{{Short description|American DJ and producer}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = DJ Tiiiiiiiiiip | image = | caption = | birth_name = Taylor Madrigal | alias = | birth_date = | birth_place = | origin = Minneapolis, Minnesota | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | death_place = | genre = Hip hop | occupation = {{hlist|DJ|promoter|record producer}} | years_active = 2009–present | label = | past_member_of = {{hlist|Thestand4rd|Audio Perm|Dequexatron X000}} | website = }} '''Taylor Madrigal''', known professionally as '''DJ Tiiiiiiiiiip''', is a Minneapolis, Minnesota based DJ and promoter.<ref name=vogue>{{cite news |last1=Hahn |first1=Rachel |title=Minneapolis DJ Tiiiiiiiiiip Is Carrying on Prince’s Flamboyant Legacy |url=https://www.vogue.com/vogueworld/article/dj-tip-tiiiiiiiiiip-taylor-madrigal-minneapolis-minnesota-street-style-profile-prince-vogue-world |access-date=6 December 2021 |work=Vogue |date=5 September 2018}}</ref>
==Biography== Madrigal grew up in Minneapolis. His stage name is an alteration of his childhood nickname, Tip.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jenkins |first1=Craig |title=We Spoke to Tiiiiiiiiiip, One of the Producers From the Unreasonably Good 'Helper' Mixtape |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/tiiiiiiiiiip-interview-hamburger-helper-mixtape/ |website=Vice |date=2 April 2016|access-date=6 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref> In 2009, he became a founding member of rap collective Audio Perm. He produced beats for the group.<ref>{{Cite web|date=18 March 2015|title=A Conversation with the Ubiquitous, Enigmatic DJ TIIIIIIIIIIP|website=City Pages|url=http://www.citypages.com/music/a-conversation-with-the-ubiquitous-enigmatic-dj-tiiiiiiiiiip-6649854|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329151356/http://www.citypages.com/music/a-conversation-with-the-ubiquitous-enigmatic-dj-tiiiiiiiiiip-6649854|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-03-29|access-date=2021-12-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-12-28|title=Audio Perm - Info|url=http://audioperm.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228191445/http://audioperm.com/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-12-28|access-date=2021-12-07}}</ref> Madrigal originally went by the name "Depo Shot".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hakes |first1=Tyler |title=Producer’s paradise: Big Quarters fuels twin-city beat making with Last of the Record Buyers |url=http://abovegroundmagazine.com/archive/07/23/producers-paradise-big-quarters-fuels-twin-city-beat-making-with-last-of-the-record-buyers/ |website=aboveGround Magazine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090930181046/http://abovegroundmagazine.com/archive/07/23/producers-paradise-big-quarters-fuels-twin-city-beat-making-with-last-of-the-record-buyers/ |archive-date=30 September 2009 |date=23 July 2009}}</ref> He later formed half of the duo Biter Fighters with Unfuh Qwittable of Audio Perm.<ref>{{Cite web|title=— New Music: Audio Perm - Refrigerator Raider (Ft....|url=https://audioperm.tumblr.com/post/25939780099/new-music-audio-perm-refrigerator-raider-ft/amp|access-date=2021-12-07|website=audioperm.tumblr.com}}</ref>
Madrigal began DJing in 2010. He joined Thestand4rd on tour in 2014.<ref name="forbes">{{cite news |last1=Gabriel |first1=Evan |title=DJ Tiiiiiiiiiip on Successful Promotion and Making it as a DJ in Minnesota's Thriving Rap Scene |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/passionoftheweiss/2017/05/09/dj-tiiiiiiiiiip-interview/?sh=58f432a94f62 |access-date=6 December 2021 |work=Forbes |date=9 May 2017 |language=en}}</ref> He became the official DJ of the group and served as one of their producers.<ref name="star">{{cite news |last1=Rietmulder |title=DJ Tiiiiiiiiiip conquers the Twin Cities hip-hop party scene |url=https://www.startribune.com/dj-tiiiiiiiiiip-conquers-the-twin-cities-hip-hop-party-scene/311459841/?refresh=true |access-date=6 December 2021 |work=Star Tribune |date=3 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Merlo |first1=Kelly |title=The Stand4rd Bobby Raps, Spooky Black, Psymun & Allan Kingdom |url=http://issuemagazine.com/the-stand4rd/#/ |access-date=6 December 2021 |work=Issue Magazine}}</ref> He has since collaborated with artists such as Bobby Raps, Allan Kingdom, Spooky Black, Aaron Carter,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mark |first1=John |title=The Genderless Closet Of Dj Tiiiiiiiiiip |url=https://lavendermagazine.com/our-scene/the-genderless-closet-of-dj-tiiiiiiiiiip/ |access-date=6 December 2021 |work=Lavender |date=18 February 2016}}</ref> and Yung Gravy.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Voyles|first=Spencer|title=Calling Out Concert Creeps|url=https://uisjournal.com/news/2019/10/15/calling-out-concert-creeps/|date=15 October 2019|website=UIS Journal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208002226/https://uisjournal.com/news/2019/10/15/calling-out-concert-creeps/|archive-date=8 December 2021}}</ref> Madrigal and Bobby Raps perform together as duo Dequexatron X000.<ref name="star" />
In 2016, Madrigal contributed to ''Watch the Stove'', a viral mixtape campaign by Hamburger Helper.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Boller |first1=Jau |title=Hamburger Helper drops Watch the Stove mixtape featuring Bobby Raps, DJ Tiiiiiiiiiip |url=http://www.citypages.com/music/hamburger-helper-drops-watch-the-stove-mixtape-featuring-bobby-raps-dj-tiiiiiiiiiip-8171471 |work=City Pages |date=1 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404151557/http://www.citypages.com/music/hamburger-helper-drops-watch-the-stove-mixtape-featuring-bobby-raps-dj-tiiiiiiiiiip-8171471 |archive-date=4 April 2016}}</ref> He featured on "Feed the Streets", the opening track of the album.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Roy |first1=Jessica |title=The unbelievably true story behind the April Fools' Day Hamburger Helper mixtape |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-hamburger-helper-mixtape-20160401-snap-htmlstory.html |access-date=6 December 2021 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=2 April 2016}}</ref>
Madrigal tours as the DJ for Yung Gravy.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Multimdeia |first1=P. Q. |title=Dillon Francis (w/ Yung Gravy, DJ Tiiiiiiiiiip, & Sydney Lee) @ The Criterion (Oklahoma City, OK) on January 24, 2022 [Photos & Show Review] |url=https://v13.net/2022/02/dillon-francis-w-yung-gravy-dj-tiiiiiiiiiip-sydney-lee-the-criterion-oklahoma-city-ok-on-january-24-2022-photos-show-review/ |website=V13.net |access-date=6 January 2025 |language=en-CA |date=1 February 2022}}</ref> He has been outspoken about preventing sexual harassment during his sets.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wilcoxen |first1=William |title=A DJ's answer to one of the biggest problems at clubs and parties |url=https://bringmethenews.com/life/a-djs-answer-to-one-of-the-biggest-problems-at-clubs-and-parties |access-date=6 December 2021 |work=Bring Me The News |date=8 March 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
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