{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Life's a Trip | type = studio | artist = Trippie Redd | cover = Lifes A Trip.jpg | alt = | released = {{start date|2018|8|10}} | recorded = 2017–2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/2017/12/trippie-redd-travis-scott-dark-knight-dummo|title=Trippie Redd and Travis Scott Connect on "Dark Knight Dummo"|website=Complex.com|accessdate=14 December 2018}}</ref> | studio = | genre = {{Hlist|Emo rap<ref>{{cite web|url=http://themusic.com.au/music/albumreviews/2018/08/10/trippie-redd-lifes-a-trip-james-dapice/|title=Trippie Redd Life's a Trip|website=Themusic.com.au|date=August 10, 2018|accessdate=August 10, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810041852/https://themusic.com.au/music/albumreviews/2018/08/10/trippie-redd-lifes-a-trip-james-dapice/|archivedate=August 10, 2018}}</ref>|pop-punk<ref name="HipHopDX"/>}} | length = {{Duration|m=46|s=39}} | label = {{hlist|TenThousand Projects|Caroline}} | producer = {{hlist|Austin Powerz|Avedon|BeatPusher|Boaz van de Beatz|Diplo|G Koop|Honorable C.N.O.T.E.|Jacob Reske|Murda Beatz|Nik D|OZ|Preme|Pro Logic|Scott Storch|Wallis Lane|Wheezy|Wyatt Sanders|Yoda Francesco|We Are The Stars}} | prev_title = A Love Letter to You 2 | prev_year = 2017 | next_title = A Love Letter to You 3 | next_year = 2018 | misc = {{Singles | name = Life's a Trip | type = studio | single1 = Dark Knight Dummo | single1date = December 6, 2017 | single2 = Uka Uka | single2date = February 20, 2018 | single3 = Wish | single3date = March 23, 2018 | single4 = How You Feel | single4date = June 21, 2018 | single5 = Taking a Walk | single5date = August 6, 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases |title=Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases |publisher=All Access |accessdate=30 September 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930052622/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases |archivedate=30 September 2018}}</ref> }} }}
'''''Life's a Trip''''' (stylized in all caps) is the debut studio album by American rapper Trippie Redd.<ref name="iTunes">{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/lifes-a-trip/1421575620|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180808073309/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/lifes-a-trip/1421575620|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 8, 2018|title=Life's a Trip by Trippie Redd on Apple Music|date=10 August 2018|publisher=iTunes|accessdate=August 10, 2018}}</ref> It was released on August 10, 2018, by TenThousand Projects and Caroline Distribution. The album features guest appearances from Diplo, Young Thug, Reese Laflare, and Travis Scott.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/08/trippie-redd-lifes-a-trip-tracklist-young-thug-travis-scott/|title=Trippie Redd 'Life's a Trip' Album Tracklist: Young Thug and More - XXL|first=Tosten|last=Burks|website=XXL Mag|date=6 August 2018 |accessdate=14 December 2018}}</ref> Production was handled by OZ, Murda Beatz, BeatPusher, Honorable C.N.O.T.E., Avedon, Diplo, Scott Storch, Wheezy, Boaz van de Beatz and We Are The Stars, among others. The album cover was designed by Canadian artist Stephen Gibb.
