(EMAILWIRE.COM, January 22, 2010 ) NEW YORK, NY – Baby Triggy, the 13-year-old hip-hop phenomenon, is using his talents to raise funds assisting the victims of the devastating Haitian earthquake. Last week, Baby Triggy withstood the cold in downtown New York, rapping for donations, and has already raised $3,500. Baby Triggy is currently looking for venues, including schools or churches, to host several upcoming performances where all proceeds will go to assist the Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund of the American Red Cross.
Baby Triggy realizes heÂ’s not a superstar yet, but he wants to do his part to part to help those in need in hopes that he will inspire other kids to do the same. The devastating Haiti earthquake has affected people both young and old, and Baby Triggy wants to raise awareness for the babies and children.
In 2009, Baby Triggy created Lunch Box Recordz, a label for kids, run by kids, to develop new pop, rock, and hip hop artists to diversify the music group. Lunch Box Recordz signed their first artist, Young Deon, in 2009 who then debuted alongside Universal artist Cassie / DJWebstar on the single “BFF.”
Baby Triggy got his name from Mr. Fingers, who put the stamp on artists such as Jay-Z, DMX, Ja-Rule, and Fabolous. During an initial recording session, Mr. Fingers was impressed with Baby Triggy’s ability to get it right the first time, saying he’s a baby gunner, “a baby triggy.” The name has stuck since then.
Born in Queens, New York, Baby Triggy’s career started at the age of ten. He was out with his father when they dropped by his dad’s friends’ music studio. Baby Triggy was blown away hearing the sounds of rap music. He asked his dad if he could give it a try and was told “it’s not as easy as it sounds.” His father’s friend said “give him a shot” and shortly after hearing the young man, they both were amazed.
At the age of eleven, Baby Triggy was offered a deal with a major record label. After discussing it with his family, he decided to wait until he was a little older. Since that first day in the recording studio he has gone on to record several songs. “Ice Cream”, “Crazy Days”, “Shine”, “Fran”, “My Imagination”, and “I’m Just a Kid” are all singles that can be enjoyed on Baby Triggy’s MySpace page. He’s quickly amassed over 398,000 friends and over 1.19 million views on his MySpace page! The spectacular new single “Ice Cream” has received phenomenal reviews and over 740,000 listens by fans.
