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{{Short description|American hip hop trio from Georgia}}
{{Infobox musical artist <!--See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians-->
{{Infobox musical artist <!--See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians-->
|name = Trillville
| name = Trillville
|image =
| image =
|caption =
| caption =
|background = group_or_band
| background = group_or_band
|origin = [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
| origin = [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
|genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]], [[crunk]], [[ghettotech]]
| genre = {{hlist|[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]|[[crunk]]|[[southern hip hop]]}}
|years_active = 1997–present
| years_active = 1997–present
|label = [[Black Market Entertainment|Black Market]], [[Warner Music Group|Warner]], [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]], [[Reprise Records|Reprise]]
| label = {{hlist|[[Black Market Entertainment|Black Market]]|[[Warner Music Group|Warner]]|[[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]|[[Reprise Records|Reprise]]}}
|associated_acts = [[Lil Jon]], [[Lil Scrappy]], [[Three 6 Mafia]], [[Lil Wyte]]
| associated_acts = [[Lil Jon]], [[Lil Scrappy]], [[Three 6 Mafia]]
|website =
| website =
|current_members = Don P<br>Lil LA aka Lil Atlanta<br>Dirty Mouth}}
| current_members = Don P<br>Lil LA aka Lil Atlanta<br>Dirty Mouth
}}


'''Trillville''' is an American hip hop group formed in 1997. Its founding members are '''Don P''' (born '''Donnell Prince'''), '''Dirty Mouth''' (born '''Jamal Glaze'''), and '''LA''' (formerly '''Lil LA''' and '''Lil Atlanta'''; born '''Lawrence Edwards'''). Dirty Mouth left the group in 2007 to pursue a solo career and returned in 2011.
'''Trillville''' is an American hip hop group formed in 1997. Its founding members are '''Donnell Don P Prince''', '''Dirty Mouth''' (born '''Jamal Glaze'''), and '''LA''' (formerly '''Lil LA''' and '''Lil Atlanta'''; born '''Lawrence Edwards'''). Dirty Mouth left the group in 2007 to pursue a solo career and returned in 2011.


==Biography==
==Biography==
The three members of Trillville met as high school students in [[Atlanta]]. Glaze led the [[snare drum|snare drums]] in the school marching band, Prince wrote rhymes and produced beats on his keyboard, and Edwards was an aspiring promoter. They named their group "Trillville" combining the words "truth" and "real", with Prince taking on stage name "Don P", Glaze "Dirty Mouth", and Edwards "Lil Atlanta" (later "Lil LA" and "LA").<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/trillville-mn0000021128/biography|title=Trillville|last=Jeffries|first=David|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=February 19, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Vibe 2004"/><ref name="AllHipHop 2005">{{cite web|url=https://allhiphop.com/2005/04/17/trillville-reloaded/|title=Trillville: Reloaded|last=Yuscavage|first=Chris|work=AllHipHop|date=April 17, 2005|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050418020429/http://www.allhiphop.com/features/?ID=1052|archivedate=April 18, 2005|deadurl=no|df=}}</ref>
The three members of Trillville met as high school students in [[Atlanta]]. Glaze led the [[snare drum]]s in the school's marching band, Don P wrote rhymes and produced beats on his keyboard, and Edwards was an aspiring promoter. They named their group "Trillville" combining the words "truth" and "real", with " Prince ", Glaze "Dirty Mouth", and Edwards "Lil Atlanta" (later "Lil LA" and "LA").<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/trillville-mn0000021128/biography|title=Trillville|last=Jeffries|first=David|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=February 19, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Vibe 2004"/><ref name="AllHipHop 2005">{{cite web|url=https://allhiphop.com/2005/04/17/trillville-reloaded/|title=Trillville: Reloaded|last=Yuscavage|first=Chris|work=AllHipHop|date=April 17, 2005|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050418020429/http://www.allhiphop.com/features/?ID=1052|archivedate=April 18, 2005|url-status=live}}</ref>