==Background== In 2018, the album was announced, with the release date and cover artwork, which has unveiled on July 31, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/07/trippie-redd-lifes-a-trip-album-art-release-date/|title=Trippie Redd Unveils 'Life's a Trip' Album Art and Release Date|publisher=XXL|date=July 31, 2018|accessdate=August 10, 2018}}</ref>
==Singles== The lead single, "Dark Knight Dummo", was released on December 6, 2017. The song features a guest appearance from American rapper Travis Scott, with production by Honorable C.N.O.T.E. The song peaked at number 72 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming Trippie Redd's first charting single. The song was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on June 6, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=dummo#search_section|title=Gold & Platinum – RIAA|publisher=Recording Industry Association of America|accessdate=August 20, 2018}}</ref>
==Critical reception== {{Music ratings | rev1 = ''HipHopDX'' | rev1Score = 3.8/5<ref name="HipHopDX">{{cite web|last=Glaysher|first=Scott|url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3223/title.review-trippie-redds-lifes-a-trip-is-a-commendable-n-chaotic-genre-fuser|title=Review: Trippie Redd's "Life's a Trip" Is A Commendable-N-Chaotic Genre Fuser|publisher=HipHopDX|date=August 13, 2018|accessdate=August 15, 2018}}</ref> | rev2 = ''HotNewHipHop'' | rev2Score = 72%<ref name="HNHH">{{cite web|last=Lyons|first=Patrick|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/134095-trippie-redds-lifes-a-trip-review-news|title=Trippie Redd's "Life's A Trip" Review|publisher=HotNewHipHop|date=August 15, 2018|access-date=August 19, 2018}}</ref> | rev4 = ''FHHS Today'' | rev4Score = (very favorable)<ref name="fhhs">{{cite web|url=https://fhhstoday.com/9627/archive/trippie-redd-lifes-a-trip-review/|title=Trippie Redd “Life’s a Trip” Review|publisher=FHHS Today|accessdate=April 6, 2026}}</ref> |rev5=''The Music'' |rev5score= {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="tm">{{Cite news |title= Album Review: Trippie Redd - Life's A Trip |work= The Music|url= https://themusic.com.au/reviews/trippie-redd-lifes-a-trip-james-dapice/nIePjrGws7I/10-08-18 |access-date=April 6, 2026}}</ref> | rev6 = ''Pitchfork'' | rev6Score = 6.2/10<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web|last=Pierre|first=Alphonse|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/trippie-redd-lifes-a-trip/|title=Trippie Redd: Life's a Trip Album Review|publisher=Pitchfork|date=August 14, 2018|accessdate=August 15, 2018}}</ref> |rev7=''Revolt'' |rev7score= (very favorable)<ref name="revolt">{{Cite news |title= 5 takeaways from Trippie Redd's 'Life's A Trip'|work= Revolt|url= https://www.revolt.tv/article/2018-08-13/43797/5-takeaways-from-trippie-redds-lifes-a-trip|access-date=April 6, 2026}}</ref> | rev8 = ''XXL'' | rev8Score = XL<ref name="XXL">{{cite web|last=Holmes|first=Charles|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2018/08/trippie-redd-lifes-a-trip-album-album-review/|title=Trippie Redd's 'Life's A Trip' Album Is a Journey Worth Taking|publisher=XXL|date=August 13, 2018|accessdate=August 15, 2018}}</ref> }}
''Life's a Trip'' received critical acclaim. Charles Holmes of ''XXL'' described the album as "indulgent, polished and deeply personal", adding that "Vocally, his balance between restrained and bombastic delivery is unmatched."<ref name="XXL"/> Scott Glaysher of ''HipHopDX'' praised the album's experimentation and genre-blending: "His young artistry shines through as he paints life pictures across all genres – not just with hi-hats and thundering 808s."<ref name="HipHopDX"/>
In a mixed review, Alphonse Pierre of ''Pitchfork'' noted monotony in the production and a lack of identity: "''Life's a Trip'' is stuffed with forced production choices that impair Trippie's over-the-top voice from hitting all of its quirks. It's clear Trippie needs more time to develop his sound and iron out a direction that doesn't feel like a detour. A great Trippie Redd album is possible, but first he needs to destroy all of the guitars in his vicinity, block Diplo's cell, and use his voice and Soundcloud rooted style that got him here in the first place."<ref name="Pitchfork"/> Online hip hop publication ''HotNewHipHop'' wrote that Trippie Redd "proves his versatility, but often strays away from his strengths", straying away from a "promising formula" established on his previous releases.<ref name="HNHH"/>
