I Am Trigg

{{Infobox MusicAL artist
| name = I Am Trigg
| image = I Am Trigg with MPC5000.jpg
| alt =
| caption = I Am Trigg in 2013
| image_size =
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Michael Curtis Anderson
| alias = I Am Trigg, Baby Trigg, Triggy, I Am Triggy, Baby Triggy
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|5|19}}
| birth_place = [[Jamaica, New York]], United States
| origin =
| genre = [[Teen pop]]<br/>[[hip hop music|hip hop]]<br/>[[Dance-pop]]<br/>[[pop music|Pop]]
| occupation = [[Singer]]
| instrument = [[Singing|Vocals]]
| years_active = 2008–present
| label =
| associated_acts =
| website = {{URL|www.iamtrigg.com}}
| notable_instruments = [[MPC 5000]]
}}
'''Michael Curtis Anderson''' (born 19 May 1996 in [[Jamaica, Queens]]), better known by his stage name '''I Am Trigg''' (formerly '''Baby Triggy'''), is an American recording artist. He gained international attention with a song named "My Jeans", which he wrote and performed with [[Jenna Rose]]. The video went viral on YouTube and received over 14 million views in a brief period time. Anderson is considered a "semi-viral star".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/artists/jenna-rose/biography/ |title=Jenna Rose Bio &#124; Jenna Rose Career |publisher=MTV |date= |accessdate=2014-02-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://citypaper.net/article.php?GOOD-JEANS-Q-A-with-Jenna-Rose-9356 |title=GOOD JEANS: Q&A with Jenna Rose :: Blogs :: Critical Mass :: Philadelphia City Paper |publisher=Citypaper.net |date= |accessdate=2014-02-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AWildRapperAppears |title=Main/A Wild Rapper Appears - Television Tropes & Idioms |publisher=Tvtropes.org |date= |accessdate=2014-02-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Gibson |first=Dan |url=http://www.tucsonweekly.com/TheRange/archives/2011/03/15/a-beautiful-teen-pop-tribute-to-a-pair-of-jeans |title=A Beautiful Teen Pop Tribute to a Pair of Jeans &#124; The Range: The Tucson Weekly's Daily Dispatch |publisher=Tucson Weekly |date=2011-03-15 |accessdate=2014-02-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1727695&page=7 |title=The Most Stupid Lyrics You've Ever Heard in a Song - Page 7 |publisher=The Student Room |date=2014-01-29 |accessdate=2014-02-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Baby%20triggy |title=Baby triggy |publisher=Urban Dictionary |date=2011-06-14 |accessdate=2014-02-03}}</ref><ref>[http://www.src.usyd.edu.au/sites/src.usyd.edu.au.honisoit/files/HS1202.pdf] {{dead link|date=February 2014}}</ref><ref name="blogspot1">{{cite web|url=http://revengefashionmagazine.blogspot.com/2008_12_01_archive.html |title=Revenge Fashion Magazine - A Passion for Empowerment™: December 2008 |publisher=Revengefashionmagazine.blogspot.com |date= |accessdate=2014-02-03}}</ref>

==Early life and career beginnings==
I Am Trigg was chosen as one of the opening acts for [[Chris Lighty]]'s [[Violator (company)|Violator]] Management as the youngest artist on their roster in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.egradioonline.com/2008/11/artist-on-grind-salutes-baby-triggy.html |title=Artist On The Grind Salutes "Baby Triggy" |publisher=E.G Radio Online |date= |accessdate=2014-02-03}}</ref> At age 14, I Am Trigg <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,10722607,00.html |title=New Artist Alert: I Am Trigg Can't Wait for You to Hear His Music @ARTISTdirect |publisher=Artistdirect.com |date= |accessdate=2014-02-03}}</ref> wrote and produced a song for artist [[Jenna Rose]] called "My Jeans", which features a rap by Baby Triggy, on [[YouTube]] in October 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XMy9WeI_fw |title=Jenna Rose - My Jeans ft. Baby Triggy [HD + LYRICS |publisher=YouTube |date=2012-04-04 |accessdate=2014-02-03}}</ref> The video has "spawned parodies, video responses, rap replies and more than a dozen pages of written critiques."<ref>[http://www.liherald.com/baldwin/baldwin/stories/Love-me-hate-me-know-my-name-,32878 ]{{dead link|date=February 2014}}</ref> In February 2013, "My Jeans" was featured in the Babelmusic.com's Top 5 YouTube Candidates For The [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], making number 2 on the list.<ref name="blogspot1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baeblemusic.com/musicblog/2-22-2013/Top-5-YouTube-Candidates-for-The-Billboard-Hot-100.html |title=Top 5 YouTube Candidates for The Billboard Hot 100 |publisher=Baeblemusic.com |date= |accessdate=2014-02-03}}</ref>

