Trotter Water, photograph by Jonathan Grajeda
Trotter Water, photograph by Jonathan Grajeda
Jason Schrick, Proprietor of JPS Productions, photograph by Jonathan Grajeda
— Trotter Water
COLUMBIA, MISSOURI, UNITED STATES, January 3, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — Kenneth Ray Trotter, higher often known as Trotter Water, is an American Rapper hailing from
Columbia, Missouri. He started his journey in hip-hop within the Nineties, when Kris Kross debuted as a
rap duo well-known for carrying their garments backward. 4 years after
discovering his ardour for music, Trotter began freestyle rapping and penned superb raps. As
he grew older, his love for hip hop additionally bloomed, and the rap star wrote and carried out raps as
typically as he might.
In November 1998, he made his debut stage efficiency on the Blue Notice Columbia, MO,
alongside fellow rappers. “Simply being on the stage and seeing the gang and their reactions, it
felt so good,” he mentioned. “It felt so good. There is no such thing as a different feeling.”
Homeless on the younger age of 16 to 18, then once more from 19-20, Trotter Water discovered himself
sleeping in laundry rooms and on the steps at condominium complexes or at mates homes when
doable! All through his early years, Trotter moved round loads throughout his troubled instances and
discovered himself in North Carolina, Alabama, and Excelsior Springs, Missouri, the place he was an element
of the Job Corps.
There was turbulence forward for the budding artist as his musical profession was placed on maintain for
over a decade when he was incarcerated. Whereas in jail, he had time to self-reflect, and he
concluded that his happiest moments have been on stage performing. He additionally took the time to
put together for a life shifting ahead as he studied enterprise administration and the music trade
for 4-5 years within the compound’s library.
With nothing however time on his arms in jail, he wrote over 400 rap lyrics. The content material of his
raps was about his perspective on his life experiences. “Quite a lot of it was mainly on how I seen
life as a result of, on the time, I felt that lots of people turned their again on me as a result of I used to be locked
up,” Trotter mentioned. “Quite a lot of my preliminary first drafts have been indignant and simply hatred and simply as a type of
launch.”
Regardless of his previous experiences, Trotter Water will not be one to surrender on his desires and targets. As soon as
he completed his jail time period, he instantly picked up from the place he left off, disregarding his
expertise and launching into the musical scenes to relate his story by way of charming lyrics and
tunes. He has recorded three hip-hop mixtapes beneath his manufacturing firm (Goal Takeover
Productions). He additionally starred as a gap act for Bone Crusher, Hurricane Chris, Luni Coleone
and some different artists.
Trotter Water not solely focuses his time on his music and getting additional forward within the trade,
however he additionally owns and operates a profitable detailing service, A-1 Takeover Detailing Providers
based mostly out of Columbia, MO.
In 2019, Trotter Water signed a administration contract with JPS Productions out of Columbia,
MO. Jason Schrick, the proprietor of JPS Productions and producer, would then prepare to report
and produce Trotter’s EP “Switching Lanes,” at Common Music Group–Nashville. The title monitor
of that EP was launched in September 2021 and made a major splash on the airwaves. The
soul-rending track was accompanied by a YouTube video, directed and produced by Jonathan
Grajeda, and all the “Switching Lanes” EP is on each music platform and is now out there for
streaming.
His debut EP beneath JPS Productions was additionally blended by Multi-Platinum File Producer/Mixer
Malcolm Springer! Malcolm additionally created the beat “Phuck Your Thought” which is among the
tracks on the EP “Switching Lanes”.
For Trotter Water, his model of music is impressed by real-life occasions, and he needs his raps to
replicate his personal experiences and never simply what the trade needs.
“Hip-hop is telling a narrative. It is about life experiences,” he mentioned. “I did not wish to fall into the development
of claiming what folks wished to listen to; if I’ve by no means lived it or have not finished it, I can’t speak
about it.”
He has an interview section with native companies known as “Water Wednesdays” on Fb,
the place he spotlights companies and native organizations. He additionally has a Fb section known as
“Is It Too Sizzling for Water,” the place he exams sizzling meals for a way spicy/sizzling it’s. One notable section is
Hattie B’s rooster in Nashville, TN.
Keep tuned for his subsequent single and music video, “Take It Or Depart It”, due out within the
Spring/Summer season of 2022 in addition to a tour with fellow hip-hop artist Drew Lines of Stryker
Information.
Chris Dobry
Stryker Information
Cdobry@strykerrecords.com
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