Trillville
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Trillville is a rap
group from the U.S.
city of Atlanta. In 1997, when its members were still in the ninth grade in high school, the group formed with the stated intention to become "Gods of Crunk." Dirty Mouth was leader of the school's snare drum
line and was already writing his own rhymes. Don P was rapping and producing beats with his keyboard
, and Lil LA (aka Lil Atlanta) was an aspiring promoter, later to become a rapper himself.
Lil Jon
visited one of their performances and not long after, signed them up to BME Recordings
. Their single, "Neva Eva," which was used as the theme for the 2004 Atlanta Braves
, started climbing up the charts in late 2003
. The group then started working on their first album, which was released in 2004
. The album, The King of Crunk & BME Recordings Present: Trillville & Lil Scrappy
, included guest appearances by such 'Dirty South' rappers as Lil Jon, Pastor Troy
, and Bo Hagon. The next single off the album, "Get Some Crunk In Your System," received some play time, but never lived up to its full potential. However, the third single, "Some Cut," received significant airplay on the radio nationwide and became another big hit. Trillville also recently appeared with Chingy
on Tyra Bolling
's "Country Boy (Remix)".
Girl Talk
, the mashup DJ, sampled Trillville's "Neva Eva" for the final seconds of his 2006
Night Ripper
release.
Dirty Mouth left the group in 2007 to pursue a solo career, but later returned to the group in late 2009.
Lil' Atlanta's solo album "It'z Me" released on July 28, 2009. He is currently signed to SMC Recordings. He graduated from Columbia High School (Decatur, GA)
in Decatur, GA.
Trillville's song Weakest Link refers to the famous dismissal dished out by Anne Robinson
on the actual game show; the lyrics mention: "You are the weakest link, goodbye!".
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
group from the U.S.
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city of Atlanta. In 1997, when its members were still in the ninth grade in high school, the group formed with the stated intention to become "Gods of Crunk." Dirty Mouth was leader of the school's snare drum
Snare drum
The snare drum or side drum is a melodic percussion instrument with strands of snares made of curled metal wire, metal cable, plastic cable, or gut cords stretched across the drumhead, typically the bottom. Pipe and tabor and some military snare drums often have a second set of snares on the bottom...
line and was already writing his own rhymes. Don P was rapping and producing beats with his keyboard
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, and Lil LA (aka Lil Atlanta) was an aspiring promoter, later to become a rapper himself.
Lil Jon
Lil Jon
Jonathan Mortimer Smith , better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, music producer, entrepreneur, and occasional disc jockey who was a member of the group Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz. Lil Jon formed the group in 1997, and the group released several albums between then and 2004...
visited one of their performances and not long after, signed them up to BME Recordings
BME Recordings
BME Recordings is an American record label founded by Lil Jon, Rob Mac, Emperor Searcy, and Vince Phillips Warner Bros. Records is the distributor for BME recordings...
. Their single, "Neva Eva," which was used as the theme for the 2004 Atlanta Braves
Atlanta Braves
The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....
, started climbing up the charts in late 2003
2003 in music
-January:* January – following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It Be sessions. Five people are arrested...
. The group then started working on their first album, which was released in 2004
2004 in music
See also:* 2004 in music Record labels established in 2004-January:*January 1**The Vienna New Year's Concert is conducted by Riccardo Muti.**Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol....
. The album, The King of Crunk & BME Recordings Present: Trillville & Lil Scrappy
The King of Crunk & BME Recordings Present: Trillville & Lil Scrappy
The King of Crunk & BME Recordings Present: Trillville & Lil Scrappy is a split album between BME Recordings artists Lil' Scrappy and Trillville released in 2004. It featured the singles "Neva Eva" and "Some Cut" by Trillville and "Head Bussa" and "No Problem" by Lil' Scrappy. "Some Cut" is their...
, included guest appearances by such 'Dirty South' rappers as Lil Jon, Pastor Troy
Pastor Troy
Micah LeVar Troy is an American rapper, actor, and record producer. He is also a member of the hardcore rap group D.S.G.B. .-Early life:Micah LeVar Troy was born on November 18, 1977 in Augusta, Georgia...
, and Bo Hagon. The next single off the album, "Get Some Crunk In Your System," received some play time, but never lived up to its full potential. However, the third single, "Some Cut," received significant airplay on the radio nationwide and became another big hit. Trillville also recently appeared with Chingy
Chingy
Howard Bailey, Jr. , better known by his stage name Chingy, is an American rapper.Chingy grew up in the Walnut Park section of St. Louis and began rapping in earnest in his late teens...
on Tyra Bolling
Tyra Bolling
Tyra Bolling is an American singer-songwriter. Bolling grew up singing with a local group by the name of Kraze with her sister and now cousin-in-law when she was 14...
