Since getting dropped from Def Jam and enduring the dreadful status as a one-hit-wonder years ago, Trinidad James enjoyed an unusual resurgence last year.
In addition to dropping the Trips To Trinidad EP and accompanying coffee table photo book, James’ credit as songwriter on Mark Ronson’s Bruno Mars-assisted “Uptown Funk” – it interpolated James’ breakthrough “All Gold Everything” single – made James instrumental to 2015’s biggest chart-topper.
“Uptown Funk” winning a GRAMMY for Record Of The Year yesterday (February 15) also made James a recipient of The Golden Gramophone.
“Sometimes you just can’t appreciate the greatness of something until you’re in the moment,” the ATL rapper says during an exclusive interview with HipHopDX. “That song is a big song that’s touched this generation.”
Having the description of GRAMMY Award-winning artist attached to his name is something he’s become more than grateful for.
“How does it feel to have your first child?” James asks. “It’s a wonderful thing.”
Besides gearing up to release the first single from his Father Figure project set to drop this year, he plans on winning more Grammys.
“I promise you man, once you win one GRAMMY, you want to win more,” he says. “That’s what kind of mission I’m on.
“I’m dropping my first single on my label really soon,” he adds. “The summer is going to be wonderful man and I want to win more GRAMMY(s). That’s the goal, win more GRAMMY(s). I promise you man, once you win one Grammy, you want to win more. That’s what kind of mission I’m on.”
Correction: Do to technically, though Trinidad James is credited as a songwriter, only the performers and producers of the song actually won an award. “Songwriters do not share in the nomination or win for a GRAMMY award in a record of the year,” a GRAMMY rep told Complex via email.
He sued for the “don’t believe me just watch” line was said 4 times so they gave him credit… He didn’t have anything to do with the song it was just a weird coincidence
Lies. He didn’t sue.
Hey mental midget…. Don’t you have ears? Can’t you hear? Not only did Mark Ronson’s song use the most catchy phrase of Trinidad James’ song, “Don’t believe me just watch” but the also uses the cadence of Trinidad’s flow. Go listen to both songs.
Trinidad James:
This ain’t for no f*ck n!gga, you’re a real n!gga then f*ck with me
This one for the hood n!ggas
Hipster b!tches that shop at Lenox
Dark skinned, light skinned, Asian and White women….
Bruno Mars:
This hit, that ice cold
Michelle Pfeiffer, that white gold
This one for them hood girls
Them good girls straight masterpieces
Stylin’, whilen, livin’ it up in the city….
Same flow and rhyme pattern. No weird coincidence. A culture vulture jack move is what it was. Trinidad is wack but I’m glad he finessed his way into that Grammy.
why do dx love giving this no-talent, marble mouth retard so much time?? Shit puzzles me.
Same reason they give Young Thug and Future so much press. The world may never know.
This when you know the game is fucked up.
Lol Murphy Lee won a Grammy years ago and Nas hasn’t snagged one yet. Grammys have been fucked up for a while
all this talk of *insert great artist name here* not winning a Grammy and This clown having one only makes sense if you think the Grammy are some sort of validation sticker. It doesn’t make you great. Youre either dope or you arent…Grammy’s have no say in that.
That feeling when you realize Tupac & Biggie never got a grammy but Trinidad James has one lmao
Again did Nas have sex with your moms while you were looking? I dont understand the hate towards Nas from you.
Just pointing out the fact that Nas has no Grammy’s, just like the factually diss song Takeover was a better diss song than Ether and won the battle for HOV. You Nas stans can’t stand facts that he is a broke loser.
All I can say is “Damn.” LOL
That just means Trinidad James is in the same league as HOV, when it comes to Hip Hop Supremacy. More Grammy’s than that broke loser Nas. Nas is lucky enough that Kendrick gave him a shout out this year. That’s probably good for a ham sandwich somewhere.
He should sue them! Every time you say DONT BELIEVE ME JUST WATCH thats Trinidad James, and for Bronson and them to take it and win a Grammy for it without giving credit…. naah aint gon happen. That’s his lyric, his way of saying it, with the same delivery, it’s HIS. Trinidad keep doin your thing.
Trinadad didn’t understand how a Grammy award works. That award’s rules havent changed in decades. I love how just because Trinadad was stupid and didn’t understand the rules of the award we now say “the game is fucked up” or something haha oh please. It’s fucking Trindad James, did anyone expect he would be honored for prime artistic achievement and quality? He’s a few dozen brain cells short of a Kendrick lol
Haha he had no hand in writing the song!? Why does he feel entitled? Lol guys, it’s Trinadad James, did anyone think he was the pinnacle of artistic achievement and worthy of being a Grammy winner? Tries to claim it’s a “race” thing, oh please. You didn’t work one ounce on the song, nobody “owes” you anything.