Trippie Redd proves there's life after SoundCloud rap
In early fall, Trippie Redd shuffled down the hallway of the Record Plant, the Hollywood studio where pop stars from Rihanna to Selena Gomez have cut albums. Standing over a pool table near the kitchen, he jabbed the stick at the cue ball, which harmlessly skittered off to the side without disturbing the rack.
He managed better on a second attempt — solids and stripes clacked about the table, although nothing landed in a pocket — but after his third try was another dud, he tossed the stick with a shrug.
"I did something," he conceded.
His natural habitat is down the hall to the right, inside the studio where he's recorded some of his most popular songs, including "6Kiss" and "Topanga." The room is an upgrade from Redd's home-studio setup in Canton, Ohio, back when he was." At that time, the platform was at an inflection point, teeming with artists who relished the opportunity to upload music directly to their listeners, bypassing labels and distributors.
