I didn’t even name myself, the fans named me. “Don Trip” that’s a unique alias my dude, how’d you come up with that name? I get messages from all kinds of people, even older people. I get it from the women who’s fathers have left. I get love from the fans that did not grow up without a father. It’s shocking, but I get emails from men and women. I didn’t expect people to like the record, I was just venting and it just happened to work out. “Letter to My Son” is an honest record that’s getting some burn.Īre you surprised by how much attention it’s getting? With the help of some of the top producers and hitmakers from the South, like Cool & Dre, DJ Toomp, David Banner and more, and a no-nonsense approach to how he spits, Don Trip might just win. Trip promises to deliver a well-rounded Hip-Hop album, one that will not only put him on the map and further etch his hometown into Rap history hounds’ minds, but one that will also bring back what’s lacking in the game today-honesty. He's also inked partnerships w/ MobSquad Nard and Red Dot.With Help Is On the Way, his upcoming debut album on Interscope to soon come, Memphis bred MC Don Trip confirms that he’s out for much more than just “venting” on wax. Starlito debuted Billboard's HOT 200 Albums chart for the 6th time with the July 4th release of Hot Chicken. March marked the release of the Step Brothers THREE Album w/ Don Trip.
40+ mixtapes, and nearly 10 proper studio albums later, Starlito shows no sign of letting up as 2017 has already seen him release FIVE (5) projects. Some of his philanthropic efforts include a Little League Football program near his old neighborhood (250+ kids, ages 5-12), scholarships, backpack giveaways, as well as a yearly turkey drive. During 2013 alone, Starlito Albums appeared on the Billboard Top 200 Charts THREE TIMES in a 4 month span (COLD TURKEY, STEPBROTHERS TWO, And FRIED TURKEY). By 2011, Star formally changed his name and began his independent journey with a very grassroots approach centered around disintermediation. January 2005 he signed a record deal with Cash Money/Universal Motown through a partnership with Yo Gotti, under the stage name 'All Star Cashville Prince'. Starlito released his first mixtape in November of 2003, during his Sophomore year at Tennessee State University. He's the flagship artist for the independent label, Grind Hard, of which he is also the CEO. Check out Starlito’s newly-refurbished website here. The duo repeated their success with 2013’s Step Brothers Two, a critically acclaimed, Billboard-charting album boasting the cult hit “Caesar & Brutus,” and several other quality visuals that combined for over 10 million YouTube views.The duo recently returned from the Karate in the Garage Tour, which spanned from SXSW to hometown performances in Knoxville and Nashville earlier this month, and recently stopped by Shade45 for an interview with Sway in the Morning, recorded a Facebook Live video with Mashable, sat down for an interview with Hot 97’s Peter Rosenberg, and appeared on SLAM Magazine’s Respect The Gamepodcast. Introduced to one another by popular Memphis rapper Yo Gotti, Lito and Memphis rapper Don Trip caught lightning in a bottle with Step Brothers, which Pitchfork listed at #41 in their list of the 50 Best Mixtapes of the Millennium. The video follows an eventful Memorial Day weekend in the news for Starlito, who had a brief war of words about appropriation and the Sauce Twinz, among other things, with Post Malone.Ī hard-working Nashville emcee with a cult following and critical acclaim from the likes of Pitchfork, NOISEY, Passion Of The Weiss and others, Starlito balances wise, world-weary rhymes with a poetic pen and a wry sense of humor. Manifest Destiny was the direct predecessor to Starlito’s two most recent collaborations with Don Trip: the Karate in the Garage EP and the acclaimed full-length Step Brothers Three. “Err Time” is filmed mostly in beautiful black-and-white, with colorful interstitial in which Lito tosses dice and Nard shines like the night sky. Swapping street stories with MobSquad Nard for four minutes of hookless bars, Starlito celebrates his consistent excellence on “Err Time.” A standout cut from Starlito’s Manifest Destiny, released this past February, “Err Time” finally gets the visual treatment, with Lito repping his hometown Stanley Cup contenders, the Nashville Predators.
Whether he’s rapping alone or teaming up with his Step Brother Don Trip, Nashville’s Starlito brings lyrical fire with his laconic, laid-back delivery.
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