In an era rife with young rap talent, Trippie Redd has managed to stand out from the pack with his melodic vocals and lyrical prowess. Emerging on the scene in 2017, the Ohio native's approval rating skyrocketed in 2018, when the XXL Freshman turned heads with his debut album, Life's a Trip, which debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and was hailed as one of the more impressive debuts of the year. A year removed from its release, Trippie Redd has doubled back with his sophomore album, ! (Exclamation Point), which finds him unpacking his thoughts while channeling his aggression.

Running 14 tracks in length, Trippie Redd's latest finds him collaborating with stars like Lil Baby, The Game, Playboi Carti, Lil Duke and Coi Leray. And with BRYVN, ChopsquadDJ, Diplo, G. Ry, Hammad Beats, Jr. Blender, Kd33, Kyle Stemberger, MTK, Murda Beatz, Nils, OZ, Staccato, and Wheezy behind the boards, the array of producers give the album a layered feel and keeps listeners on their toes.

With Trippie Redd's latest release fresh off the presses, XXL gives the project a spin and picked out 20 of the best lyrics from ! (Exclamation) that stand out the most.

  • "!"

    Trippie Redd

    "Damn, that shit hurt, bae/That shit hurt in the worst ways/Why'd we fight in the first place?/Man, that shit hurt, bae/Always mad on a Monday/And my mind on a runway/Sometimes I wanna run away" —Trippie Redd

  • "Snake Skin"

    Trippie Redd

    "Bitch so bad with the snakeskin, ayy/Foreign do the dash, you know I'm racin'/All my racks the fuckin' same, yeah, they adjacent, huh/All them motherfuckers is blue faces/Made a lot of fuckin' millions off the pavement/And it took a lot of patience and waitin', anxious, ayy" —Trippie Redd

  • "Snake Skin"

    Trippie Redd

    "Hold up, slime, I'm with Duke, uh/Slime, I'm with troops, uh/Pussy nigga talk down, then we slime him like woop, huh/Shine then I grind, throw the dime like I hoop, ayy/Bad bitch and her ass is obtuse, but that stomach is acute, uh/Nigga, what it do? Uh/Big red counting blue, huh/Wet like wonton soup/With your bitch like two/Tweety birds in a coupe" —Trippie Redd

  • "Be Yourself"

    Trippie Redd

    "Since a jit, I been the motherfuckin' shit, dawg/I got them mad, they in they feelings, yeah, they pissed off/I had to go and flood it, VVS the wrist, dawg/You better pray to Big 14, I'm heaven-sent, dawg/I don't do Moët, sipping rosé and some Cristal/I get my drank from Rocket, nigga, ball like Chris Paul" —Trippie Redd

  • "Be Yourself"

    Trippie Redd

    "I spoke to God yesterday and I told Him save me/Think it's the rapture today and I told Him take me/I empty clips on them niggas, don't know 'bout safeties/I got 'em glitching and shaking like they got rabies/I liked her pic' on the 'Gram, now that bitch my baby/I'm in a S550 swerving Mercedes" —Trippie Redd

  • "I Try"

    Trippie Redd

    "Shawty wanna go with me/Say she wanna travel 'round the globe with me/It's cool, come rule the underworld with me/I can't imagine no other girl with me/Come get these diamonds and these pearls with me/I said come rule the fuckin' world with me" —Trippie Redd

  • "They Afraid of You"

    Trippie Redd Featuring Playboi Carti

    "I hope they love you like they say they do/You gotta sit back and listen to what they say to you/Tryna put on niggas but they betraying you/Really they are some bitches and they afraid of you/The devil shoot for the stars and it gon' aim at you/Gotta play right with your cards to win a game or two" —Trippie Redd

  • "They Afraid of You"

    Trippie Redd Featuring Playboi Carti

    "I'm on lean, I might blackout/Shawty wanna show her ass out/All-black Wraith, got the guts out/Pouring up lean 'til I pass out/I got a whole lot of mugshots/Too much money, can't count this guap/Backseat with the bags out/Rick Owens with the tags out" —Playboi Carti

  • "Immortal"

    Trippie Redd Featuring The Game

    "You don't know what it's like having these people watching you/You don't know what it's like to feel like you got shit to prove/You don't know what it's like, you don't know what it's like to move like this/I said you don't know how it is, you don't know how I live/Got your bitch on my dick, whole face full of kids" —Trippie Redd

  • "Immortal"

