Flipp Dinero

Christopher Saint Victor (born November 16, 1995), better known by his stage name Flipp Dinero, is an American rapper from Brooklyn, New York City. He is best known for his 2018 single " Leave Me Alone," which received quadruple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and peaked at number 20 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. After both football wide-receiver Odell Beckham Jr. and NBA player Jordan Bell danced to and performed the song on Instagram, it quickly gained viral status.

He was first discovered by fellow Brooklyn rapper Joey Badass, who led him to sign with Cinematic Music Group in May 2016, and two years later, Victor signed onto a joint venture with DJ Khaled's We the Best Music Group, an imprint of Epic Records to re-issue "Leave Me Alone" as a single in August 2018. The song served as the lead single for his debut studio album '' Love for Guala'' (2019), which was released in November of the following year to commercial failure.

Early life

Flipp Dinero is from the Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn and is of Haitian descent. He was raised in a Christian home and attended private school in New York.

Career

Flipp Dinero's music career began in 2016 with the support of his brother, Lows, a sound engineer. Lows promoted Flipp's music and connected him with other artists. During this time, Flipp Dinero received early recognition from fellow Brooklyn-based rapper Joey Badass who came across his songs "Smoke2This" and "I Do." Flipp Dinero signed with Cinematic Music Group in the summer of 2016 and later signed with DJ Khaled's We the Best Music Group, an imprint of Epic Records two years later. Flipp Dinero's music style combines R&B and gospel singing with rapping, hip-hop, and trap music.

In 2017, Flipp Dinero was featured five times on Spotify's popular hip-hop 'Most Necessary' playlist. Later in 2017, Flipp made his first performance on ''Complex'' with his single "I Do." This led to the release of his debut extended play ''The Guala Way'' in June 2017, which had been streamed over 2 million times on Spotify by the end of that year.

With the help of his brother, Flipp Dinero recorded and released his hit song, " Leave Me Alone" in 2018. The song was written as an expression of his troubles with a woman who would not leave him alone. In 2018, his song "Leave Me Alone" aired on multiple radio stations after recognition from Cleveland Browns' NFL football player, Odell Beckham Jr., who posted a dancing video to the song on Instagram. Months later, Canadian rapper Drake featured "Leave Me Alone" on his Instagram Story, naming it as an inspiration during the production of his fifth album, ''Scorpion''. "Leave Me Alone", received platinum certification by the RIAA on January 15, 2019, and later double-platinum certification on May 23, 2019.

In 2019, Flipp Dinero was featured on hip-hop media company XXL 2019 Freshman class after performing his freestyle "What I Do". Later in 2019, Dinero released his debut studio album, '' Love for Guala'' to commercial failure, reaching number 132 on US ''Billboard'' 200. Its song, "How I Move", was written to share Dinero's experience in Canarsie as a rapper from a lower socio-economic area.

Flipp includes the word "Guala" into his work, an acronym for Gods, Unique, Accolade, Life, Acquired, and holds significant meaning to him.

Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes

EPs

*''The Guala Way'' (2017)
*''Table for One'' (2021)

Singles

As lead artist

Notes

As featured artist

Television performances

Flipp Dinero performed his song " Leave Me Alone" for both the 2018 Hip-Hop BET Awards and the 2019 BET awards.

References

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1995 births
Living people
American rappers of Haitian descent
21st-century American rappers
People from Canarsie, Brooklyn
Rappers from Brooklyn
East Coast hip-hop musicians
Epic Records artists
African-American male rappers
21st-century American male rappers
21st-century American male musicians
21st-century African-American musicians