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 his collaboration with Jenna Rose on her song "My Jeans", which received over 14 million views in a brief period time.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Early life and career beginnings

Anderson 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, Anderson [9] wrote and produced a song for artist Jenna Rose called "My Jeans", which featured a rap by Anderson, 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/web/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/web/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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