Behind the Scenes: My Journey as a Music Artist

Music has always been a powerful form of expression, a way to connect with others and share experiences. My journey as a music artist has been filled with ups and downs, challenges and triumphs, and countless lessons learned along the way. In this post, I want to take you behind the scenes of my life as a musician, sharing the pivotal moments that shaped my career and the insights I've gained through my experiences.

The Early Days: Discovering My Passion

My real discovery for music came from coming across Nicki Minaj in 2007 and instantly becoming HOOKED! i first heard PTIO (the song) and instantly bobbing like who is this? ts goo harddddd!!! i love the queen of rap so much! she follows me on my alt acc 12/24/2010 the best christmas present a boy could ever ask for! literally changed my life! i also discovered wayne around that time too! i’ve always loved wayne, he’s the king of rap! i really became a fan of wayne in “09 - “10 and never looked back afterwards! and drizzy mf drake the mf drakkar noir! the mf prince of this shit! i’ve always fw drake heavyyy! became a drake fan in “09 and instantly changed my life! drake has always been one of those comfort artist for me! Drake followed me on twitter on my alt acc on 12/15/2011 and really locked in our friendship for life! (lmfao not me talking as if we actually friends 😭 one day, one day) afterwards i got into rock music heavyyyy because of my aunts (they love rock music) i grew up listening to rock music and i love rock music! and also pop! Ariana Grande is by far my favorite pop artist! The queen of pop! i’ve been a fan of ariana since 2010 and was lucky enough to grt her follow on twitter 12/21/2010! i always knew she was destined for greatness! so when she started making music in 2013 and put out that album it literally changed my life! forever!! i’ve always loved pop music but after that i really really really love pop music! but my love for pop started with Just dance by Lady Gaga! that song literally changed the trajectory of my life! one of the first pop songs i’ve ever heard nd learned the lyrics too! oh and i was also lucky enough to have gaga follow me on twitter on my alt acc on 11/17/2013. i hope one day i can work with every single one of these artist who shaped my childhood!

The First Mixtape

At the age of 19 on November 20, 2020 i released my first ever project (mixtape) starting my musical journey! it went on to do 100 streams in its first day and about 400 all together by the end of the month. This mixtape was tilted “Trippy’s PinkFriday” it was a mixtape paying homage to Nicki Minaj and her debut album “Pink Friday” i went and got some instrumentals and recorded it and dropped! those songs are sooo fucking ass they will NEVER be seeing the light of day ever again 😭🤣😭🤣😭 maybe one day for my anniversary i’ll redo it bigger and better then before! if that’s the case imma have to scrap every single song previously made lmfaooo, i gotta take a step back and completely devour those tracks like ik i can! i just couldn’t at that time.

Writing My First Song

since like 2017/2018/2019, well really started in like 2013 i started doing dumb voice notes in my phone that sometimes turned into lil flows lil raps but nothing major nothing i was taking serious! but that was for 2017+ but for 2013 i had gotten major inspiration from my cuzzo who does music, he inspired me to try to make a song when i was like 11/12 i made one or two but they completely sucked assssss i cant even remember what i said or w/e i just remember my cuzzo telling me ts ass “nobody wanna hear u talk about you loving yo dog” 😭😭

but fast forward to August 11, 2020 the day i wrote my first rap! it’s called “Queen Nicki Petty” that will also never see the light of day! i got help writing the hook from my ex girl but i wrote my full rap! “playtime is over cut his throat can’t fuck wit me” then after that i did my “Megatron Freestyle” “nic the shit f-f-fuck with this bitch get yuh head knocked awf like a fucking bowling pin” but after that the rest is history.

Navigating Challenges: The Road to Growth

one of the hardest things i’ve ever had to do in my career was rebrand! and u may b like “why? its literally just a rebrand” it’s not just a lil rebrand, i completely changed EVERYTHING from my sound, what i was writing, the way i was writing, my flows, my bars, my metaphors, the whole pen game got changed! so when i took that year off from releasing it gave me time to completely rebrand myself! “liltripdagoat” was NOTTT it! let’s start with the name, it’s not brandable! and everyone literally has “lil” in their rap name! i need to stand out inna crowd full of standin’s! so changing my name was very crucial, but to what? i always wanted to go by “Trip” so when i rebranded i seized the opportunity to use “ Trip” as my name! and the “Stormz” part is actually from my ex girl! her online last name was storms and since we was together (and yk how couples like to act married b4 they do) i took on the last name and it just kinda stuck wit me! and i really feel in love with the last name “storms” but when we broke up i had to make it my own! i was alrdy know as “Trip Storms” so i might as well keep it but yk add my own likkle ting to it! so i removed the S and added a Z so now its “Trip Stormz” and i couldn’t be anymore happier with the name change! i finally feel free, i feel like im me! so with the new name and the rebrand i truly felt happy and good to release music again.

Facing Rejection

i’ve faced a lot of rejection in this industry alrdy and that’s gonna fucking happen, it’s always gonna happen! u just gotta keep going and not give up! you have to keep fighting! keep chasing towards your dreams and goals! never give up! that door might’ve just got SLAMMED in your face but a newer and BETTER door is gonna open up for you! plz remember that! so don’t ever take that those rejections TOOO hard! easier said then done trust me ik 😪

Finding My Unique Sound

in the early stages of my career, I struggled to define my musical identity. i was always trynna be the “next this” or the “next that” nd also with my music, i didn’t purposely do it but i was sounding like my inspirations! and that’s okay but too the point of where u don’t have your own originality is a PROBLEM! it was like where does Trip begin all im hearing is nicki/wayne/drake and it’s not even good either yk? it’s like i was trynna to be someone else and not myself bc i didn’t know who i was! i didn’t know how to be myself bc i didn’t know myself. it was like i didn’t have a personality outside of my fav artist. but when i took that year break i really found out who i was and what my sound is i was actually rapping for me! i was actually not taking inspiration for everyone this time! these were my own thoughts, my own experiences, my own words, this was actually ME! and god it feels so good.

Building a Community:

one of my BIGGEST goals in life is to build such a huge and an amazing family! my Tripz are more then just fans or my supporters their my FAMILY! my best fucking friends, my children whom i will KILL for! whom i will forever be grateful bc they changed my life! i wanna have such a huge, loving and supportive fanbase! that’s one of my biggest goals is to build such an amazing fanbase and to help raise millions of kids like my favs raised me.

Collaborating with Other Artists

i’ve collaborated with about 3 artist my whole career :/ but that’ll change soon! i’m tryna find more ppl to collab with but it’s kinda hard :/ but i loveeee to collab with other artist! it’s so fun bc when im im collaborating on a track with someone else i make sure i bring out the BEAST like yes i go hard for my singles and shit but when i’m on a collab i tell myself i have to prove to them that they didn’t make a mistake putting me on this song! it brings out a different typa hungry, a different type of breed in me! that’s why i have so much fun with features bc i get to showcase my talent, personality and originality and i get to shineee and get someone else’s reaction to it! like i wanna be known for giving the BEST features in the world! it’s truly important.