What's good, Trap Beckham?!

When we think of hip-hop and Florida we think of DJ Khaled aka Ashads awesome father and the holder of all of our keys to life, T.Pain aka “Teddy-Pen-Her-Ass-Down”, Trina aka “The Baddest”, and Rick Ross, the grunting, lemon pepper wing owning and MMG boss.The Florida hip hop scene is unlike any other city when you compare it to Los Angeles, New York City, and Atlanta.

Florida is one of the most misunderstood states when it comes to their music scene, the state is filled with on the rise artists who have to fight through the challenge of overcoming Florida stereotypes. The sunshine state truly has some “gems” and we recently got the chance to sit down with one of them, Trap Beckham from Jacksonville, Florida.

We met up with Trap Beckham at this years SXSW Music Festival which is filled with some of the newest and dopest on the rise artists in music right now. As the newest signee of Def Jam records, we’re curious to get to know him a little more and what he has up his sleeve as an artist on the rise:

Here at SXSW with Trap Beckham, Trap music/culture can go a lot of different ways it’s a complex genre, why did you choose the name, Trap Beckham?
 

They have been calling me Trap since I was 14 and at that time Jeezy was big and the trap stars was hot so on the basketball court that’s what they call me. My real name is actually Travis so it works.
 

We were trolling on your twitter and you tweeted “SXSW I'm on your ass” is it your first time here?

It’s definitely a crazy vibe because you have so many stars walking around everyone's doing music, I have never been around so many artists in one space before. It’s crazy and I'm mad I have to go tomorrow.

It’s definitely crazy, and a great experience for new artists! Is it your first time in Texas?

No, actually I have been to Houston!

Oh really, what do you love the most about Houston?

H-Town has its own culture, the way they drive, the way they talk, the way they move. You know when somebody is from Houston. It’s one of the few places with one of their own cultures, so I salute that.

So where are you from and how has your hometown influenced the artist you are today?
 

Jacksonville, Florida. You know what I’m saying the top of Florida. I listened to a lot of T-pain growing up and he’s from Tallahassee Florida which is 2 hours away from Jacksonville. So, T-Pain, that is who influenced me from Florida.

We can kind of hear some T-Pain influenced on one of your latest track “Do You”. That came out on Valentine's Day, we premiered it on KarenCivil.com. What was the meaning behind that track and do you believe in love?

Do you is a song dedicated to the ppl out there who are skeptical about trusting their lovers with their emotions, a dope concept that pertains to my personal life? I’m talking to someone and she is very pretty, funny, cool, and a rider. For her to be so pretty she’s really down to earth. She’s not the stereotypical pretty girl or top model that you have to have X amount of dollars to mess with. Her Dm’s poppin’ but she wants me *winks*

That’s how you know that they could possibly be the one, they aren’t with you because you are Trap Beckham they actually like you for you. Do you have any crazy stories you would like to share that you’ve encountered with a fan or girl?

Psssh...yea one time I had this girl on my birthday (7-14-10) she pulled up to the party with her name tattooed on her thigh.

Wow, that’s pretty crazy! The ladies must love Trap, speaking of the date 7/14, let’s talk about the mixtape and the significance of the date.

It’s something I started in 2010 where I wanted to give a gift to myself on my birthday and I was trying to figure out the date to drop the mixtape so I said why not drop it on 7/14. Every year since then I just stayed consistent with it. This will be the 8th year it’s 2017 and we started in 2010. Yea man, it was just something I stuck with, it built my brand. In Jacksonville, everyone pretty much knows when 7/14 coming.

So, it’s like a holiday?!

Yea it’s like a holiday.

That’s cool because your music is your passion and it’s your purpose so what better way to celebrate your birthday than with your music! Moving forward, what can fans expect from Trap Beckham this year?
 

I dropped 7:14 am it’s in my bio follow me on IG @trapbeckham, I have my 7/14 mixtape coming out on 7/14 and I'm also working on an EP that I don’t have a title for yet but it won’t be affiliated with 7/14.
 

As one of Def Jam's newest signees. How do you feel being a part of one of the greatest teams of all time?
 

Blessed, truly a dream come true coming from Jacksonville Fl.

Other than T-Pain who has artistically influenced you?
 

I’ve been writing my own music since I was 8 so I don’t really know what inspired me back then but my mom listened to a lot of Salt N’ Peppa, Jam Master Jay, and break dance type of stuff, she was wherever the skating rink was and that’s what she played in the kitchen. For me, it’s Kanye, and The Ying Yang twins. I love Kanye, I think he is the G.O.A.T.

You’re fairly new to the game, what key lessons have you learned early on in your career that you would like to share with new artists who are trying to get to where you are?

Key lessons I've learned is stayed consistent, keep your face in the place, stay social, network more, & be open to new sounds I can incorporate in my work

Anything else you would like to add?  

I have a lot of new projects coming up, a lot more club bangers. Be sure to follow me on all social media.

IG: @TrapBeckham

Twitter: @TrapBeckham

Snapchat: @TrapBeckham