Don Trip

Christopher Wallace (born August 20, 1985), known professionally as Don Trip, is an American rapper. As a pioneer of the Memphis sound, he is perhaps best known for his 2011 single, "Letter to my Son" (featuring Cee Lo Green). Two years after a clip of him recording the song went viral on YouTube, he was signed by Cool & Dre's Epidemic Records, an imprint of Interscope Records, after which it was re-issued as his debut commercial single in October 2011. In addition, he was named an XXL Freshman the following year. After being dropped from the label, he continued work as an independent artist. His 2015 album, Godspeed, narrowly entered the Billboard 200. With Nashville rapper Starlito, he released the mixtape series Step Brothers.

Early life Don Trip grew up in the low-income East Memphis. At an early age, Don Trip was inspired by Jay-Z, Tupac, and Jadakiss. At 15, he noticed his family was falling apart, and felt the urge to do something more to help them. Inspired by the pre-teen duo of Kriss Kross, he began rapping and making music. and February 2012 (Guerilla). Releasing his mixtapes on websites such as Datpiff and HotNewHipHop, he began to amass a following as a street rapper.

His song "Letter to My Son" (originally released in 2009), went semi-viral on YouTube, fueling his transition toward mainstream hip-hop. Three studio sessions later, Step Brothers was fully recorded. Due to the success of the mixtape as well as their collaborative chemistry, Starlito and Trip continued to collaborate, releasing the Step Brothers 2 mixtape in 2013. While Trip was based in Memphis while Starlito was based in Nashville, the two continued to meet up in person to record, never emailing each other songs back and forth. In 2017, the two linked up again for the third installment of the Step Brothers series, preceded by the Karate in the Garage collaborative mixtape. Released independently, like the two previous mixtapes, Step Brothers 3 received widespread critical acclaim from publications such as Pitchfork, XXL, and USA Today.

Personal life In May 2022, he married a Memphis nurse, who gave birth to his second son. As of December 2023, Don Trip has eight children, two sons and six daughters, by four different women.

Discography

Mixtapes/EPs