Flipp Dinero

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Flipp Dinero
Birth nameChristopher Saint Victor
Born (1995-11-16) November 16, 1995 (age 28)
Canarsie, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. [1]
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active2016–present
Labels

Christopher Saint Victor (born November 16, 1995), better known by his stage name Flipp Dinero, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter 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. [3]

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He was first discovered by fellow Brooklyn rapper Joey Badass, who led him to sign with Cinematic Music Group in May 2016, [4] [5] 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 his debut single in August 2018. [6] 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. [7] [8]

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. [9]

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. [10] During this time, Flipp Dinero received early recognition from Brooklyn-based rapper Joey Badass who came across his songs "Smoke2This" and "I Do." [10] Flipp Dinero signed with Cinematic Music Group in the summer of 2016 [11] [3] 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. [12]

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. [13] In 2018, his song "Leave Me Alone" aired on multiple radio stations [9] after recognition from Cleveland Browns' NFL football player, Odell Beckham Jr., who posted a dancing video to the song on Instagram. [3] 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 . [14] [15] [13] "Leave Me Alone", received platinum certification by the RIAA on January 15, 2019, [16] and later double-platinum certification on May 23, 2019. [17] [18]

In 2019, Flipp Dinero was featured on hip-hop media company XXL 2019 Freshman class after performing his freestyle "What I Do". [19] [20] Later in 2019, Dinero released his debut studio album, Love for Guala to commercial failure, reaching number 132 on US Billboard 200. [21] Its song, "How I Move", was written to share Dinero's experience in Canarsie as a rapper from a lower socio-economic area. [9]

Flipp includes the word "Guala" into his work, an acronym for Gods, Unique, Accolade, Life, Acquired, and holds significant meaning to him. [9]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
Love for Guala [22] 132

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes with selected details
TitleDetails
Guala See Guala [23]
  • Released: March 7, 2018
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

EPs

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
US US
R&B/HH 		US
Main.
R&B/HH 		US
Rhy. 		US
R&B/HH
Air. 		AUS
[26] 		CAN UK
[27]
"Play Fair"2017————————Non-album single
"Say No More"————————The Guala Way
"I Do"————————
"Running Up Bands"————————
"On Some"————————
"Livin' It"2018————————Non-album singles
"Wanna Ball"
(featuring Jay Critch)		————————
"You Know It"————————
"Time Goes Down (Remix)"
(featuring G Herbo)		————————
"Leave Me Alone" [28] 2011
[29] 		3449430
[30] 		30 Love for Guala
"How I Move" [34]
(featuring Lil Baby)		2019— [upper-alpha 1] —153425———
  • RIAA: Platinum [17]
"If I Tell You" [36] ————————
"No No No" [37]
(featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie)		2020——40—————TBA

Notes

  1. ↑ "How I Move" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 but peaked at number 6 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. [35]
List of singles as featured artist, details of year and album
YearTitleAlbum
2018"To Light"
(Kittens featuring Flipp Dinero and Killison)		Zanon & On
"Hunnit & Fifty"
(Najjee featuring Flipp Dinero)		Non-album singles
2019"Magic"
(Jovanie featuring Flipp Dinero)
2019"All I Want"
(T-Pain featuring Flipp Dinero)		 1UP
2020"Milli"

(Static & Ben El featuring Flipp Dinero)

Non-album single

Television performances

Flipp Dinero performed his song "Leave Me Alone" for both the 2018 Hip-Hop BET Awards and the 2019 BET awards. [38] [39]

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Love for Guala is the debut studio album by American rapper Flipp Dinero. It was released through We the Best Music Group/Cinematic Music Group/Epic Records on November 22, 2019, and is the follow-up to his 2017 extended play The Guala Way. It features guest appearances from Jay Critch, Kodak Black, Lil Baby and Rich the Kid. Its lead single "Leave Me Alone" peaked at 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.

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