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Flipp Dinero
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| Birth name | Christopher Saint Victor |
| Born | November 16, 1995 Canarsie, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2016–2021 |
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Christopher Saint Victor (born on November 16, 1995), known as Flipp Dinero, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is from Brooklyn, New York City. He is best known for his hit song "Leave Me Alone" from 2018.
This song became very popular and was certified four times platinum. It reached number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 music chart. The song went viral after football player Odell Beckham Jr. and NBA player Jordan Bell danced to it on Instagram.
Rapper Joey Badass discovered Flipp Dinero. This led him to sign with Cinematic Music Group in May 2016. Two years later, Flipp Dinero also signed with DJ Khaled's We the Best Music Group. This group is part of Epic Records. They re-released "Leave Me Alone" as his first official single in August 2018. The song was the main single for his first album, Love for Guala, released in 2019.
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About Flipp Dinero
Flipp Dinero grew up in the Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn. His family has roots in Haiti. He was raised in a Christian home. He attended private school in New York.
Music Journey
Flipp Dinero started his music career in 2016. His brother, Lows, helped him a lot. Lows is a sound engineer. He helped Flipp promote his music and meet other artists.
During this time, rapper Joey Badass from Brooklyn noticed Flipp Dinero. He liked Flipp's songs "Smoke2This" and "I Do." Flipp Dinero signed with Cinematic Music Group in the summer of 2016. Two years later, he also signed with DJ Khaled's We the Best Music Group. This group is part of Epic Records. Flipp Dinero's music style mixes R&B and gospel singing with rapping, hip-hop, and trap music.
In 2017, Flipp Dinero's songs were featured five times on Spotify's popular 'Most Necessary' hip-hop playlist. Later that year, Flipp performed his song "I Do" on Complex. This led to the release of his first extended play (EP) called The Guala Way in June 2017. By the end of that year, it had been streamed over 2 million times on Spotify.
With his brother's help, Flipp Dinero recorded and released his famous song, "Leave Me Alone" in 2018. He wrote the song about a difficult situation with a woman. In 2018, the song started playing on many radio stations. This happened after NFL football player Odell Beckham Jr. posted a video of himself dancing to the song on Instagram.
Months later, Canadian rapper Drake shared "Leave Me Alone" on his Instagram Story. He said it inspired him while he was making his album, Scorpion. "Leave Me Alone" was certified platinum on January 15, 2019. It later became double-platinum on May 23, 2019.
In 2019, Flipp Dinero was featured in XXL magazine's 2019 Freshman class. He performed his freestyle "What I Do" for them. Later in 2019, Dinero released his first studio album, Love for Guala. It reached number 132 on the US Billboard 200 chart. One song from the album, "How I Move," talks about his experiences growing up in Canarsie.
Flipp often uses the word "Guala" in his work. It's an acronym that means Gods, Unique, Accolade, Life, Acquired. This word is very important to him.
Music Releases
Studio Albums
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| Love for Guala |
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Mixtapes
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| Guala See Guala |
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EPs
- The Guala Way (2017)
- Table for One (2021)
Singles
As Lead Artist
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CAN | UK |
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| "Play Fair" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Say No More" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Guala Way | ||
| "I Do" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Running Up Bands" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "On Some" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Livin' It" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Wanna Ball" (featuring Jay Critch) |
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| "You Know It" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Time Goes Down (Remix)" (featuring G Herbo) |
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| "Leave Me Alone" | 20 | 11 |
3 | 4 | 4 | 94 | 30 |
30 | Love for Guala | ||
| "How I Move" (featuring Lil Baby) |
2019 | — | — | 15 | 34 | 25 | — | — | — |
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| "If I Tell You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "No No No" (featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie) |
2020 | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | |
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As Featured Artist
| Year | Title | Album |
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| 2018 | "To Light" (Kittens featuring Flipp Dinero and Killison) |
Zanon & On |
| "Hunnit & Fifty" (Najjee featuring Flipp Dinero) |
Non-album singles | |
| 2019 | "Magic" (Jovanie featuring Flipp Dinero) |
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| 2019 | "All I Want" (T-Pain featuring Flipp Dinero) |
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| 2020 | "Milli"
(Static & Ben El featuring Flipp Dinero) |
Non-album single |
TV Performances
Flipp Dinero performed his song "Leave Me Alone" at the 2018 Hip-Hop BET Awards. He also performed it at the 2019 BET Awards.
