Trinidad James speaks on being a creative director for Sexyy Red, criticism for wearing nails, music
Author: REVOLT
April 26, 2025
Duration: 42:55
“My goal is to make music fun again in the A and just period” ~ Trinidad James
Trinidad & Tobago born, Atlanta, GA raised artist, fashion designer, creative director, and song writer, Trinidad James skips class with Lalaa Shepard of The Progress Report to speak about his 13 year journey in the music industry, breaks down his new single “My Biggest Hater”, Covid experience and album flopping, putting 'Trinidad James music’ to the side for fashion, women basketball jacket collab, approving Bruno Mars sample, business deal with T.I.G. Records, writing songs for Cardi B, Offset, City Girls, Kevin Gates, Bhad Bhabie, designing stage set for Bossman D Low’s tour, and losing Rich Homie Quan, Young Scooter, Takeoff, Young Dolph, and Bankroll Fresh.
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0:00 Trinidad James Skipping Class drop
0:23 introduction
0:42 new single “My Biggest Hater”
1:45 song sample
5:58 ATL roots
6:51 popping it on the song
7:39 women basketball jacket collab
8:15 lyrics breakdown
10:07 crediting song writers
12:44 discography
12:53 approving Bruno Mars sample
13:34 money keeping culture in a weird place
14:08 losing Rich Homie Quan, Young Scooter, Takeoff, Young Dolph, Bankroll Fresh
16:18 business deal with T.I.G. Records
16:38 pros and cons of having a team/ label support
18:28 unreleased music
19:43 fashion
20:26 creative director for Sexyy Red
21:54 getting into creative directing
23:44 Kevin Gates and Bhad Bhabie record
24:37 JT (City Girls)
25:07 Cardi B & Offset
25:45 giving records to other artists
26:04 2020 Covid experience and album flopping
26:35 moving to LA during lockdown and getting back in the mix
27:25 putting Trinidad James music to the side for fashion
28:07 Sexyy Red mainstream collab
28:40 teaching the process through new business agency
29:21 DAD name meaning
30:15 Trump’s tariffs
31:30 criticizing for wearing nails as a man
35:40 afro
36:05 what does our keyword “progress” mean?
36:31 what’s next?
37:11 designing stage set for Bossman D Low tour
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