    Trippie Redd Featuring The Game

    "Fuck being friendly, nigga, I'm done with that/Every time I get a new whip, gotta put a gun in that/'Cause when you die off in these streets, it ain't no coming back/Niggas killed me in my roles and blessed my son with that/Niggas die young where I'm from, mamas cry young where I'm from/Cops, we outrun/It's Westside Compton, bullets, you don't make it out without one" —The Game

  • "Immortal"

    Trippie Redd Featuring The Game

    "Death or jail, that's the outcome, we smoke without lungs/If you 'bout some', don't fold when the drought come, nigga/Find you a rapper with a Richard Mille on/Take his watch, hop in that rental and throw 'A Milli' on/To a nigga in the streets, it ain't nothing really wrong/Smoke weed, fuck bitches, rap, and put your city on" —The Game

  • "Keep Your Head Up"

    Trippie Redd

    "Now my wrist froze up, bitch/Lamborghini got the doors up, bitch/You know what it is, you chose up, bitch/Keep your heart, keep your soul up, bitch/You was looking for exposure, bitch/I was looking for some closure, bitch/Lickin' park blunts like I'm Rosa, bitch/Big ass blunt, need a donut, shit" —Trippie Redd

  • "Keep Your Head Up"

    Trippie Redd

    "I keep my mind open/If it's on my mind, then you know it/I be speaking my mind like a poet/I guess this is why I was chosen/Keep my foot on they neck, now I'm golden/Splish and splash in designer, I'm soaking/It's game over, now enter a token/This time, you better be focused" —Trippie Redd

  • "Riot"

    Trippie Redd

    "Take that little bitch on a ride again, yeah, yeah/What, you tough? You wanna fight and shit? Yeah, yeah/Pull up with a chopper, got a knife on it, yeah, yeah/Uh, ayy, for sure, for sure, uh/1400 nigga wanted four, you know/I'm big bro, uh, yeah, if you want some smoke/You get some smoke/Talkin' down on gang, you get your shit poled/Talkin' down on me, you get a slit throat" —Trippie Redd

  • "Riot"

    Trippie Redd

    "Know I'm giving hell up in the streets, up in the booth/I can change the world, you want lies, I tell the truth/What that mean? (Mean), what that mean?/Pop a nigga brain like a bean/Shawty want my dick like a fiend/I'm talkin' waterfalls, baby a sweet ravine" —Trippie Redd

  • "Mac 10"

    Trippie Redd Featuring Lil Duke and Lil Baby

    "I'ma hop out with that MAC-10/Pussy get shot for that cappin'/Pussy get popped 'bout that actin'/Please say hello to my gat, bitch/I'ma slime his ass, bro, on my slatt shit/Bitch not my blood on my blatt shit/I'm from 800 block where we wack shit/If I want it, I take that, we snatch shit" —Trippie Redd

  • "Mac 10"

    Trippie Redd Featuring Lil Duke and Lil Baby

    "I'm at the top of the penthouse/Your nigga pocket on lint ball/Elliot Diamonds like Kristoff/You cannot trap with no pistol/These niggas lame and they not in my league/Rich nigga smell like Gelato and cream/Freaky lil' bitch and she swallow my seed/I keep a gat and a bitch on her knees" —Lil Duke

  • "Under Enemy Arms"

    Trippie Redd

    "Show no emotions, I live in the dark/I don't know why but that bitch left me scarred/I don't know why you just ain't play your part/Now you focused on wishing me harm/Fuck it, right to bear arms/I keep that stick on me, armed/Under the enemy arms/I cannot fold under enemy arms" —Trippie Redd

  • "Lil Wayne"

    Trippie Redd

    "Keep my four right by my Bible in the glove compartment, yeah/Talking gangster shit, then be a thug about it/Put your heart up in the street, ain't get no love up out it, yeah/Pistol to the sky, don't give no fucks about it/Nigga, knuck about it, nigga, buck about it, yeah/Choppers out in public, we gon' bust about it/If I like it, yeah, it's a must I cop it/Foreign whip leave you in the dust about it" —Trippie Redd

  • "Signing Off"

    Trippie Redd

    "Diamonds water just like a lake, oh/Let's take a fucking break, let's get the fuck away/I'm offline, yeah, I'm offline/I can't see this shit like I'm legally blind/I don't got no time for this shit, I'm on a whole different wave, yeah/I hope you don't disintegrate" —Trippie Redd

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