===Year-end lists=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+Select year-end rankings for ''Life's A Trip'' ! scope="col"| Publication ! scope="col"| List ! scope="col"| Rank ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- ! scope="row" |''Stereo Vision'' | The Top 50 Hip-Hop Projects of 2018 | style="text-align: center;" |48 | style="text-align: center;" |<ref name="Stereo Vision">{{Cite web|title= The Top 50 Hip-Hop Projects of 2018 |url= https://thestereovision.com/content/thetop50hiphopprojectsof2018 |access-date=2 April 2026 |work= Stereo Vision}}</ref> |}
==Commercial performance== ''Life's a Trip'' debuted at number four on the US ''Billboard'' 200 with 72,000 album-equivalent units, including 15,000 pure album sales in its first week.<ref name="BB200">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/travis-scott-astroworld-no-1-second-week-billboard-200/|title=Travis Scott's 'Astroworld' Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=August 19, 2018|access-date=August 20, 2018}}</ref> On June 20, 2019, the album was gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 units in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=trippie+redd&ti=&lab=&genre=&format=&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section|title = Gold & Platinum|website = Recording Industry Association of America}}</ref>
==Track listing== Credits adapted from Tidal<ref>{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/track/93015631|title=Try the TIDAL Web Player|website=Listen.tidal.com|accessdate=14 December 2018}}</ref> and Qobuz<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/lifes-a-trip-trippie-redd/itk7sydyu3wma|title=LIFE'S A TRIP - Trippie Redd|website=Qobuz.com|accessdate=14 December 2018}}</ref> {{Track listing | all_writing = | extra_column = Producer(s) | title18 = | length18 = | title19 = | length19 = | title20 = | length20 = | total_length = 46:43 | title1 = Together | writer1 = {{hlist|Michael White IV|Austin Leech|Conner Leech}} | length1 = 2:44 | extra1 = We Are the Stars | title2 = Taking a Walk | writer2 = {{hlist|White|Scott Storch|Vincent van den Ende}} | extra2 = {{hlist|Storch|Avedon}} | length2 = 2:01 | title3 = Wish (Trippie Mix) | note3 = Diplo featuring Trippie Redd | writer3 = {{hlist|White|Thomas Pentz|Boaz de Jong|Wyatt Sanders|Robin P. Francesco}} | extra3 = {{hlist|Diplo|Boaz van de Beatz|Sanders|Yoda Francesco{{ref|b|[b]}}}} | length3 = 2:56 | title4 = Missing My Idols | writer4 = {{hlist|White|Ozan Yildirim|Nik Frascona}} | extra4 = {{hlist|OZ|Nik D{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length4 = 2:26 | title5 = Forever Ever | note5 = featuring Young Thug and Reese Laflare | writer5 = {{hlist|White|Jeffery Williams|Maurice Williams|Shane Lindstrom|Robert Mandell}} | extra5 = {{hlist|Murda Beatz|G Koop{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length5 = 3:57 | title6 = Bird Shit | writer6 = {{hlist|White|Wesley Glass|A. Leech|C. Leech}} | extra6 = {{hlist|Wheezy|We Are the Stars}} | length6 = 3:48 | title7 = Bang! | writer7 = {{hlist|White|Yildirim}} | extra7 = OZ | length7 = 4:43 | title8 = How You Feel | writer8 = {{hlist|White|Austin Schindler|Andrew Franklin|Raynford Humphrey}} | extra8 = {{hlist|Austin Powerz|Pro Logic|Preme{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length8 = 4:34 | title9 = Dark Knight Dummo | note9 = featuring Travis Scott | writer9 = {{hlist|White|Jacques Webster II|Carlton Mays, Jr.}} | extra9 = Honorable C.N.O.T.E. | length9 = 4:16 | title10 = Uka Uka | writer10 = {{hlist|White|Yildirim|Leon Ware|Arthur Ross}} | extra10 = OZ | length10 = 2:44 | title11 = Shake It Up | writer11 = {{hlist|White|Yildirim|Nima Jahanbin|Paimon Jahanbin|Angelo Arce|Laraya Robinson}} | extra11 = {{hlist|OZ|Wallis Lane{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length11 = 1:56 | title12 = Oomps Revenge | writer12 = {{hlist|White|Gene Dunlap|Kathy Kosins|Rosamond Bryant}} | extra12 = BeatPusher | length12 = 2:00 | title13 = Gore | writer13 = {{hlist|White|Yildirim|Jacob Reske}} | extra13 = {{hlist|OZ|Reske{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length13 = 2:42 | title14 = Underwater FlyZone | writer14 = {{hlist|White|A. Leech|C. Leech}} | extra14 = We Are the Stars | length14 = 5:48 }}
