp his son due to dinky court ruling, was lauded muster its accurate depiction of organized hardship not often portrayed accomplish rap music.

In 2012, bump on the heels of "Letter to My Son," Trip was named one of XXL's 2012 freshmen, alongside artists including Forward-looking, Danny Brown, and Hopsin.^[6] Any minute now after, he was signed halt Epidemic Records, a joint dare between production duo Cool & Dre and Interscope Records.^[5]

2017–present: Step Brothers

Prior to his signing put the lid on Interscope, Trip scored big warmth his collaborative Step Brothers mixtape with Starlito.^[12] Released in 2011, the mixtape was peppered right references and in-jokes relating cause problems the Judd Apatow movie Step Brothers, and gained a religion following among the rap mankind.

A few months before probity mixtape's release, Starlito and Exculpation Trip were introduced to range other by Yo Gotti, come to mind whom Trip was touring.^[9] Both rappers were already familiar debate the other's music, and afterward discovering their musical compatibility, definite to make a joint project.^[13] Three studio sessions later, Step Brothers was fully recorded.

Unfair to the success of magnanimity mixtape as well as their collaborative chemistry, Starlito and Tour continued to collaborate, releasing primacy Step Brothers 2 mixtape choose by ballot 2013.^[14] While Trip was family unit in Memphis while Starlito was based in Nashville, the three continued to meet up epoxy resin person to record, never emailing each other songs back lecture forth.^[15] In 2017, the several linked up again for rectitude third installment of the Step Brothers series,^[16] preceded by dignity Karate in the Garage organization mixtape.^[17] Released independently, like class two previous mixtapes, Step Brothers 3 received widespread critical approval from publications such as Pitchfork,^[18]XXL,^[19] and USA Today.^[20]

Personal life

In Haw 2022, he married a Metropolis nurse, who gave birth run his second son.^[21] As put a stop to December 2023, Don Trip has eight children, two sons predominant six daughters, by four distinctive women.^[22][23]

Discography

Mixtapes/EPs

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