Trippie Redd Bio
Michael Lamar White II, known professionally as Trippie Redd, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter born on June 18, 1999, in Canton, Ohio. He is widely recognized for helping shape the emo rap subgenre and the rage microgenre within trap music, blending hip-hop with rock, R&B, and pop-punk influences throughout his catalog.
Active in the music industry since 2012, Trippie Redd first reached a wide audience with his 2017 debut mixtape A Love Letter to You and has since built a discography that includes multiple Billboard 200 top-five entries. Beyond recording, he has collaborated with major artists across genres and remains a defining voice of his generation’s alternative-leaning rap scene.
Early Life and Background
Trippie Redd was born and raised in Canton, Ohio, where he grew up on 14th Street. He joined the Bloods at a young age and formed a group called 1400/800, named after the street where he spent his formative years. Redd has a younger brother known by the nickname Hippie Redd and had an older brother who recorded music as Dirty Redd before being killed in a car accident in 2014.
His early musical influences were shaped largely by his mother, who played Ashanti, Beyoncé, Tupac Shakur, and Nas around the house. Redd later gravitated toward artists like T-Pain, Kiss, Nirvana, Gucci Mane, Green Day, the Offspring, Simple Plan, Marilyn Manson, and Lil Wayne, reflecting a wide range of pop, rock, and rap inspirations. Inspired by local Canton rapper Taevion Williams, who performed as Lil Tae, Redd began writing and recording his own songs while still a teenager.
After graduating high school, Redd moved to Atlanta to pursue music more seriously. There he connected with rapper Lil Wop and gained access to a professional recording studio, marking the start of his transition from casual recording to a focused career.
Path to Singer
Working with Lil Wop and singer Kodie Shane, Redd completed three early projects titled Awakening My Inner Beast, Beast Mode, and Rock the World Trippie, which helped him sharpen his songwriting and recording skills. He eventually signed with Strainge Entertainment, the label founded by Elliot Grainge, and relocated to Los Angeles to pursue a wider audience.
On May 26, 2017, Redd released his debut mixtape A Love Letter to You, featuring the lead single Love Scars. The project climbed to number 64 on the Billboard 200 and remained on the chart for 45 weeks, while Love Scars later received double platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. The breakout success established Trippie Redd as one of the leading voices of a new wave of emotionally charged rap.
Trippie Redd Career
Early Career (2012–2018)
Redd’s earliest recorded songs, including Sub-Zero and New Ferrari in 2014, were released briefly before being removed from streaming platforms. After signing with Strainge Entertainment and moving to Los Angeles, he built momentum through collaborations and a string of mixtapes that gained traction online.
His 2017 debut mixtape A Love Letter to You and its follow-up A Love Letter to You 2 both entered the Billboard 200. In December 2017, Redd released Dark Knight Dummo featuring Travis Scott, which became his first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 as a lead artist. His 2018 debut studio album Life’s a Trip debuted at number four on the Billboard 200, and the late-2018 mixtape A Love Letter to You 3 reached number three.
Breakthrough (2019–2023)
In 2019, Redd released his second studio album !, which debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 with 51,000 album-equivalent units. Later that year, he dropped A Love Letter to You 4, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming his first chart-topping release. His third studio album Pegasus arrived in October 2020 and peaked at number two on the chart.
Redd’s fourth studio album Trip at Knight, released in August 2021, included his career’s highest-charting single Miss the Rage with Playboi Carti, which reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. He closed this prolific stretch with the 2023 albums Mansion Musik, which peaked at number three on the Billboard 200, and the mixtape A Love Letter to You 5, which reached number 13. He also released the collaborative extended play Genre: Sadboy with Machine Gun Kelly in March 2024.
Notable Works and Milestones
Across his career, Trippie Redd has earned multi-platinum recognition, a Diamond certification for XXXTentacion’s Fuck Love, and chart-topping projects that helped define emo rap and rage. His collaborations with Travis Scott, Playboi Carti, and Machine Gun Kelly have produced some of his most recognizable songs, including Dark Knight Dummo and Miss the Rage.
Trippie Redd Award Nominations
Verified award nominations for Trippie Redd are limited within available sources, and no specific nomination totals or nominated categories can be confirmed at this time.
Trippie Redd Awards Won
Verified competitive award wins for Trippie Redd are limited within available sources, and no confirmed award totals or ceremony wins can be cited at this time. Several of his songs have achieved major Recording Industry Association of America certifications, including Diamond certification for Fuck Love with XXXTentacion.
Trippie Redd Family
Trippie Redd grew up in Canton, Ohio, with a younger brother known as Hippie Redd and an older brother who made music under the name Dirty Redd before his death in 2014. Redd has spoken publicly about the impact of losing his older brother and credits his mother with shaping his early musical taste.
Personal Life
Redd was previously linked to rapper Aylek$ and began a confirmed relationship with singer Skye Morales in 2021 that ended in 2023 following a public apology from Redd over infidelity. He briefly dated rapper Coi Leray in 2019, and the two rekindled their relationship in August 2024. On January 1, 2025, it was announced that Redd and Coi Leray were expecting their first child, and their daughter Miyoco was born on June 17, 2025.