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The comment nobody believed
Snoop Dogg's verified SoundCloud account left a memorable comment on my old song Smokin'. The record goes back to my first solo album.
Proof saved / episode to be recorded
WHO THE FUCK IS TRIPZ? / industry stories
The picture is real.
So is the story.
I've got years of photos, shows, studio sessions, strange encounters, and forgotten moments. Every picture is a doorway. I'll tell you what was happening on the other side.
Tripz House / choose your doorway
One life. Three doors.
We sort the pictures. You just follow the stories.
The files / one picture at a time
What you saw.
What actually happened.
We're building this archive from my real photos and original footage. These are upcoming stories, not finished episodes. The actual pictures and videos will be added as they're selected and recorded.
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Bushwick Bill, right there in the picture
A photograph, a moment, and a story I can't wait to tell properly.
Photo selected / episode to be recorded
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That night with Quik and Hi-C
What everybody saw from the outside wasn't what I was dealing with in the moment.
Story being assembled
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Tenth Street Market
A place in Ohio where the childhood stories, the family history, and the music start running into each other.
From the family archive
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A life in pictures
From Wilmington to San Jose, Freeport, and Las Vegas. There's a whole story between the locations.
Photo archive in progress
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The music behind the moments
Some of these memories turned into songs. Others explain why the songs sound the way they do.
More stories coming
ARCHIVE 001 / Westfest 2008
Eleven pictures.
A whole night of stories.
DJ Quik on the decks for our set. MC Eiht, Goldie Loc, Compton Big A, E-Locc, Mistah F.A.B., Jerry Broadus, West Coast Kam and Sensi Sweetheart Kandy Kane. Eleven snapshots from that night and the road to Bakersfield, with photo-by-photo memories from J-Tripz. Video stories are coming next.
PHOTO 01 / caption notes
The stage from the crowd
Our set, photographed from the audience. DJ Quik was DJing for our show.
PHOTO 02 / Westfest 2008
MC Eiht
Me and MC Eiht, the rapper and actor from Menace II Society, backstage at Westfest 2008.
PHOTO 03 / Westfest 2008
Goldie Loc
Me and Goldie Loc. Everybody used to say we looked like brothers. Goldie Loc from Tha Eastsidaz.
PHOTO 04 / Westfest 2008
Another stage view
Another view of us onstage, rotated upright from the upside-down original.
PHOTO 05 / Westfest 2008
Compton Big A
With Compton Big A, who was managing Dogg Pound Next Generation. As I remember it, he had also managed Eazy-E.
PHOTO 06 / Westfest 2008
E-Locc
Me and E-Locc from Oxnard at Westfest.
PHOTO 07 / Westfest 2008
Mistah F.A.B.
Me and Mistah F.A.B., also known as Fabby Davis Jr.
PHOTO 08 / Westfest 2008
Jerry Broadus
Me with Jerry Broadus, Snoop Dogg’s brother, holding up the Dogg Pound Next Generation CD.
PHOTO 09 / Westfest 2008
West Coast Kam
Me and West Coast Kam.
PHOTO 10 / Westfest 2008
Sensi Sweetheart Kandy Kane
Me with my little homie, Sensi Sweetheart Kandy Kane.
PHOTO 11 / caption notes
The road to Bakersfield
The wind turbines on the drive toward Bakersfield.
Names and memories supplied by J-Tripz. Selected photographs are now displayed. Remaining images and narrated episodes are being assembled.
CHAPTER 02 / Behind the Music
Records. People.
Everything between.
The artwork, collaborators, and moments behind the music. These are notes from the personal archive, with the full stories still to be recorded.
The DPNG circle
Born Divine, Chaotic, J-Tripz and Dun Gada together.
Bricks-N-Bangaz
Mixtape artwork from the J-Tripz and Born Divine collaboration.
Escargot album art
A cartoon portrait that went on to become the Escargot album cover.
CHAPTER 03 / Industry Stories
Beyond the home turf.
The Australia tour. Different country, same crew. More original photographs and stories coming.
DPG Australia Tour
J-Tripz and Chaotic with the Australian police officers assigned to their security while on tour.
CHAPTER 04 / Life According to Tripz
Not just the stage.
The stops, the unexpected moments, and the things that happened between records. Every picture has a story.
Coney Island
The Wonder Wheel in the background. Warriors, come out and play.
Philly cheesesteak stop
A stop at Geno’s Cheesesteaks in Philadelphia.
The spaghetti locks
One of several very different J-Tripz hair eras.
Why this page exists
Not just who I met.
What I lived.
Some stories are funny. Some are uncomfortable. Some are about regular life instead of famous people. That's the point. All of it is J-Tripz.
The next chapter / first to know
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