It's an unfortunate reality for artists that, at some point in their careers, they will face a hacker in one way or another. We've watched artists face setbacks following song or album leaks, and others endure having their social media pages taken over by nefarious strangers. Trippie Redd fell victim to a hacker, and he explained to Zane Lowe for Apple Music 1 how that impacted the release of his latest album, Mansion Musik.
A standout track on the project was Trippie's "KRZY TRAIN" collaboration with Travis Scott. While the pairing was anticipated, some listeners noticed that elements of the song seemed unfinished. "I ain't really speak on it, but I'm going to speak on it. I was held for ransom on my project," said the rapper.
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Trippie said his hackers demanded $1 million "because they had all my records. Every single last one. All the features." He felt the need to "rush the project out," which is why the Travis Scott collab is noticeably different. "That's what Travis sent to me, I didn't mix it," Trippie admitted.
"I had to run with it because if I didn't, the whole project was going to release," he continued. "And this has been a big thing. They have been hacking and leaking sh*t like crazy, at least my last two, three albums. I don't know how they do it. Pegasus, it probably leaked two months before it dropped, bro, and it still did extremely well."
"I was like, 'If I don't drop it now, then it's going to be out there, and they're going to hear it regardless. They're going to hear the bad mix regardless, so I'm going to put it out unmixed and see what they think," Trippie also shared. "Yeah, the album did leak, actually, two. I work through anything. God got the last laugh, you feel me? Like the devil going to throw so much at you, you can't really let it bother you. Just take the bruises, you'll heal eventually."