1. Born in a Wimble… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist using this name...
1. Born in a Wimbledon Hospital in 1984 weighing a healthy 7 1⁄2 pounds, Alex Child aka Trip grew up in Hammersmith, West London. After the blur of college and a set of A levels that spelt DUDE, Trip found himself making and performing music across the capital at mates studios, on pirate radio stations and at open mic nights as a live vocalist and MC. After winning numerous Jump-off 'one bout MC battles' and hosting the DMC world championships, a chance meeting with the scratch perverts led to another chance meeting with Killa Kela. Not long after, Trip was touring the world with both acts, supporting bands such as NERD, Justin Timberlake, Busta Rhymes, Red Man and Outkast.
Early 2008 saw a limited 7" release of the irreverent rant that was Whos That, which picked up specialist radio play and was voted Tune of the Week in DJ Magazine. Music Week also tipped Trip as "one to watch"...
After moving to Holloway Boulevard in North London, Trip began to pen his debut solo album collaborating with James Rushent from Does It Offend you Yeah? and producer Lance Thomas (Ladytron etc). Now completed, the album 'ShortCuts' is a tragi-comic kaleidoscope of city life as seen through the eyes of a 24 year old Londoner. Think The Streets v The Clash...
As all the songs on ShortCuts are lyrical vignettes based around Holloway Road ( Holloway Boulevard!), North London, Trip decided to shoot an entire movie for the album rather than occasional videos for individual singles. Called DayTrip, the movie was shot by 11 different directors over a 24 hour period... Each director chose a song from the album and the film was shot in the running order of the album... Each director had 2 hours with Trip to shoot their video before he moved onto a different location and director to shoot another song from the album... Each director then had 24 hours to edit their short and the entire film was shown 24 hours later in a Soho screening room.... The beginning of each video starts with the same shot that ends the video preceding it, and each video has a clock showing real-time as Trip moved through his 24hour journey.... 'DayTrip' will be released free with the album 'ShortCuts'.
The new single 'River Phoenix' is released on Autonomy Recordings on April 6th 2009 with the album 'ShortCuts' coming soon...
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2. TRIP is also the name of a Gothenburg-based rock band. Formed in 2005 by guitarist, vocalist and songwriter H.R. (formerly of shortlived projects the Crack Babies and Lazystar), the group's music encompasses a variety of mainly guitar-based genres such as noise pop, drone rock, shoegazing, neo-psychedelia, krautrock, lo-fi and indie pop. Major influences include the Velvet Underground, the Jesus & Mary Chain, Spacemen 3, Spiritualized and Loop. 2005 saw the release of an untitled Demo. In 2008, the band expanded into a three-piece with the addition of guitarist F.C. and bassist A.I. The band's second demo, The Glory / Good Times was released in 2009.
3. TRIP is also the name of a Dutch, Amsterdam-based band, making guitar-based catchy songs with both a heavy and a groovy edge. In 2007 the Insight EP was released, followed in 2008 by the EP entitled "2EP or not 2EP". Both are available as free download (including artwork) on their website at http://www.tripmuziekomopte.nl/ .
4. TRIP is also the name of a Midwest rapper. Trip was born from actual hardlife and juggalo love. Don't get the two mixed, he is real and only speaks real. No face paint here. ABKCLAN.com