[[Lil Jon]] discovered Trillville at a sold-out show and signed the group to [[BME Recordings]]. Trillville debuted in 2003 with the single "[[Neva Eva]]", which peaked at #77 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] and #28 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] charts in 2004. Collaborating with [[Lil Scrappy]], Trillville came out with debut album ''[[The King of Crunk & BME Recordings Present: Trillville & Lil Scrappy]]'' in 2004.<ref name=allmusic /><ref>https://www.billboard.com/music/trillville/chart-history/r-b-hip-hop-songs</ref> It featured the single "[[Some Cut]]", which peaked at #14 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] in 2005.<ref>https://www.billboard.com/music/trillville</ref> ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]'' described ''Trillville & Lil Scrappy'' as a [[crunk]] album and quoted Don P: "Our music is about whatever will make people move those [elbows] and be free about whatever they do."<ref name="Vibe 2004">{{citation|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040427070319/http://www.vibe.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=221|archivedate=April 27, 2004|deadurl=no|title=Next: Lil Scrappy & Trillville|last=Early|first=N. Ali|work=Vibe|date=March 2004|page=117|volume=12|issue=3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wiYEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA117&lpg=PA117|df=}}</ref>
[[Lil Jon]] discovered Trillville at a sold-out show and signed the group to [[BME Recordings]]. Trillville debuted in 2003 with the single "[[Neva Eva]]", which peaked at #77 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] and #28 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] charts in 2004. Collaborating with [[Lil Scrappy]], Trillville came out with debut album ''[[The King of Crunk & BME Recordings Present: Trillville & Lil Scrappy]]'' in 2004.<ref name=allmusic /><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/trillville/chart-history/bsi/|title = Trillville| magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] }}</ref> It featured the single "[[Some Cut]]", which peaked at #14 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] in 2005.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/trillville|title=Trillville|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] }}</ref> ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]'' described ''Trillville & Lil Scrappy'' as a [[crunk]] album and quoted Don P: "Our music is about whatever will make people move those [elbows] and be free about whatever they do."<ref name="Vibe 2004">{{citation|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040427070319/http://www.vibe.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=221|archivedate=April 27, 2004|url-status=live|title=Next: Lil Scrappy & Trillville|last=Early|first=N. Ali|work=Vibe|date=March 2004|page=117|volume=12|issue=3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wiYEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA117}}</ref>


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Dirty Mouth left Trillville in 2007 to pursue a solo career, and Trillville left BME in January 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/xxl-magazine/2008/01/trillville-leaves-bme-preps-new-album-as-a-duo/|title=Trillville Leaves BME, Preps New Album As A Duo|work=XXL|date=January 24, 2008|accessdate=February 19, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080127100523/http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=18743|archivedate=January 27, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> Trillville's second album ''[[Straight Up. No Chaser]]'' came out in 2008 released under the Swag Up label.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/straight-up-no-chaser-mw0000789276|title = Straight up. No Chaser - Trillville &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits &#124; AllMusic| website=[[AllMusic]] }}</ref> With Dirty Mouth returning, Trillville released third album ''3 Da' Hard Way'' in 2011.,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/3-da-hard-way-mw0002222014|title=3 Da' Hard Way - Trillville &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits &#124; AllMusic|website=[[AllMusic]] }}</ref> Recently Trillville has released their new group album “Dat Drip” on September 7, 2018.<ref name="Dat Drip">{{Citation|title=Dat Drip|date=2018-09-07|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/6SY8puzvUYwlHfk183GwoR|language=en|access-date=2018-09-10}}</ref>
On February 5, 2006, police in [[DeKalb County, Georgia]] arrested Don P on charges of raping a 16-year-old girl.<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060211083029/http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/dekalb/stories/0207metrap.html|archivedate=February 11, 2006|title=Rapper arrested on rape charges|url=http://www.ajc.com:80/metro/content/metro/dekalb/stories/0207metrap.html|last=Ahmed|first=Saeed|work=Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=February 6, 2006|accessdate=February 19, 2018|deadurl=yes|df=}}</ref> A judge dismissed the charges on February 24 during a preliminary hearing.<ref>{{cite web|last=Harris|first=Chris|title=Rape Charges Against Trillville Rapper Don P Dropped|publisher=MTV News|date=March 30, 2006|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1527441/rape-charges-against-trillville-rapper-don-p-dropped/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725161147/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1527441/20060330/trillville.jhtml|archivedate=July 25, 2008|accessdate=February 19, 2018}}</ref>

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Dirty Mouth left Trillville in 2007 to pursue a solo career, and Trillville left BME in January 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/xxl-magazine/2008/01/trillville-leaves-bme-preps-new-album-as-a-duo/|title=Trillville Leaves BME, Preps New Album As A Duo|work=XXL|date=January 24, 2008|accessdate=February 19, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080127100523/http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=18743|archivedate=January 27, 2008|deadurl=yes|df=}}</ref> Trillville's second album ''[[Straight Up. No Chaser]]'' came out in 2008 released under the Swag Up label.<ref>https://www.allmusic.com/album/straight-up-no-chaser-mw0000789276</reF> With Dirty Mouth returning, Trillville released third album ''3 Da' Hard Way'' in 2011.<ref>https://www.allmusic.com/album/3-da-hard-way-mw0002222014</ref>