'''Notes''' * {{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} signifies a co-producer * {{sup|{{note|b|[b]}}}} signifies an uncredited additional producer * "Bang!" and “Uka Uka” are stylized in capital letters. * "How You Feel" contains an interpolation of "Baby Hold On" by Eddie Money<ref>{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/a/trippie-redd-s-how-you-feel-samples-70s-rocker-eddie-money-s-baby-hold-on|title=Trippie Redd's "How You Feel" Samples '70s Rocker Eddie Money's "Baby Hold On"|website=Genius}}</ref> * "Oomps Revenge" contains a sample of "In Just a Matter of Time" by The Gene Dunlap Band<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whosampled.com/sample/610169/Trippie-Redd-Oomps-Revenge-The-Gene-Dunlap-Band-In-Just-a-Matter-of-Time/|title=Trippie Redd's 'Oomps Revenge' - Discover the Sample Source|website=WhoSampled}}</ref>
==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2018) ! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position |- {{album chart|Australia|14|artist=Trippie Redd|album=Life's a Trip|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 18, 2018}} |- {{album chart|Flanders|31|artist=Trippie Redd|album=Life's a Trip|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 17, 2018}} |- {{album chart|Wallonia|45|artist=Trippie Redd|album=Life's a Trip|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 17, 2018}} |- {{album chart|BillboardCanada|5|M|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums/2018-08-25|title=Canadian Albums: August 25, 2018|work=Billboard|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 21, 2018}} |- {{album chart|Denmark|23|artist=Trippie Redd|album=Life's a Trip|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 22, 2018}} |- {{album chart|Netherlands|14|artist=Trippie Redd|album=Life's a Trip|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 17, 2018}} |- ! scope="row"| Estonian Albums (IFPI)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ekspress.delfi.ee/artikkel/83410263/eesti-tipp-40-muusikas-nublule-nelikvoit|title=EESTI TIPP-40 MUUSIKAS: Nublule nelikvõit|date=August 22, 2018|accessdate=August 1, 2024|work=Eesti Ekspress|language=Estonian}}</ref> | 16 |- {{album chart|Finland|29|artist=Trippie Redd|album=Life's a Trip|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 19, 2018}} |- {{album chart|Germany|98|id=366114|artist=Trippie Redd|album=Life's a Trip|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 17, 2018}} |- {{album chart|Ireland2|16|artist=Trippie Redd|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 18, 2018}} |- {{album chart|Italy|91|artist=Trippie Redd|album=Life's a Trip|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 21, 2018}} |- {{album chart|New Zealand|11|artist=Trippie Redd|album=Life's a Trip|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 17, 2018}} |- {{album chart|Norway|10|artist=Trippie Redd|album=Life's a Trip|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 17, 2018}} |- {{album chart|Sweden|22|artist=Trippie Redd|album=Life's a Trip|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 17, 2018}} |- {{album chart|Switzerland|39|artist=Trippie Redd|album=Life's a Trip|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 22, 2018}} |- {{album chart|UK2|19|date=20180817|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 18, 2018}} |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref name="BB200"/> | 4 |- ! scope="row"| US Independent Albums (''Billboard'') | 1 |- {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|4|artist=Trippie Redd|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 17, 2020}} |} {{col-2}}
===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2018) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2018|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 5, 2018}}</ref> | 134 |- ! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2018|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=June 17, 2020}}</ref> | 49 |} {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2019) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2019|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=July 31, 2021}}</ref> | 178 |} {{col-end}}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Trippie Redd|title=Life’s a Trip|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2018|certyear=2023|access-date=November 2, 2023}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|award=Silver|relyear=2018|certyear=2024|artist=Triple Redd|title=Life's A Trip|id=20048-5875-2}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Trippie Redd|title=Life's a Trip|type=album|digital=true|award=Platinum|relyear=2018|certyear=2022|date=November 9, 2022|access-date=June 24, 2019}} {{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true| noshipments=true}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
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