Trippie Redd

Michael Lamar White IV (born June 18, 1999), known professionally as Trippie Redd, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter.

White was born and raised in Canton, Ohio, and grew up on 14th Street.

He joined the Bloods at a young age and formed a group called "1400/800", based on the street he grew up on.

White has a younger brother nicknamed "Hippie Redd" and had an older brother who made music under the name "Dirty Redd".

Dirty Redd was killed in a car accident in 2014, and White talked to Rolling Stone about the time following the fatal accident.

White grew up in Canton, though he moved to Columbus, Ohio, several times.

His interest in music began when his mother played Ashanti, Beyoncé, Tupac, and Nas while White was growing up.

He later listened to artists such as T-Pain, Kiss, Nirvana, Gucci Mane, Fountains of Wayne, the Ataris, Green Day, the Offspring, Cute Is What We Aim For, Simple Plan, the Summer Set, Hit the Lights, Marilyn Manson and Lil Wayne.

White began rapping after being inspired by Taevion Williams, another rapper who went by the stage name Lil Tae.

White began taking his music career seriously and began recording music, releasing "Sub-Zero" and "New Ferrari" in 2014 but soon deleting those songs.

Following his high school graduation, White moved to Atlanta, where he met rapper Lil Wop and was eventually offered a deal with a record label.

Lil Wop helped White get started with a professional recording studio.

They began working with Kodie Shane and recorded three projects: Awakening My Inner Beast, Beast Mode and Rock the World Trippie.

White eventually signed to the label Strainge Entertainment (now known as Elliot Grainge Entertainment) and relocated to Los Angeles.

His debut mixtape, A Love Letter to You (2017) was released by Elliot Grainge's 10K Projects and entered the Billboard 200, while its lead single, "Love Scars" received double platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

On May 26, 2017, White released his debut mixtape, A Love Letter to You, with the lead single "Love Scars", which received more than 8 million views on YouTube within several months and more than 13 million on SoundCloud.

White was the sole feature on XXXTentacion's album 17, the song "Fuck Love" which peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100.

In 2023, the song was certified Diamond by the RIAA for moving over 10 million units, becoming White's first song to achieve this.

On October 6, 2017, White released his second mixtape, A Love Letter to You 2.

The album debuted at number 34 on the Billboard 200.

Later that month, White released a collaboration EP with Lil Wop, Angels & Demons.

On December 6, 2017, White released the single "Dark Knight Dummo", featuring Travis Scott.

The song peaked at 72 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it White's first entry on the chart as a lead artist.

On December 25, 2017, White released the song "TR666" on his SoundCloud account, which features Swae Lee and was produced by Scott Storch.

The track was previewed on November 30.

White released "18" alongside Baauer, Kris Wu, Joji and Rich Brian.

The following year, he released his debut studio album Life's a Trip (2018) and the mixtape's sequel; their singles, "Dark Knight Dummo" (featuring Travis Scott), "Taking a Walk", and "Topanga" each entered the Billboard Hot 100.

In an interview with Billboard in March 2018, White said his debut studio album would feature collaborations with Lil Wayne and Erykah Badu.

In July 2018, soon after the passing of his close friend XXXTentacion, White announced that the album would be titled Life's a Trip and be 26 tracks long; he later trimmed it to 16 tracks.

White released the singles "Me Likey" and "How You Feel" on June 22, 2018, and "Taking a Walk" on August 6, 2018.

Life's a Trip was released August 10, 2018, and debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 album chart, with the single "Taking a Walk" debuting at number 46 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Later in 2018, Trippie Redd released A Love Letter to You 3, which reached number three on the Billboard 200.

The album and its follow-up, ! (2019) both reached the top five of the Billboard 200, while his fourth mixtape, A Love Letter to You 4 (2019) topped the chart.

On May 29, 2019, White released "Under Enemy Arms", the lead single to his second studio album !.

On July 24, 2019, White released the second single for the album, "Mac 10", featuring Lil Baby and Lil Duke.

The album was released on August 9, 2019, and debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 with 51,000 album-equivalent units.

The album received lukewarm receives and, amid criticism, White removed the song "They Afraid Of You", featuring Playboi Carti, from the album.

White went on to release A Love Letter to You 4 that November.

The mixtape debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming his first chart-topping album.

His third and fourth albums, Pegasus (2020) and Trip at Knight (2021) both peaked at number two on the chart.