There were no music videos, no interviews. Usually anticipation grows as the rollout continues, but Don wasn’t doing much. It was only $7.99, more than fair for 17 songs. I pre-ordered the album after only hearing a single snippet. “I’m fresh to death, I’m a fly guy/ killing more shit than a drive-by,” he spit on “Prolly.” These were post-Best Rapper Alive era Lil Wayne bars and so I didn't pay much attention.įor some reason, alleyes my ears were on Don Trip leading up to Godspeed. He had his moments through his earlier mixtapes, but the music was diluted with tons of bad punchlines. I first noticed this increase in quality when Trip was rapping alongside Starlito on Step Brothers 2. He now makes the music he wants to and does a damn good job at it. Yet, this was the moment when Don was allowed to finally be himself. Interscope waved goodbye when the label decided that he couldn't produce another buzzing single like “Letter To My Son.” Blogs stopped paying attention, too. It’s taught me to take nothing for granted, and I treat every project like it could be my last.Named a 2011 XXL Freshmen, the industry seemingly turned their back on Don Trip. On a personal level, every loss is a lesson and I’ve lost what seems like the majority of my peers I came up with. Lamont Butler greatly influenced me and my music. I had just finished reading Sweet Jones: Pimp C’s Trill Life Story by Julia Beverly and was inspired by the numerous parallels between both our early lives and careers. One of my frequent collaborators, TrakkSounds, lives there and I typically record in his studios when I’m passing through.Īround September, we decided that we had so much music together that we needed to do something with it.

I spent a week and a half there this spring prior to SXSW and recorded with quite a few artists and producers from there. “I LOVE Houston, Texas and could see myself growing old there. “‘I’m Moving To Houston,’ which I’m releasing on the day Pimp C passed away, is about me paying homage to a place with a strong rap heritage, Lito told TSS. Trakksounds is called upon to handle the production duties of the entire project and he does so with ease as Lito and his guests sound at their best on the 12-track affair.īefore you stream the project the project in full below, peep what Lito had to say about his move and the album itself. Welcoming to the place they call home as well, Houston natives Sauce Walka, Killa Kyleon and Propain who all appear as guest features as well as Young Dolph, Dee-1, Don Trip and others. Prior to his move, Lito drops off his new album titled I’m Moving To Houston. Just a week away from his 31st birthday, Nashville, TN rapper Starlito has plans on relocating from his native to the Lone Star State, Houston, Texas.

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