New Video: Don Trip x Cee-Lo “Letter To My Son”
Cool and Dre hipped me to their new artist a few weeks ago and I finally got a chance to check out this video he made about a year ago. As you’ll soon see, dude has passion, strong subject matter and he can spit. Look out for a new visual this week. But in the meantime, get familiar with one of hip-hop’s much-needed new voices.
UPDATE: A message from Dre after the jump.
Rap music is a mirror of our community. This mirror has been an instrumental tool to the empowerment of our culture. It also has been a tool to shed light on our struggle as a people. It is arguably one of the most important achievements this country has ever produced. An artform which has transformed ghetto youth into moguls, pioneers, entrepreneurs, activists, editors, A-list actors and so forth. History teaches us that when this mirror we call rap music no longer depicts the true image of our community and circumstance, the people holding the mirror are held accountable and indicted by the people. Once again we are in a moment of time where this mirror does not truly reflect the plight of our people. We are now living in what historians have named THE GREAT RECESSION, and the people are seeking a voice to speak to the pain being felt across this country. The voice they are seeking, i believe, belongs to this young man Don Trip. Cool and I have recorded over 20 songs with him and he is truly blessed with a gift. That gift is to articulate the ills of our society and put it in words/poetry for all to understand. Every 10 years or so, some1 comes along and presses the reset button on pop culture. The time for reset is upon us and his name is Don Trip. We are honored to present his body of work on a grand scale and shed light on his amazing talent. And to those who have become frustrated with the state of our music, I leave u with his own words
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we’ll see how many replies this gets… real music in the fact it is something that many people- men in general- black men more specific have and are currently going through —- some don’t want or care about their children, but there are some that actually want to be there for their children but are being prevented because he and the women he had the child with can no longer see eye to eye— will be on the lookout for some more music from this cat.
anybody got an mp3?
dude is dope…
Let him see his child Cot Damn It!
It dont get no realer
THIS IS SOME AMAZING SHIT !!!
Rap music is a mirror of our community. This mirror has been an instrumental tool to the empowerment of our culture. It also has been a tool to shed light on our struggle as a people. It is arguably one of the most important achievements this country has ever produced. An artform which has transformed ghetto youth into moguls, pioneers, entrepreneurs, activists, editors, A-list actors and so forth. History teaches us that when this mirror we call rap music no longer depicts the true image of our community and circumstance, the people holding the mirror are held accountable and indicted by the people. Once again we are in a moment of time where this mirror does not truly reflect the plight of our people. We are now living in what historians have named THE GREAT RECESSION, and the people are seeking a voice to speak to the pain being felt across this country. The voice they are seeking, i believe, belongs to this young man Don Trip. Cool and I have recorded over 20 songs with him and he is truly blessed with a gift. That gift is to articulate the ills of our society and put it in words/poetry for all to understand. Every 10 years or so, some1 comes along and presses the reset button on pop culture. The time for reset is upon us and his name is Don Trip. We are honored to present his body of work on a grand scale and shed light on his amazing talent. And to those who have become frustrated with the state of our music, I leave u with his own words…”HELP IS ON THE WAY!” Dre Cool&Dre Epidemic
Wale tweeted this…….bruh is dope
I wanna say thank you to Frank and every1 at 1st Family/Family 1st for allowing us this tremendous opportunty!
Thats not DRE.
wow he is dope as hell
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F**king AMAZING! Bless the path the led Dre to Don Trip. And what is more amazing is the raw nature of the video. Proving that a REAL rapper can make music with nothin’ but a track and a mic. My iPod is waiting for you!!!
Beat is Fire.. Lyrics too. Dude looks like an ethyopion lloyd banks though..
Dear Marshall, Thank you for being my hero and my idol. For giving me music to laugh my ass off at, to comfort me in my hardest times and for always lifting my spirits. Happy 38th and we all pray you get to see MANY more. 🙂
~Mi’kal~
Go ahead and hate on a hater.
Beat = sounds like a beat by Kanye, produced by Kanye, featuring Kanye West.
I’ll admit dude is pretty dope. Nothing more, nothing less.
THE DOPEST STUFF I HEARD ON RAPRADAR IN A WHILE
Yes its knocking 50 & Jada track cuz this track has real emotion and substance
Its knockin Em track feat Rhiana cuz it just feels real and not force
Yes banging everything Drake touched
and Yes it moved the original Dueces out the way
IF HE KEEPS PUT’N STUFF OUT LIKE THIS, THEN HE HAS A NEW FAN
it’s not a new beat, i’ve heard it yrs ago — I know Wayne has rapped on it before, I think Young Chris or someone might have also — lol- yea I did see Llyod Banks at first — dude can spit though, hopefully the rest of his music is as strong/passionate
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what the hell is this Belize dude typing?!!!!!
