Michael Lamar White II, known widely by his professional name Trippie Redd, scaled the popularity charts with his single ‘Love Scars.’ It formed a part of his debut mixtape, ‘A Love Letter To You.’ The young Ohioan has collaborated with multiple musicians since his debut as a professional musician in 2017. Some of them, sadly, are no longer there. He joined Mike Tyson and Sebastian Joseph-Day for a conversation. During their discussion, they pulled over and dwelled on an associate who passed away a few ago on a sad note.

Born in Canton, home to the Pro Football of Fame, Trippie Redd grew up listening to Lil Wayne, T-Pain, Tupac, and NAS. Nevertheless, he cites Taevion Williams as the inspiration behind taking up rap. When the latter moved to Atlanta, rapper Lil Wop helped him land a record label deal. He has released five albums so far. The latest, ‘Mansion Musik,’ hit the music stores this year. 

Mike Tyson and Trippie Redd discuss Juice WRLD

So a few minutes after the show began, Mike Tyson enlightened everyone about the intra-family relations prevalent among a couple of royal families. He gave examples of the ancient Egyptians and the Greeks. Joseph-Day asked Redd about what brought him into the music scene. The rapper shared how his elder brother’s demise turned him into music. More so, he started impromptu rapping at his grandmother’s place. Tyson checked whether he ever got into fights with other rappers. The ‘Big 14’ replied that he had had issues with a few. 

Joseph-Day shared how he still listens to a number that Redd made with another rapper Juice Wrld. Curious, he asked about the story behind the song. Trippie Redd replied that he and Juice Wrld were watching a video on YouTube, “Actually got a video out on YouTube we [was] just in the studio like we really pulled up on each other just was kicking it and then we ended up going to the studio.“

Mike Tyson immediately asked whether Redd and Juice Wrld were very close. He wanted to know the kind of person he was. The former champion also checked whether he was always ‘high.’ Very coolly, the rapper responded, “Yeah, he used to do his fair s**t of things, you know.” Tyson said, “If I [was] younger me, he would have been gettin’ f****d up.“

Homage to a departed soul

Like Trippie Redd, Juice WRLD had a birth name, Jarad Anthony Higgins. The Chicago, Illinois-born artist made a name for himself in the SoundClap rap genre. Debuting as a professional in 2015, his song ‘Lucid Dreams,’ became a chart-topper, reaching second place in Billboard. Another single, ‘Robbery,’ released in 2019, finally scaled to the number-one position of the US Billboard 200. Unfortunately, he passed away on December 8, 2019, due to a drug overdose.        

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