I Am Trigg

I Am Trigg

I Am Trigg in 2013
Background information
Birth name Michael Curtis Anderson
Also known as I Am Trigg, Triggy, I Am Triggy, Baby Triggy, Trigg
Born (1996-05-19) May 19, 1996
Jamaica, New York, United States
Genres hip hop
R&B
Occupation(s) entertainer, rapper
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2008–present
Website www.iamtrigg.com

Michael Curtis Anderson (born 19 May 1996 in Jamaica, Queens), better known by his stage name I Am Trigg (formerly Baby Triggy), is an American recording artist. He gained international attention with a song named "My Jeans", which he wrote and performed with Jenna Rose. The video went viral on YouTube and received over 14 million views in a brief period time.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Early life and career beginnings

I Am Trigg was chosen as one of the opening acts for Chris Lighty's Violator Management as the youngest artist on their roster in 2009.[8] At age 14, I Am Trigg [9] wrote and produced a song for artist Jenna Rose called "My Jeans", which features a rap by Baby Triggy, on YouTube in October 2010.[10] The video has "spawned parodies, video responses, rap replies and more than a dozen pages of written critiques."[11] In February 2013, "My Jeans" was featured in the Babelmusic.com's Top 5 YouTube Candidates For The Billboard Hot 100, making number 2 on the list.[7][12]

Discography

Singles

Year Title
2009 "Ice Cream"[13]
2010
"My Jeans"[14]
2012 "Whats Happening"[15]
"One Vote"[16]
"I Don't Care"[17]
"JFK"[18][19]
"Numb"
2013 "I Can't Wait"[20]
"Stop and Frisk"[21][22][23]

References

  1. ↑ "Jenna Rose Bio | Jenna Rose Career". MTV. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  2. ↑ "GOOD JEANS: Q&A with Jenna Rose :: Blogs :: Critical Mass :: Philadelphia City Paper". Citypaper.net. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  3. ↑ "Main/A Wild Rapper Appears - Television Tropes & Idioms". Tvtropes.org. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  4. ↑ Gibson, Dan (2011-03-15). "A Beautiful Teen Pop Tribute to a Pair of Jeans | The Range: The Tucson Weekly's Daily Dispatch". Tucson Weekly. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  5. ↑ "The Most Stupid Lyrics You've Ever Heard in a Song - Page 7". The Student Room. 2014-01-29. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  6. ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/20130514021037/http://www.src.usyd.edu.au/sites/src.usyd.edu.au.honisoit/files/HS1202.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 14, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 1 2 "Revenge Fashion Magazine - A Passion for Empowerment™: December 2008". Revengefashionmagazine.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  8. ↑ "Artist On The Grind Salutes "Baby Triggy"". E.G Radio Online. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  9. ↑ "New Artist Alert: I Am Trigg Can't Wait for You to Hear His Music @ARTISTdirect". Artistdirect.com. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  10. ↑ "Jenna Rose - My Jeans ft. Baby Triggy [HD + LYRICS". YouTube. 2012-04-04. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  11. ↑ https://web.archive.org/20120330113852/http://www.liherald.com/baldwin/baldwin/stories/Love-me-hate-me-know-my-name-,32878. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ "Top 5 YouTube Candidates for The Billboard Hot 100". Baeblemusic.com. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  13. ↑ "Baby Triggy - Ice Cream - Listen/Watch Now". Musicremedy.com. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  14. ↑ "I Am Trigg". Lunchboxrecordz.blogspot.com. 2011-03-14. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  15. ↑ "Baby Triggy Songs". ReverbNation. 2014-01-21. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  16. ↑ "IAM TRIGG'' - ONE VOTE [2012 election". YouTube. 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  17. ↑ "IAM TRIGG'' ft Elle Varner.- I DON'T CARE". YouTube. 2012-12-18. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  18. ↑ "IamTRIGGY – JFK Lyrics". Rap Genius. 2012-08-18. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  19. ↑ "I Am TRIGGY- JFK [ Official Music Video ]". Ihiphopmusic.com. 2012-08-16. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  20. ↑ "iTunes - Music - I Can't Wait - Single by I Am Trigg". Itunes.apple.com. 2013-09-16. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  21. ↑ "Stoppin And Frisking by I AM TRIGG on SoundCloud - Hear the world’s sounds". Soundcloud.com. 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  22. ↑ "I Am Trigg - "Stop And Frisk" [Official Video". YouTube. 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  23. ↑ ""MY JEANS" RAPPER PROMOTES STOP-AND-FRISK SONG WITH FAKE PARKING TICKETS". Animalnewyork.com. Retrieved 2014-02-03.

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