“IF YOU AINT NEVER HAD GOOD PUSSY THEN YOU’LL SETTLE FOR AN ASSHOLE.”~ERYKAH BADU
BRAVO,BRAVO HATTS OFF
Banger.
Datpiff.com have a bunch his mixtapes.
Can we get a link?
Oh and not all niggaz want to see their kids or be involved at all
Hope everything goes well for the nigga tho
Bruh is really saying something tho and you can feel the emotions in his words
@ A million things run thru my mind:
Someone know their R&B but not their Hip-Hop! Ha! Bitch!
HAPPY FUCKING BIRTHDAY MARSHALL!!!!!!!
Dear Marshall
You are the 1st rapper after Pac, i took a liking too(nh), ur part of my generation of woeful rappers. U were the g.o.a.t till i started learning abt the culture, popped in ILLMATIC, RTD, RD, LAD and realised u were far from it. It is sad to see such a talent(for a cauc) go to such waste. I forever cheer for u since ur part of my generation, but everytime u drop hot garbage……..
It is sad that someone of ur ilk is yet to produce a classic. Listening to past work, i realise jst how badly ur albums have aged. Bad beats, outdated subject matter, repetitiveness, no longer funny parodies, white boy corniness and terrible gimmicks rule ur 1st 3 lp’s. If ur not an athiest it is imperitave that u thank ur gods that u were born a cauc. Ur catalogue jst doesnt match that of a camel, nas or even Kanye. That is jst embarressing. Marshall it is time for a change. Maybe u should listen to the music of ur peers and realise what it takes to be classic and timeless(SOUL)
@ Android
THIS IS NOT A MARSHALL TOPIC! FAGGOT!
YOU CAN HATE ME NOW!
As a YBM, i find ur music SOULESS. Its jst so white(c)lose yourself. When will u use hiphop greats in ur music. When will we see Kanye(cmon!), Just Blaze(proper soulful justin), pete rock, preemo(tho quite trite himself), 9th….Marshall we need to hear a traditional hiphop album to salivate over. Not something white/mtv/brainwashed black crowds will eat up. We need to hear Nas, kanye, camel, jay elec on. U hav 2-3 more lp’s in you. U can do it. Happy 40th!
MARSHALL DOESN’T CARE ABOUT HIP HOP FANS! HE CARE ABOUT HIS FANS AKA STANS! HIS FANS AREN’T HIP HOP FANS! THEY LIKE JUST EMINEM!
POP MUSIC = MONEY!
TRADITIONAL HIP HOP MUSIC = FLOP!
MONEY WON!
🙁
YOU CAN HATE ME NOW!
android shut the fuck up, eminem will never read your fucking comments so just stop. he doesnt’ give a fuck about what ppl think of his music, nigga you think he’s doing it for the check? fuck outta here.
AND if he followed ur bullshit ass “soulful hiphop” type album, then he’d be the same as 95% of rappers out there. his sound is unique, i’ll take a sslp over any of your bullshit ass soulful sounding albums alrite? Jay elec is a fucking joke, 50 year old afraid to put out a mixtape because he knows hes a mother fucking fluke. oh and he’s 38, dumbass
@Android
Like my Girl Chloe said on BET’s top 10 rappers of the 21st century rappers, don’t pull the race card, my dude. That gets old. And as one dude said on there, with the Rhianna track, when Em comes out to perform, people get wild, white and black. Get over it. He runs the game, he’s been running the game since 1999 my dude. Camel ain’t touchin’ him, lyrically and skill wise Nas fucks with him. Nas is probably really the only rapper that can compete with Em, and you know it my dude. Jay electronica? Seriously? Dude is a clown, his fans are clowns. With the whole race shit that you’re going on and on about you sound like one of those racist ass dudes over at worldstarhiphop. Anyways, Em wins, everyone you named (Excluding Nas) loses. Now that’s real, you can’t hate on the truth.
This post has nothing to do with eminem. How do you hate on a man’s success not only not on his post but also on the day of his birth. Get a life. Now onto this post: don drip is definitely nice just have to hear more but this is a good track to put people on him.
