Trippy Ja

Jake Walter, known professionally as Trippy Ja, is an American record producer and sound engineer. His first major album released in March 2019 and accumulated millions of streams worldwide, striking contract offers from Sony and Warner Music. Picking up traction, Trippy caught the attention of Lil Yachty's brother Jban$2Turnt. Soon the two artists released the hit single “Gang,” racking up over 2 million views on Soundcloud. After the release, Trippy Ja came in contact with the YBN collective. Collaborating with YBN Nahmir, the project “Imma Ball (feat. Ybn)” released later that year. Trippy's next album "Dreams to Reality" with CashMoneyAP and 24hrs, landed over 10 million streams, setting the trajectory of future success. In May, Trippy announced his feature on Fetty Wap’s Mixtape with the single “Banker Be My Witness”. Following the mixtape, Trippy Ja released the smash single “Listen to Me” with platinum artists 24hrs and Futuristic. The song charted #39 on iTunes in its first week and dominated top positions on YouTube’s trending charts in the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany. The single stands in history as the 39th most sold R&B song on iTunes in the third week of May 2022. The 2024 collaboration "Back to It" soon attained viral success, leading to records with notable artists Kap G, Dizzy Wright, and Abstract. Trippy’s main influencers are Lil Skies, Metro Boomin, YBN Nahmir, Werdplay, Page 1 and alternative bands Incubus and Red Hot Chili Peppers.