Travis Porter

Atlanta rap trio Travis Porter makes exciting, confidence-dripping party music designed for the clubs. The group came up in the mid-2000s, finding their sound on frequently-released mixtapes before signing with <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22RCA%22">RCA</a> for their 2012 studio debut From Day 1. From that point forward, Travis Porter continued sharing their bangers designed for rowdy lifestyles on more mixtapes, as well as their 2021 album Travy Estates: Back On Bulls**t. In 2025, a wave of new fans discovered the group when their 2011 track "Cake (Lil Stripper Girls)" went viral on TikTok, taking them to the charts.

Originally formed in 2006 as the Hard Hitters, the trio officially switched to the enigmatic moniker Travis Porter in 2008. MCs Ali (Lakeem Mattox), Quez (Donquez Woods), and Strap (Harold Duncan) grew up together in Decatur, Georgia, and formed the band with the hope of taking over the rap world from the underground up. The irreverent crew began to cultivate a strong Internet presence, releasing videos through its YouTube page and releasing four mixtapes, Who Is Travis Porter?, I’m a Differenter, I’m a Differenter 2, and Streets R’Us, in 2009. Travis Porter caused some controversy that year when they inadvertently released a <a href="spotify:artist:0bfX8pF8kuHNCs57Ms4jZb">Roscoe Dash</a> single they did a guest spot on, "All the Way Turnt Up," on one of their own tapes. <a href="spotify:artist:0bfX8pF8kuHNCs57Ms4jZb">Dash</a> eventually re-recorded the song with Soulja Boy and released the new version the following year. After releasing three more mixtapes, Proud 2 Be a Problem, I Am Travis Porter, and Differenter Gang, in 2010, Travis Porter found themselves being courted by labels hoping to bring them to a larger audience. They eventually decided to sign with <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Jive%22">Jive</a> near the end of 2010, but the label would be closed in 2011 by its parent company, <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22RCA%22">RCA</a>. The group's debut album, From Day 1, finally arrived in 2012 on <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22RCA%22">RCA</a> with production from <a href="spotify:artist:5fMUXHkw8R8eOP2RNVYEZX">Diplo</a>, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, and others, as well as cameos from <a href="spotify:artist:5LHRHt1k9lMyONurDHEdrp">Tyga</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:17lzZA2AlOHwCwFALHttmp">2 Chainz</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:3KV3p5EY4AvKxOlhGHORLg">Jeremih</a>, and others. They continued releasing mixtapes at a steady clip for the rest of the decade, delivering projects like 2013's Mr. Porter, 2014's Music Money Magnums 2, 2015's 3 Live Crew, 2016's Good Times (Strap Da Fool), and more. In 2021 the group released their second official studio album, the muscular Travy Estates: Back On Bulls**t. More singles and EP releases followed, and in 2025, "Cake (Lil Stripper Girls)", a song from the trio's 2011 mixtape Music Money Magnums, made the rounds on TikTok. The song charted at number 28 on the TikTok Top 50 branch of Billboard. ~ Gregory Heaney, Rovi