DOPE
Em does not run hip hop fam stop it
The internet seem like the only place Em gets THIS hyped up
I know he has fans and stans but the shit thats being said on the net about em is sometimes outrageous lol
@android go buy a fuckin diary or something dont go on every post just to write bout a rapper you think isnt fulfilling his potential in your opinion
Like it matters Em could careless about your input
Anyway stay on topic tho
Can we get a link?
This shit is dope.
Just downloaded human torch. Listened to a few tracks, general consensus: Kid has talent.
HE SOUNDS LIKE HE MORE BOUT DA MUZIC BUT HE STILL GET DA MONEYT FOR A REASON
Much respect to this man.
Talented no doubt.
But ima stick to Kendrick Lamar.
FUCK DRE PERIOD.
MIAMI AINT FUCKIN WIT YOUR BITCHASS!
This is the realest shit out but sadly when he blows up there is a good chance he’ll sale out, hope he doesn’t but statisctics don’t lie.
1stly fuck this don guy.and ^truth hurts! Dont be mad. Dont pull that shit. If Marshall was the exact same man, made the exact same career moves, he wouldve bn done long ago. Case closed. If Em was black, nobody would care!(no pun intened). Stans
Same man but black that is.
i agree with Fuck Dre! I hate that nigga! That nigga made it from nothing to something and that shit pisses me off! And Miami dont fuck with him either, I know for a fact cause I spoke to everyone in the 305 786 area code…and I mean EVERY1! Garbage men, little kids, the bag boys at Publix, EVERY PUBLIX!!! Winn Dixie too! I dont know exactly why i hate him but I just do! He’s a bitch! I spend every minute of the day thinking of all the reasons I hate him! And when I’m not thinking about him, I’m still hating him! I dont know him personally but I just hate everything about him! I know some people who know sme people who are cool with some people that know a cousin of one of his friends from ack in the day, and he told me he hated him too! I’ve never had a conversation with him either, but i can just tell I would hate anything and everything he would have to say! But you’ll see, 1 day I’m gonna make it and show that nigga! I swear! I’m gonna make it to the top and its gonna be because of my talent AND my hatred of that guy! And when I make it, every1 in Miami is gonna love me, even the people that never met me. I just know they will cause I’m real! Miami is gonna be happy that I made it cause I’m from the city! Every1 is gonna be happy for me I just know it! so yeah FUCK DRE!
In other words, God bless u my nigga. I wish u the best and I hope u succeed in life…but remember, there are gonna be people that hate. Vote in Nov guys, its important. luv
This was dope and it had a message in it which not alot of people can do. I dont get all this stuff about how people dont want to hear about all the fast life big money talk rappers do tho. Its a form of escape for alot of people who use that to get away from life for awhile. I still think people like Don Trip are needed tho for a balance.
lmao @ Chigo,,, go buy a diary…
Happy Thirty-Eigth Marshall!
U still mathers to me!!
😀
Why, why, WHY do women insist using their children as pawns!??!?!?
DOPE !!!
Yesssss, an artist to keep us depressed even when we escape our daily struggles and turn to music. Fuck this.
KINDA SOUND LIKE WAYNE IF HE ACTUALLY HAD SUBSTANCE..
that beat is fire
Yo Belize cant DON TRIP get some love without you stanning the hell out of Eminem. Im thinking dudes thats mentioning EM are worried that Don might be a problem for some, including Em and i hope my assumption is right. Oh and screw his birthday….it dont matter unless Em was DEAD!
A MESSAGE TO BELIZE AND ANDROID FROM Ms.Badu
“if u never had good pussy, you will settle for an asshole(EMINEM)”
can he please see his child?
dude is fire!
HOLY SHIT YA’LL ARE LATE AS FUCK ON THIS ONE!!!! THAT GOES FOR RR AN THE REST OF YOU JACKASSES…
dude is ehhhhhhhhhhhh
this guy would be the best ghostwriter of ALL time
@ A milli things run thru my mind:
Bitch, did you not hear me the first time? Billions of people care it’s Em’s bday since he the GOAT. Not even half of that would give 2 squirts of piss if it’s Erykah Badu’s birthday.
Have a kick-ass birth-night Marshall da Mathers.
I’m feelin’ it. This is raw emotion. We need more of this. Unique voice. Dope.
DON TRIP IS ONE OF THE MOST HUMBLE DUDES I CAME ACROSS AND REALEST WITH THE HUNGAR AND DRIVE TO MAKE IT AND GIVE HIS PEOPLES A BETTER OPPORTUNITY!!!! LET’S GET IT!!! THANK U GUYS FOR THE SUPPRORT AND SEE U HATER IN THE REARVIEW>>>>>>WESSIDE FRANK!
