Tone Trump
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Birth name | Tony Brice |
Also known as | Tone Trizzy, WorldStar Tony, The New Fresh Prince, Greatest Hustler Alive, Tony, TmzTony, Abdul Sallam |
Born | 1987 (age 33–34) |
Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupation(s) | Rapper |
Labels | , CTE World |
Associated acts | Akon, Birdman, Freeway, Hell Rell, Torch (Triple C's), Fred Da Godson, Young Jeezy, RoeNitty, Blow, Chill, Smitti Boi, Moody |
Website | 247trump.com |
Tony Brice[1] (born 1977), better known by his stage name Tone Trump, is an American rapper.
Biography[]
Tone Trump was born in Philadelphia and raised by a Muslim family, later changing his name to Abdul Sallam.[2] His initial desire to be a professional basketball player ended after he was expelled from high school,[citation needed] so he focused his attention on his music.
In 2007, Tone Trump teamed up with fellow Philadelphia-area rappers Jay Bezel and to produce an antiviolence single entitled "Every Day Is Crazy."[3] One of Tone Trump's songs was chosen for the soundtrack for Close to Death, a documentary on urban gun violence by Philadelphia-based producers, getting him on the radar of a few major record labels.[2] He also owns his own record label, Top Notch Entertainment.[4][5] He was also signed to G-Unit Philly and was also a member of The G-Unit Philly Group (with Mike Knox, Ive Vegas, Cotic); in 2009 he left the label due to a feud with fellow member Mike Knox. In January 2010, Tone Trump collaborated with Black Wall Street's artist Nu Jerzey Devil for the song "What It Look Like." Tone Trump recently[when?] signed a deal with Young Jeezy's CTE World label.
Tone Trump has close affiliations with entrepreneurs , of the clothing label Banks and Ross Collection, as well as significant collaborations with fellow rap artist and model agent . He is the author of many catch phrases, such as "Let's Win" and "Hustle or Starve".[citation needed] Tone Trump won artist of the year at the 2012 .[citation needed]
His song "Ghetto Boy," featuring Freeway Ricky Ross, was produced by . Tone Trump made a cameo in the 2015 boxing drama Creed, where he had a brief altercation with the main character.
In 2016 Tone Trump released his album TONY, which was entirely produced by Smitti Boi.
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
- Trump Life (2009)
- TONY (2015)
Mixtapes[]
- Blood, Sweat, & Prayers (with Lex Luger) (2018)
- West Side Story (2013)
- The New Fresh Prince (2012)
- Worldstar Tony (2011)
- Product Of Philly (2010)
References[]
- ^ Simmons, Taya. "New Wave Tone Trump". Taya Simmons (Trumps Publicist). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Mortice, Zach. Hip-Hop for Allah: Muslim MCs struggle to balance their faith with their music[permanent dead link], Philadelphia City Paper. Published January 23, 2007. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
- ^ Volk, Steve. To Congress With Cosby: The comedian helps ex-offenders fight violence Archived 2012-09-08 at archive.today, Philadelphia Weekly. Published February 7, 2007. Retrieved November 5, 2008.
- ^ Carter, Jay. Tone Trump/Next In Line[permanent dead link], 24hourhiphop.com. Published December 13, 2007. Retrieved November 5, 2008.
- ^ Williams, Damon C. 1 Tone, 2 towns on Sunday, Philadelphia Daily News. Published October 2006. Retrieved November 5, 2008.
External links[]
- 1973 births
- Living people
- African-American male rappers
- African-American Muslims
- East Coast hip hop musicians
- Rappers from Philadelphia
- 21st-century American rappers
- 21st-century American male musicians