5. TRIP is also the name of a Peruvian urban band, before known as Diego Trip.
Go Away
Trip Lyrics
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When mum had her hair like Cher, and those jackets with shoulder pads
Dad snorted the mortgage and the hurricane stole my cat
And my sister started hanging out with all these older lads
At school all I ever gave a crap about was Donkey-Kong and Thunder-Cats
I got jumped in my lunch break and hung up by my under-pants
And all this Peter-Pan ever wanted, was a Blue Peter badge
And my sister was conceived in a two-seater Jag
I'm sailing away, you can get me on the phone
Just put it away, I'm going to try this on my own
I've nothing to say
Please go away
Rewind to 1989
The time Dad packed up his suitcase
Meanwhile I super-glued my way through the egg and spoon race
And the first time I saw Mum cry was the night that Grandpa died
So I wrote to Jim'll Fix It but the b*****d never replied
And I can remember eating sausage rolls with grated cheese and baked beans
My face inches away from the screen watching the A-Team
Sunday mornings just a day-dream all Snap Crackle and Pop
And the first place you could look for me was down on Fraggle-rock
I'm sailing away, you can get me on the phone
Just put it away, I'm going to try this on my own
I've nothing to say
Please go away
In "Go Away", Trippie Redd takes his listeners through a nostalgic ride to his childhood experiences in the late 80s and early 90s. The first verse dives into his family life where he describes his father's cocaine addiction that caused him to lose their house, and a hurricane that took away their cat. Trippie also mentions his mother's fashion sense, where she wore jackets with shoulder pads and styled her hair like Cher. He spoke about his sister hanging out with older men and getting into trouble, contrasting his own interests in playing video games like Donkey-Kong and watching TV shows like Thunder-Cats. The verse ends with Trippie recalling being bullied in school and hung up by his underpants, highlighting his innocence and vulnerability.
The second verse takes listeners back to 1989, where Trippie describes his father leaving them and him participating in an egg and spoon race by using superglue. He mentions the first time he saw his mother cry when his grandfather passed away, and his failed attempt to get on a popular British TV show, "Jim'll Fix It". More childhood memories include eating sausage rolls with grated cheese and baked beans, watching the A-Team and Saturday mornings filled with cereal and morning cartoons like Fraggle-Rock. The chorus of the song speaks to Trippie's need for space and privacy after experiencing difficult circumstances, indicating that he just wants the person to leave him alone.
Line by Line Meaning
October 87 in a South West London cul-du-sac
It was the month of October in the year 1987, and I was living in a cul-de-sac in South West London.
When mum had her hair like Cher, and those jackets with shoulder pads
During that time, my mother had a Cher-like hairstyle and a jacket with shoulder pads was in fashion.
Dad snorted the mortgage and the hurricane stole my cat
My father snorted the mortgage money and unfortunately, our cat was taken away by the hurricane.
And my sister started hanging out with all these older lads
During that time, my sister began hanging out with much older boys.
At school all I ever gave a crap about was Donkey-Kong and Thunder-Cats
I was only interested in Donkey-Kong and Thunder-Cats during my school days.
I got jumped in my lunch break and hung up by my under-pants
One day during lunch-break, I got jumped by bullies and they hung me by my underpants.
And all this Peter-Pan ever wanted, was a Blue Peter badge
I only ever wanted a Blue Peter badge, just like Peter Pan.
And my sister was conceived in a two-seater Jag
My sister was conceived in a two-seater Jaguar car.
Rewind to 1989
Let's go back in time to the year 1989.
The time Dad packed up his suitcase
That was when my father decided to pack up his suitcase and leave us.
Meanwhile I super-glued my way through the egg and spoon race
In my school's egg and spoon race, I cheated by using super glue to stick the egg to the spoon.
And the first time I saw Mum cry was the night that Grandpa died
I first witnessed my mother crying on the night when my grandpa died.
So I wrote to Jim'll Fix It but the b*****d never replied
I once wrote to Jim'll Fix It, but that jerk never replied.
And I can remember eating sausage rolls with grated cheese and baked beans
I have fond memories of eating sausage rolls with grated cheese and baked beans.
My face inches away from the screen watching the A-Team
I would watch the A-Team on TV intently, with my face inches away from the screen.
Sunday mornings just a day-dream all Snap Crackle and Pop
On Sunday mornings, I would daydream while listening to the sounds of Rice Krispies cereal (Snap, Crackle, Pop).
And the first place you could look for me was down on Fraggle-rock
I used to watch Fraggle-rock a lot, and you could always find me watching it.
I'm sailing away, you can get me on the phone
I am leaving and you can contact me through the phone if you need me.
Just put it away, I'm going to try this on my own
Please stop interfering as I am going to try doing things on my own.
I've nothing to say
I have nothing to talk about at the moment.
Please go away
Please leave me alone.
Contributed by Dominic K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.