Trippie Redd

Trippie Redd has been dating fellow rapper Aylek$ for a while. He made the relationship official on his ‘Instagram’ account.

In March 2017, he claimed that he had a net worth of $7 million and that he had purchased a house for his mother for $300,000.

Trippie Redd was born Michael Lamar White IV, in Canton, Ohio, on June 18, 1999, into a troubled household. His father was sent to prison just before Michael’s birth. The burden of bringing him up fell on his mother, who then raised him as a single mother.

His mother worked hard to make ends meet, but this was not enough to keep him away from the streets, which were riddled with criminal elements. He got involved in petty crimes and drug peddling at an early age.

His mother was a big music fan and listened to many contemporary rappers such as Beyoncé and Tupac. The musical vibes in his house inspired Trippie to become a musician. Over time, he began idolizing artists such as Lil Wayne, KISS, Gucci Mane, and Nirvana.

Trippie had an elder brother who was also interested in making a career in music. However, he later died in a car crash, which turned out to be the biggest wake-up call for Trippie. Soon, he starred taking his music career more seriously.

In 2014, at the age of 15, he started making music and uploading them online. Two of his early songs that were released online were ‘New Ferrari’ and ‘Sub-Zero.’ While both the songs were successful in the local clubs of Ohio, Trippie was not satisfied with them. He soon took them down from the internet.

Prior to meeting Lil Wop, Trippie had not even been inside a professional recording studio. Wop introduced him to the world of rap and music production. Both of them, along with another rapper named Kodie Shane, started working together. Soon, they came up with some good work.

Some of the initial albums that Trippie worked on were ‘Awakening my Inner Beast,’ ‘Beast Most,’ and ‘Rock the World Trippie.’ After the success of these projects, Trippie started receiving much better offers and ended up in Los Angeles. There, he signed a contract with ‘Strainge Entertainment,’ now known as ‘Elliot Grainge Entertainment.’

This was the true beginning of Trippie’s music career. Soon, Trippie started working on his debut mixtape, ‘A Love Letter to You,’ which was released in May 2017. It is rare for a newcomer to reach the ‘Billboard 200’ charts, but Trippie’s mixtape debuted at the 64th spot on the chart.

The mixtape was first released on ‘SoundCloud’ and was subsequently picked up by ‘iTunes,’ too. A single from the album, ‘Love Scars,’ became a major hit across nightclubs and radio stations. The single was eventually certified “platinum” by the ‘Recording Industry Association of America’ (RIAA). Within several months of its release, the single earned more than eight million views on ‘YouTube.’

Soon, Trippie started getting offers to feature in the albums of reputed rappers. He collaborated on the song ‘Fuck Love’ from XXXTentacion’s album ‘17.’ The song became a big hit and debuted at the 28th spot on the ‘Billboard Hot 100’ chart.

Trippie Redd has had several feuds in his career. His most infamous feud was with rapper 6ix9ine. Trippie claimed that 6ix9ine was a pedophile. As a result, he got beaten up by one of 6ix9ine’s men. Trippie then made a live video as the feud intensified.

He also had a minor feud with XXXTentacion. However, the feud was short-lived and was resolved soon after.