's "Country Boy (Remix)".
Girl Talk
Girl Talk (musician)
Gregg Michael Gillis , better known by his stage name Girl Talk, is an American musician specializing in mashups and digital sampling. Gillis has released five LPs on the record label Illegal Art and EPs on 333 and 12 Apostles....
, the mashup DJ, sampled Trillville's "Neva Eva" for the final seconds of his 2006
2006 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band....
Night Ripper
Night Ripper
Night Ripper is the third album by Girl Talk. It was released on Illegal Art in 2006 and re-released as a pay-what-you-want download on Illegal Art's website in June 2009. It is composed almost entirely of samples taken from other artists' songs, with minor original material by Gillis...
release.
Albums
| Album information |
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| The King of Crunk & BME Recordings Present: Trillville with Lil Scrappy Lil Scrappy Darryl Kevin Richardson II , better known by his stage name Lil Scrappy, is an American rapper.Richards was discovered by producer and performer Lil Jon while performing at a bar, when a fight broke out during his set in his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia...
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| The King of Crunk & BME Recordings Present: Trillville - Chopped & Screwed
RIAA certification In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards... : N/A |
| Trillville Reloaded
RIAA certification In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards... : N/A |
| Straight Up, No Chaser Straight Up. No Chaser. Straight Up, No Chaser is the second album by Atlanta-based rap group Trillville, after the album Trillville Reloaded was shelved for undisclosed reasons.... RIAA certification In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards... : N/A |
Mixtapes
| Mixtape information |
|---|
DJ: TRAP-A-HOLICS: Trillville: 1000 Deep
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| DJ DON PISTOL: TRILLVILLE: Da Mixtape B4 Da Mixtape
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| DJ DON PISTOL: TRILLVILLE: Street Tape
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Singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
U.S. R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
U.S. Rap Hot Rap Tracks Rap Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single... |
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| 2003 | "Neva Eva" (featuring Lil Jon Lil Jon Jonathan Mortimer Smith , better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, music producer, entrepreneur, and occasional disc jockey who was a member of the group Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz. Lil Jon formed the group in 1997, and the group released several albums between then and 2004... & Lil Scrappy Lil Scrappy Darryl Kevin Richardson II , better known by his stage name Lil Scrappy, is an American rapper.Richards was discovered by producer and performer Lil Jon while performing at a bar, when a fight broke out during his set in his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia... ) |
77 | – | – | Trillville & Lil Scrappy |
| 2004 | "Get Some Crunk In Yo System" (featuring Pastor Troy Pastor Troy Micah LeVar Troy is an American rapper, actor, and record producer. He is also a member of the hardcore rap group D.S.G.B. .-Early life:Micah LeVar Troy was born on November 18, 1977 in Augusta, Georgia... ) |
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| "Some Cut" (featuring Cutty) | 14 | 10 | 3 | ||
| 2006 | "Nothing Less" | – | – | – | Trillville Reloaded |
| 2008 | "Money Line" | – | – | – | Straight Up, No Chaser |
Music Videography
- (2004) "Neva Eva"
- (2004) "Get Some Crunk In Yo System"
- (2004) "Some Cut"
- (2005) "Nothing Less"
- (2005) "Watch Me Do This"
- (2007) "Heat It Up"
Other / Personal
Trillville members' Don P and Dirty Mouth are graduates of Stephenson High School in Stone Mountain, GA.Dirty Mouth left the group in 2007 to pursue a solo career, but later returned to the group in late 2009.
Lil' Atlanta's solo album "It'z Me" released on July 28, 2009. He is currently signed to SMC Recordings. He graduated from Columbia High School (Decatur, GA)
Columbia High School (Decatur, GA)
Columbia High School is a four-year public high school located in Decatur, Georgia that opened in 1966. The schools motto is "Students are our Business"...
in Decatur, GA.
Trillville's song Weakest Link refers to the famous dismissal dished out by Anne Robinson
Anne Robinson
Anne Josephine Robinson is an English journalist and television presenter, known for her assertive views and acerbic style of presenting. She was one of the presenters on the long-running British consumer affairs series, Watchdog, from 1993 to 2001 before returning in 2009...
on the actual game show; the lyrics mention: "You are the weakest link, goodbye!".