At the age of 12, he began working to provide for his siblings, saying that "all we ever had was us." Even at an early age, though, Don Trip was inspired by Jay-Z and Tupac, and even studied Jadakiss verses with an almost religious fervor. Living in a fatherless household, Trip watched as his mother worked three jobs, and still struggled to support him along with his brother and sister. After being dropped from the label, he managed to find further success as an independent artist with his critically acclaimed series of mixtapes titled Step Brothers, in collaboration with fellow Tennessee rapper Starlito.Īs a child, Don Trip grew up in the low-income East Memphis.
This eventually led to his signing to Interscope in 2012, and being named an XXL Freshman later that year.
Don Trip first started to break out in 2011, with the re-release of his song "Letter to my Son" featuring Cee Lo Green.
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