Trippie Redd

Michael Lamar White IV was born on June 18, 1999, in Canton, Ohio. His father, Michael Lamar White III, was in prison at the time of his birth, and his mother, Tonya White, was left to raise him as a single parent.[10] 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, White talked to Rolling Stone about the time following the fatal accident.[11] White grew up in Canton, though he moved to Columbus, Ohio, several times.[12] 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, Cute Is What We Aim For, Simple Plan, The Summer Set, Hit The Lights, Marilyn Manson and Lil Wayne.[12][10] White began rapping after being inspired by Taevion Williams, another rapper who went by the stage name Lil Tae.[12][13] White began taking his music career seriously and began recording music, releasing "Sub-Zero" and "New Ferrari" in 2014 but soon deleting those songs.[10]

Following his high school graduation, White moved to Atlanta, where he met rapper Lil Wop[14] and was eventually offered a deal with a record label.[15]

Trippie Redd performing in February 2018

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.[10][15] White eventually signed to the label Strainge Entertainment (now known as Elliot Grainge Entertainment) and relocated to Los Angeles.[13][16]

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[17][18] and more than 13 million on SoundCloud.[19] White was included on XXXTentacion's album 17, on the song "Fuck Love", which peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100.[20][21]

On October 6, 2017, White released his second mixtape, A Love Letter to You 2.[22] The album debuted at number 34 on the Billboard 200. Later that month, White released a collaboration EP with Lil Wop, Angels & Demons.[23]

On December 6, 2017, White released the single "Dark Knight Dummo", featuring Travis Scott.[24] The song peaked at 72 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it White's first entry on the chart as a lead artist.[25] On December 25, 2017, White released the song "TR666" on his SoundCloud account, which features Swae Lee and was produced by Scott Storch.[26] The track was previewed on November 30.[27] White released "18" alongside Baauer, Kris Wu, Joji and Rich Brian.[28]

In an interview with Billboard in March 2018, White said his debut studio album would feature collaborations with Lil Wayne and Erykah Badu.[29] In July 2018, White announced that the album would be titled Life's a Trip and be 26 tracks long; he later trimmed it to 16 tracks.[30] White released the singles "Me Likey" and "How You Feel" on June 22, 2018,[31] and "Taking a Walk" on August 6, 2018.[32] Life's a Trip was released August 10, 2018,[33][34] and debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 album chart,[35] with the single "Taking a Walk" debuting at number 46 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

On July 24, 2019, White released the single "Mac 10", featuring American rappers Lil Baby and Lil Duke, the lead single of his second studio album, !. The album was released on August 9, 2019, and debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 with 51,000 album-equivalent units.[7] He removed the song "They Afraid Of You", featuring Playboi Carti, from the album.

White was also featured on English YouTuber, media personality, and rapper KSI's single "Wake Up Call", which was released on January 31, 2020. The song serves as the second single to the latter's debut studio album, Dissimulation. The song reached number 11 on the UK Singles Chart.[36] He also released a collaboration with Juice Wrld, "Tell Me U Luv Me".

On May 15, 2020, White released the single "Excitement" with PartyNextDoor, as the lead single for his third studio album, Pegasus.[37] On June 18, which was his 21st birthday, he released another single titled "Dreamer", a single for Neon Shark, the deluxe edition of Pegasus, which would be his "rock album".[38] On August 18, the entire album leaked after White had stated that he would delay the album even further if more of his music continued to leak online.[39] On September 11, he released the single "I Got You", featuring Busta Rhymes, as the second single from Pegasus. On October 7, he released the third and final single, "Sleepy Hollow", from the album. The album was released on October 30, 2020, and features collaborations with Young Thug, Future, Quavo, and others.

White has stated he is of Irish, Native American and African American descent.[56]

White said in March 2017 that he was worth $7 million and purchased his mother a $300,000 home.[57]

White was arrested in Cobb County, Georgia following an assault on rapper FDM Grady in late May 2018.[58] According to Grady, White and rapper Lil Wop insulted Grady's girlfriend, leading Grady to draw a firearm briefly before engaging in a fist fight with White. At that point, Grady was attacked by four men including White and Wop.[59] White was arrested on charges of affray (public fighting), criminal trespass and simple battery. A few weeks later in early June, White was again arrested in Georgia on an assault charge for allegedly pistol-whipping a woman.[60]

• Life's a Trip (2018)
• ! (2019)
• Pegasus (2020)[61]

• Trip at Knight (TBA)
• Neon Shark (TBA)