Set to appear on Australian shores for the first time this summer is US rapper Trippie Redd.
At just 20 years old, the Ohio-born emcee and songwriter has plaques on plaques to his name, while with a new mixtape - 'A Love Letter To You 4' - released today, Trippie is making his Australian debut with accolades well in the bag.Performing as part of the Festival X tour taking place along the east coast, Trippie Redd represents a new wave of hip hop artists who have taken to genre hopping with ease.
Fusing trap beats and west-coast rhythms with gnarly lyricism that demonstrates strength and vulnerability, rappers like Trippie Redd mark a unique time in the culture. Heroes to kids who want their hip hop done and delivered with eccentricity and new-school flair.
For Trippie Redd, his journey to the top only started in 2017. You read that correct, 2017. The release of his debut mixtape, 'A Love Letter To You', kick-started a new obsession with the young artist otherwise known as Michael Lamar White IV.
An early show of support from Lil Wayne and eventual signing to Elliott Grainge Entertainment set Trippie Redd on the right path, leading to 'A Love Letter To You' – a mixtape that would go gold and be praised for its refreshing and fun nature.
Fast forward to 2018, Trippie Redd’s debut album 'Life’s A Trip' proved to be a marker of the artist’s solidifying spot within the hip hop culture of the 2010s. A veritable who’s who appeared on the album in both guest spot and production capabilities.
From Diplo to Travis Scott, Young Thug to Murda Beatz and Scott Storch, Trippie Redd’s first outing threw the gauntlet down strong. Another gold certified record, 'Life’s A Trip' still remains a powerful weapon in Trippie Redd’s growing arsenal. It’s an album that has demonstrated his versatility and not only this, it is an album that has shown his growing circle of support and power.
Much like his guest spot on Alison Wonderland’s 2018 track ‘High’, Trippie Redd showed he’s got no signs of being a one-trick pony, delivering bars one after the other without taking a beat. Quickly following 'Life’s A Trip' up with 2019’s sophomore effort '!', that features guest appearances by now frequent collaborator Diplo, as well as The Game and DaBaby.
'!' delved further into the well-trodden territory of emo-rap, a synergy of the two genres that has taken many fans by storm. Earlier this year, Trippie had noted there was a seeming abundance of new music in the pipeline, the first release going through a variety of guises before resulting in '!'.
Australian fans will be among the first audiences to see Trippie’s new material from 'A Love Letter To You 4'. As part of the successful mixtape series, the rapper’s new project features some of the best young names in the game including DaBaby, YNW Melly and Juice WRLD.
The release of the new Trippie Redd mixtape will not only give fans a further insight into the workings of a 20 year old who has a lucrative career well and truly in his control, but the frantic energy bouncing around his creative brain.
Where the new decade for an artist like Trippie Redd goes remains to be seen – the hip hop industry is ever in flux and now, more than ever, change is being readily and hungrily devoured. With the release of 'A Love Letter To You 4', Trippie Redd continues to come out swinging. And if his rise through the charts is anything to go by, the young one ain’t missing.
Trippie Redd 2019 Festival X Tour Dates
Fri 29 Nov - Brisbane ShowgroundsSat 30 Nov - Sydney Showground
Sun 1 Dec - Melbourne Showgrounds
