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Don Trip
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Don Trip in 2023
Background information
Birth name Christopher Donnie Wallace Jr .
Born (1985-08-20) August 20, 1985 (age 39)
Origin Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • actor
Years active 2008–present
Labels
Associated acts

Christopher Donnie Wallace Jr (born August 20, 1985), known professionally as Don Trip, is an American rapper. As a pioneer of the Memphis sound, he has been releasing music since the mid-2000s.

Introduction

Don Trip first started to break out in 2011, with the re-release of his song "Letter to my Son" featuring Cee Lo Green. This eventually led to his signing to Interscope in 2012, and being named an XXL Freshman later that year. After being dropped from the label, he found further success as an independent artist with his critically acclaimed series of mixtapes titled Step Brothers, in collaboration with fellow Tennessee rapper Starlito.

Early life

As a child, Don Trip grew up in the low-income East Memphis. Living in a fatherless household, Trip watched as his mother work three jobs, and still struggled to support him along with his brother and sister. 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. At 15, he noticed his family was falling apart, and felt the urge to do something more to help them. Inspired by the pre-teen duo of Kriss Kross, he began rapping and making music.

Career

2012: Early career

Trip's career began at 15, when he started rapping. After working on his craft, he began to release mixtapes and singles in the late 2000s, leading to a string of 9 projects being released between October 2010 (Crossface Crippler) and February 2012 (Guerilla). Releasing his mixtapes on websites such as Datpiff and HotNewHipHop, he began to amass a following as a street rapper.

His song "Letter to My Son" (originally released in 2009), went semi-viral on YouTube, fueling his transition toward mainstream hip-hop. The song, which detailed Trip's struggle with being unable to see his son due to a court ruling, was lauded for its accurate depiction of a hardship not often portrayed in rap music. In 2012, hot on the heels of "Letter to My Son," Trip was named one of XXL's 2012 freshmen, alongside artists including Future, Danny Brown, and Hopsin. Soon after, he was signed to Epidemic Records, a joint enterprise between production duo Cool & Dre and Interscope Records.

2017–present: Step Brothers

Don Trip with Starlito at the Vice Media office
Don Trip with Starlito at the Vice Media office in 2017

Prior to his signing at Interscope, Trip scored big with his collaborative Step Brothers mixtape with Starlito. Released in 2011, the mixtape was peppered with references and in-jokes relating to the Judd Apatow movie Step Brothers, and gained a cult following among the rap community. A few months before the mixtape's release, Starlito and Don Trip were introduced to each other by Yo Gotti, with whom Trip was touring. Both rappers were already familiar with the other's music, and after discovering their musical compatibility, decided to make a joint project. Three studio sessions later, Step Brothers was fully recorded. Due to the success of the mixtape as well as their collaborative chemistry, Starlito and Trip continued to collaborate, releasing the Step Brothers 2 mixtape in 2013. While Trip was based in Memphis while Starlito was based in Nashville, the two continued to meet up in person to record, never emailing each other songs back and forth. In 2017, the two linked up again for the third installment of the Step Brothers series, preceded by the Karate in the Garage collaborative mixtape. Released independently, like the two previous mixtapes, Step Brothers 3 received widespread critical acclaim from publications such as Pitchfork, XXL, and USA Today.

Personal life

As of December 2023, Don Trip has eight children, two sons and six daughters, by four different women.

In May 2022, he married a Memphis nurse. They share one son

Discography

Mixtapes/EPs

Name Year Notes
Surviving da Drought 2009
The Threat 2010
Human Torch 2010
Crossface Crippler 2010
Terminator 2010
Free D Boi 2010
Human Torch 2 2011
Step Brothers 2011 Collaboration with Starlito
Marvel Mixtape: Dub Edition 2011
Terminator 2 2011
iHeart ... 2011
Human Torch 3 2011
Guerilla 2012
Help Is on the Way 2012
Step Brothers Two 2013 Collaboration with Starlito
Randy Savage 2014
Godspeed 2015
In the Meantime 2015
In the Meantime 2 2016
The Head That Wears the Crown 2016
2 Clip Trip 2016
Step Brothers: (Karate in the Garage) 2017 Collaboration with Starlito
Step Brothers Three 2017 Collaboration with Starlito
Free Roy, Free Fletch 2017
Christopher 2018
Don't Feed the Guerrillas 2019
They Don't Love You 2019
Lethal Weapon 2019 Collaboration with Criminal Manne
Pray God's Not Watching 2021
Christopher Season 2 2022
Gotham City 2023
iHeartStrippersToo 2023
The Devil You Know 2023
Shoulders of Giants 2023
Die Another Day 2023
Long Live Pif 2023
Fireworks 2023
Hell's Kitchen 2023
1207 James St 2023
Red October 2023
Wolverine 2023
Christopher Season 3 2023
Frostbite 2024
iHeartStrippersTrois 2024
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead 2024
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