==Albums==
==Albums==
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*Trillville Singles: "Neva Eva", "[[Some Cut]]", "Get Some Crunk in Yo System"
*Trillville Singles: "Neva Eva", "[[Some Cut]]", "Get Some Crunk in Yo System"
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|align="left"|'''''The King of Crunk & BME Recordings Present: Trillville - Chopped & Screwed'''''
|align="left"|'''''The King of Crunk & BME Recordings Present: Lil Scrappy & Trillville - Chopped & Screwed'''''
*Released: November 2, 2004
*Released: January 25, 2005
*Chart positions: N/A
*Chart positions: N/A
*Last [[RIAA certification]]: N/A
*Last [[RIAA certification]]: N/A
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*Singles: Money Line
*Singles: Money Line
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|align="left"|'''''[[3 Da' Hard Way]]'''''
|align="left"|'''''3 Da' Hard Way'''''
*Released: October 25, 2011
*Released: October 25, 2011
*Chart position: N/A
*Chart position: N/A
*Last [[RIAA certification]]: N/A
*Last [[RIAA certification]]: N/A
*Singles: N/A
*Singles: N/A
|}
|-
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|align="left"|'''''[[Dat Drip]]'''''<ref name="Dat Drip"/>


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*Released: Sept 07, 2018
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|align="left"|'''''[[Dat Drip]]'''''
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*Released: September 7, 2018
*Chart position: N/A
*Chart position: N/A
*Last [[RIAA certification]]: N/A
*Last [[RIAA certification]]: N/A
*Singles: Heavy featuring Flow 187
*Singles: Check Say
|}
|}


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!align="Left"|Mixtape information
!align="Left"|Mixtape information
|-
|-
|align="Left"|'''''[[DJ: TRAP-A-HOLICS: Trillville: 1000 Deep]]'''''
|align="Left"|'''''DJ: TRAP-A-HOLICS: Trillville: 1000 Deep'''''
*Released: April 6, 2010
*Released: April 6, 2010
*Listens: 1,099
*Listens: 1,099
*Downloads: 336
*Downloads: 336
|-
|-
|align="Left"|'''''[[DJ DON PISTOL: TRILLVILLE: Da Mixtape B4 Da Mixtape]]'''''
|align="Left"|'''''DJ DON PISTOL: TRILLVILLE: Da Mixtape B4 Da Mixtape'''''
*Released: April 28, 2010
*Released: April 28, 2010
*Listens: 565
*Listens: 565
*Downloads: 166
*Downloads: 166
|-
|-
|align="Left"|'''''[[DJ DON PISTOL: TRILLVILLE: Street Tape]]'''''
|align="Left"|'''''DJ DON PISTOL: TRILLVILLE: Street Tape'''''
*Released: June 1, 2010
*Released: June 1, 2010
*Listens: 1,354
*Listens: 1,354
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|align="center"|&ndash;
|align="center"|&ndash;
|align="left" rowspan="1"|''Straight Up, No Chaser''
|align="left" rowspan="1"|''Straight Up, No Chaser''
|-
|align="center" rowspan="1"|2023
|align="left"|"Get Active" <small>(featuring [[Lil Scrappy]])</small>
|align="center"|&ndash;
|align="center"|&ndash;
|align="center"|&ndash;
|align="left" rowspan="1"|Non-album single
|-
|-
|}
|}


==Music Videography==
==Music videos==
*(2004) "Neva Eva"
*(2004) "Neva Eva"
*(2004) "Get Some Crunk In Yo System"
*(2004) "Get Some Crunk In Yo System"
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*(2005) "Nothing Less"
*(2005) "Nothing Less"
*(2005) "Watch Me Do This"
*(2005) "Watch Me Do This"
*(2007) "Heat It Up"


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 17:18, 13 December 2024

Trillville
OriginAtlanta, Georgia
Genres
Years active1997–present
Labels
MembersDon P
Lil LA aka Lil Atlanta
Dirty Mouth

Trillville is an American hip hop group formed in 1997. Its founding members are Donnell Don P Prince, Dirty Mouth (born Jamal Glaze), and LA (formerly Lil LA and Lil Atlanta; born Lawrence Edwards). Dirty Mouth left the group in 2007 to pursue a solo career and returned in 2011.

