Trippy Ja

<a href="spotify:artist:2naeObJTYj5cFDaDBAaTqk" data-name="Jake Walter">Jake Walter</a>, known professionally as <a href="spotify:artist:6Yuam5XUh4MNMrmykzYjmP" data-name="Trippy Ja">Trippy Ja</a>, is an American record producer and sound engineer. His first major album released in March 2019 and accumulated millions of streams worldwide, striking contract offers from Sony and Warner Music.

Picking up traction, Trippy caught the attention of <a href="spotify:artist:6icQOAFXDZKsumw3YXyusw" data-name="Lil Yachty">Lil Yachty</a>&#39;s brother <a href="spotify:artist:4U6245OE6dlqMEOjDpWJzn" data-name="Jban$2Turnt">Jban$2Turnt</a>. Soon the two artists released the hit single “<a href="spotify:album:74F4jg4TUoX14poiEp5nus" data-name="Gang">Gang</a>,” racking up over 2 million views on Soundcloud.

After the release, Trippy Ja came in contact with the YBN collective. Collaborating with <a href="spotify:artist:3gGUMEwIX6XodWsYEvKSal" data-name="YBN Nahmir">YBN Nahmir</a>, the project “<a href="spotify:album:5fZ2DY8UygZD6drDYuK1iU" data-name="Imma Ball (feat. Ybn)">Imma Ball (feat. Ybn)</a>” released later that year. Trippy&#39;s next album &#34;<a href="spotify:album:6rOTs3Er4L8owZ1pM5o8Zz" data-name="Dreams to Reality">Dreams to Reality</a>&#34; with <a href="spotify:artist:0vMv24BXeZOK8l3S5SMLri" data-name="CashMoneyAP">CashMoneyAP</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:4isewEHTP7Az2QheDdBQ6J" data-name="24hrs">24hrs</a>, landed over 10 million streams, setting the trajectory of future success.

In May, Trippy announced his feature on <a href="spotify:artist:6PXS4YHDkKvl1wkIl4V8DL" data-name="Fetty Wap">Fetty Wap</a>’s Mixtape with the single “Banker Be My Witness”. Following the mixtape, Trippy Ja released the smash single “<a href="spotify:album:6iXMnP2t5udQLi4fwSL8nn" data-name="Listen to Me">Listen to Me</a>” with platinum artists <a href="spotify:artist:4isewEHTP7Az2QheDdBQ6J" data-name="24hrs">24hrs</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:5Z5jUyiNvFaqp0EVyLNf0p" data-name="Futuristic">Futuristic</a>. The song charted #39 on iTunes in its first week and dominated top positions on YouTube’s trending charts in the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany. The single stands in history as the 39th most sold R&amp;B song on iTunes in the third week of May 2022.

The 2024 collaboration &#34;<a href="spotify:album:6vuUNKeJFUdjSwkYYJZLCZ" data-name="Back to It">Back to It</a>&#34; soon attained viral success, leading to records with notable artists <a href="spotify:artist:6JvU33PZ8MtZyeFTESr09O" data-name="Kap G">Kap G</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1LrWZc2qPhRCHyr6XtpBxq" data-name="Dizzy Wright">Dizzy Wright</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:7lkYBcrLM4JmVgeha1xNl6" data-name="Abstract">Abstract</a>.

Trippy’s main influencers are <a href="spotify:artist:7d3WFRME3vBY2cgoP38RDo" data-name="Lil Skies">Lil Skies</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0iEtIxbK0KxaSlF7G42ZOp" data-name="Metro Boomin">Metro Boomin</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:3gGUMEwIX6XodWsYEvKSal" data-name="YBN Nahmir">YBN Nahmir</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7rtwC0CnSiquLlICYKO3lE" data-name="Werdplay">Werdplay</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6UwavPSYDxtiG6ilFDN1Ai" data-name="Page 1">Page 1</a> and alternative bands <a href="spotify:artist:3YcBF2ttyueytpXtEzn1Za" data-name="Incubus">Incubus</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:0L8ExT028jH3ddEcZwqJJ5" data-name="Red Hot Chili Peppers">Red Hot Chili Peppers</a>.