Don Trip

About

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.

Don Trip grew up in the low-income East Memphis. Living in a fatherless household, he watched as his mother work three jobs and struggled to support him along with his brother and sister. At the age of 12, he began working to provide for his siblings, later saying that “all we ever had was us.” 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…