I thought yall said we only had 5 good rappers down South???
And YN,u late as hell with this 1. Matter fact I remembering posting it in the comment section a long time ago.
Ten-A-Key in this bitch.
let this man see his child… I salute this man for WANTING TO be a father yunno
SHOUTS OUT TO DON TRIP!!!!!
MEMPHIS, TN ALL IN THIS PIECE MANE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As much as I love to visit this website to hear new sounds and artists, it saddens me that so many people can write meaningless rubbish hating on so many people. I understand that it’s part of the process of forums etc… but c’mon. Well over half of these comments don’t even focus of this artist. GL Don Trip. Very good music. Hope there is more in the making.
yo niggas need to quit frontin coz if em was black ull be the ones callin him the goat or sumthin.. damn niggas really nid to chill and quit pullin the race card. get over it. not a gud look. it will nvr change the fact that hiphop will always be black music. white boy has sick talent u have to hand him that. as much as i hate them white stans some brothas just as fucked up. its cool yo. and don is doope son!! that’s some raw shit. REAL TALKK peace
I love dude, let me tell u, i was bobbing my head like yeahhh go hard
forbes says:
Sunday, October 17 2010 at 9:05 PM EST
can he please see his child?
dude is fire!
^word
wow! Don trip jus inspired me am in the same situation havent seen my son 4 a yr cause the bitch b trippin cause am a broke ass nigga keep the fire ima b ur no1 fan, no homo
Dat dude the truth and especially since he from Memphis. So im just showin love to a Co-Memphian dats the same thing im doing trying to take over the Music Industry. But as I was sayin he fire. Everbody need to here his song Good Morning that junt go ham too. So WHAT UP DON SHOUT OUTS AND MUCH LOVE MEMPHIAN TO MEMPHIAN AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL B STANDIN ON STAGE TOGETHER REPPIN DA CITY
Im S.O.S
dope beat, dope lyrics….dis nigga is sick as a muthafukah….
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REAL TALK…….. HE BODYSLAMMED THAT WHOLE EMOTION WITH THOSE WORDS>>> YO TRIP ..YOU GOT IT >>>>>
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OLD ASS COMMENTS! DON’ USE OLD POSTS YOU FOOL!
YOU CAN HATE ME NOW!
Yeah this shit was RAW! Let him see his kids you spiteful bitch! Artists ready for the torch are Kendrick Lamar, J.Cole, Meek Mill, KRIT, Deep Jackson, Elzhi, Killer Mike, Lupe and a couple more
I swear it bought tears to my eyes watching the child reach for his daddy while the mother snatches him away.
This song is so dope. There was a time when majority of all rappers made ” reality hip hop” but now, things are watered down completely.
This is what 50 should try to execute. I hope Don keeps it up, cuz I’ll cop this.
^What a fag!
“If you never had good pussy, you will settle for an asshole”~ E Badu
I love that quote
Shouts out to A MILLION THINGS RUN THRU MY MIND
I Fu k ya girl when u was home < use ya real name pussy!
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dude’s shutting down the blogs!
Very believable
Um that is my real name nicki minaj!
Eminem dick feel good in my pussy! 🙂
this beat is the intro of a Fat Joe album….. produced by streetrunner… from a few years ago
all or nothing ….
ooh yeah found it
dope n deep
im cheering this guy on, i want him to so bad, hes got that 2 pac passion
good shyt but stop calling her a stupid bytch. even though that may be the case thats not all women yet your son will likely treat all women this way bc of your actions. undertsand you broke her heart and instead of attacking find a different approach. MAYBE if you went that route you could aoid child support and court and get all the visitation you desire.. just one angle of many
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Damn! When I first had heard this track it was just a mixtape record or a possible independently released album. This version with Cee-Lo is what the radio needs to revive Hip-Hop. Yes Hip-Hop. It’s cool to be lyrical again! Fuck that, when was it not cool?
talk about forcin a record on people geez this is the longest post ever …. update after update after update…. Hopefully he has regular visits by now
@wow…yea for real…the song is not that hot…somebody else needs to spit his lyrics though or he need to change his flow..it get very annoying after a while.
don trip HUMAN TORCH 3 is a CLASSIC! P.O.P IS THE BEST RECORD ON THERE FOR THE WINTER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this video didnt do the song any justice
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Nice track
I feel him as a father
I’m blessed I can see my child everyday