Biography

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The three members of Trillville met as high school students in Atlanta. Glaze led the snare drums in the school's marching band, Don P wrote rhymes and produced beats on his keyboard, and Edwards was an aspiring promoter. They named their group "Trillville" combining the words "truth" and "real", with " Prince ", Glaze "Dirty Mouth", and Edwards "Lil Atlanta" (later "Lil LA" and "LA").[1][2][3]

Lil Jon discovered Trillville at a sold-out show and signed the group to BME Recordings. Trillville debuted in 2003 with the single "Neva Eva", which peaked at #77 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #28 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts in 2004. Collaborating with Lil Scrappy, Trillville came out with debut album The King of Crunk & BME Recordings Present: Trillville & Lil Scrappy in 2004.[1][4] It featured the single "Some Cut", which peaked at #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2005.[5] Vibe described Trillville & Lil Scrappy as a crunk album and quoted Don P: "Our music is about whatever will make people move those [elbows] and be free about whatever they do."[2]

Dirty Mouth left Trillville in 2007 to pursue a solo career, and Trillville left BME in January 2008.[6] Trillville's second album Straight Up. No Chaser came out in 2008 released under the Swag Up label.[7] With Dirty Mouth returning, Trillville released third album 3 Da' Hard Way in 2011.,[8] Recently Trillville has released their new group album “Dat Drip” on September 7, 2018.[9]

Albums

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Album information
The King of Crunk & BME Recordings Present: Trillville & Lil Scrappy with Lil Scrappy
  • Released: February 24, 2004
  • Chart positions: #12 US
  • Last RIAA certification: Gold
  • Lil Scrappy Singles: "Head Bussa", "No Problems"
  • Trillville Singles: "Neva Eva", "Some Cut", "Get Some Crunk in Yo System"
The King of Crunk & BME Recordings Present: Lil Scrappy & Trillville - Chopped & Screwed
Straight Up. No Chaser
  • Released: June 24, 2008
  • Chart positions: N/A
  • Last RIAA certification: N/A
  • Singles: Money Line
3 Da' Hard Way
Dat Drip[9]
  • Released: Sept 07, 2018
  • Chart position: N/A
  • Last RIAA certification: N/A
  • Singles: Check Say

Mixtapes

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Mixtape information
DJ: TRAP-A-HOLICS: Trillville: 1000 Deep
  • Released: April 6, 2010
  • Listens: 1,099
  • Downloads: 336
DJ DON PISTOL: TRILLVILLE: Da Mixtape B4 Da Mixtape
  • Released: April 28, 2010
  • Listens: 565
  • Downloads: 166
DJ DON PISTOL: TRILLVILLE: Street Tape
  • Released: June 1, 2010
  • Listens: 1,354
  • Downloads: 276

Singles

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Year Song Chart positions[10] Album
U.S. Hot 100 U.S. R&B U.S. Rap
2003 "Neva Eva" (featuring Lil Jon & Lil Scrappy) 77 28 22 Trillville & Lil Scrappy
2004 "Get Some Crunk In Yo System" (featuring Pastor Troy) – – –
2005 "Some Cut" (featuring Cutty) 14 7 3
2006 "Nothing Less" – – – Trillville Reloaded
2008 "Money Line" – – – Straight Up, No Chaser
2023 "Get Active" (featuring Lil Scrappy) – – – Non-album single

Music videos

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  • (2004) "Neva Eva"
  • (2004) "Get Some Crunk In Yo System"
  • (2004) "Some Cut"
  • (2005) "Nothing Less"
  • (2005) "Watch Me Do This"

References

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  1. ^ a b Jeffries, David. "Trillville". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Early, N. Ali (March 2004), "Next: Lil Scrappy & Trillville", Vibe, vol. 12, no. 3, p. 117, archived from the original on April 27, 2004
  3. ^ Yuscavage, Chris (April 17, 2005). "Trillville: Reloaded". AllHipHop. Archived from the original on April 18, 2005.
  4. ^ "Trillville". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Trillville". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Trillville Leaves BME, Preps New Album As A Duo". XXL. January 24, 2008. Archived from the original on January 27, 2008. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  7. ^ "Straight up. No Chaser - Trillville | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  8. ^ "3 Da' Hard Way - Trillville | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  9. ^ a b Dat Drip, 2018-09-07, retrieved 2018-09-10
  10. ^ Artist Chart History. Billboard. Accessed September 19, 2007.
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