Songs about keepin’ it real, staying true to the game, bar-b-q’n versus mildewin’, and opting to ride or die always seem to find themselves laced throughout a rapper’s lyrics to prove his or her value and credibility. So much so it’s gotten harder and harder to tell who’s who and what’s what. The alternative? Keeping’ it trill. At least that’s what Atlanta ’s own Trillville believes. Instead of keepin’ it real, Don P., Dirty Mouth, and Lil LA, AKA Lil Atlanta, keep it trill: a culmination of what’s truth and what’s real.

“Trillville started because everybody else was being real so we decided to be three times as real,” which is trill, says Don P. That’s all fine and dandy, but where in the hell is Trillville? “Trillville is any city, any hood, [and] any state that’s trill about representin’,” he continues. “And we fa’trill about representin’ the A-town.” As a matter of fact, Trillville kept things so persistently trill, they convinced BME Recordings, Atlanta’s premier indie label, owned by and responsible for the success of artists such as Lil John & The East Side Boyz, to attend one of their packed-out shows. Soon after the i’s were dotted, the

t’s were crossed and Trillville had a deal with the power-team that has crunk music eating from the palms of their hands. “They are a movement,” describes Lil Jon. “Sorta how Cypress Hill was a voice for weed, Trillville is a voice for anarchy and rebellion. Their focus is on the movement of young people in high school and college. Like heavy metal.”

Speaking in the lobby of BME’s offices, Don P. explains. “We are going to continue what Lil Jon has established as the King of Crunk. We are goin’ to keep the movement going and the energy moving. As the heirs to the throne we will be known as the Gods of Crunk.” Like most rappers and producers, Trillville began their music careers in 1997 within the confines of the public school system. As 9th grade homies Don P., Dirty Mouth, and LA learned of each other’s talents and decided to become a group.

What’s the meaning behind the name “Trillville?”

We just don’t give a fuck. We like to make money and mo’ money together, so at the end of the day we’re three times as real. Everybody else just keeps it real but we’re three times as real. Everybody is getting a piece of the pie, so there ain’t none of that shit. We’ve been cool way before it and we’re going to be cool way after.