==Discography==

===Singles===
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! Year!! Title
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|| 2009
| "Ice Cream"<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://musicremedy.com/b/baby-triggy/songs/ice-cream-37099.html |title=Baby Triggy - Ice Cream - Listen/Watch Now |publisher=Musicremedy.com |date= |accessdate=2014-02-03}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010
|-
| "My Jeans"<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://lunchboxrecordz.blogspot.com |title=I Am Trigg |publisher=Lunchboxrecordz.blogspot.com |date=2011-03-14 |accessdate=2014-02-03}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2012
| "Whats Happening"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reverbnation.com/babytriggy/song/10419133-whats-happening-featuring-lil-wayne?fb_og_action=reverbnation_fb%3Aunknown&fb_og_object=reverbnation_fb%3Asong&utm_campaign=a_public_songs&utm_content=reverbnation_fb%3Asong&utm_medium=facebook_og&utm_source=reverbnation_fb%3Aunknown |title=Baby Triggy Songs |publisher=ReverbNation |date=2014-01-21 |accessdate=2014-02-03}}</ref>
|-
| "One Vote"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpRgOzjAHBg |title=IAM TRIGG'&#39; - ONE VOTE [2012 election |publisher=YouTube |date=2012-09-12 |accessdate=2014-02-03}}</ref>
|-
| "I Don't Care"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGJIPculhpQ |title=IAM TRIGG'&#39; ft Elle Varner.- I DON'T CARE |publisher=YouTube |date=2012-12-18 |accessdate=2014-02-03}}</ref>
|-
| "JFK"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rapgenius.com/Iamtriggy-jfk-lyrics |title=IamTRIGGY – JFK Lyrics |publisher=Rap Genius |date=2012-08-18 |accessdate=2014-02-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/videos/i-am-triggy-jfk-official-music-video |title=I Am TRIGGY- JFK [ Official Music Video &#93; |publisher=Ihiphopmusic.com |date=2012-08-16 |accessdate=2014-02-03}}</ref>
|-
| "Numb"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2013
| "I Can't Wait"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-cant-wait-single/id690614425 |title=iTunes - Music - I Can't Wait - Single by I Am Trigg |publisher=Itunes.apple.com |date=2013-09-16 |accessdate=2014-02-03}}</ref>
|-
| "Stop and Frisk"<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://soundcloud.com/iamtriggmusic/stoppin-and-frisking |title=Stoppin And Frisking by I AM TRIGG on SoundCloud - Hear the world’s sounds |publisher=Soundcloud.com |date=2013-12-19 |accessdate=2014-02-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMJZjBr4B4U |title=I Am Trigg - "Stop And Frisk" [Official Video |publisher=YouTube |date=2013-12-20 |accessdate=2014-02-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://animalnewyork.com/2013/jeans-rapper-promotes-stop-frisk-song-fake-parking-tickets/ |title="MY JEANS" RAPPER PROMOTES STOP-AND-FRISK SONG WITH FAKE PARKING TICKETS |publisher=Animalnewyork.com |accessdate=2014-02-03}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category |Michael Curtis Anderson}}
*{{Official website|http://www.iamtrigg.com}}

{{Persondata
| NAME = Trigg, I Am
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Anderson, Michael Curtis (birth name)
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American singer
| DATE OF BIRTH = May 19, 1996
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Jamaica, New York]], United States
| DATE OF DEATH =
| PLACE OF DEATH =
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Trigg, I Am}}
[[Category:1996 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Viral videos]]
[[Category:American child singers]]
[[Category:American hip hop]]
[[Category:American pop musicians]]