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 Bankroll Fresh performing in 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Trentavious Zamon White |
| Also known as | Yung Fresh |
| Born | (1987-08-02)August 2, 1987 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | March 4, 2016(2016-03-04) (aged 28) Atlanta, Georgia, US |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2008–2016 |
| Labels | Street Money Worldwide |
Trentavious Zamon White (August 2, 1987 – March 4, 2016), better known by hisstage nameBankroll Fresh (orYung Fresh), was an American rapper fromAtlanta,Georgia. He is best known for posthumous guest appearance on fellow Atlanta rapperJeezy's 2016 single "All There," which receivedplatinum certification by theRecording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Prior, he garnered local attention for his 2015 single "Walked In" (featuring Street Money Boochie andTravis Porter).[1] Also posthumously, he starred in the independent short filmTake Over Your Trap in 2016.
White originally rapped under the alias Yung Fresh, and under this alias appeared alongsideGucci Mane on multiple records.[2] In 2014, Fresh collaborated withMike Will Made It, on the song "Screen Door". Fresh later also made aguest appearance on song "For the Love", which appeared onMetro Boomin's 2013 mixtape19 & Boomin.[3] Fresh had a hit of his own with the 2014 single "Hot Boy", and the same year, he released the mixtapeLife of a Hot Boy.[2][4] In 2015, Fresh releasedLife of a Hot Boy 2,[2] and later that year, Fresh followed it up with a self-titled mixtape.[5] In February 2016, he released a video for his song "Poppin' Shit".[6] Fresh was also featured on Jeezy's hit "All There". The music video was released posthumously. Jeezy dedicated it to Fresh, filming the video in his hood with Fresh's family.[citation needed]
On March 4, 2016, White was shot at the Street Execs recording studio in Atlanta following an altercation with fellow rapper and childhood friend Mendez "No Plug" Owens, and died from his injuries atHughes Spalding Hospital in Atlanta. He was 28 years old.[7][8][9][10] It was reported that more than fifty shell casings were at the scene of the crime.[citation needed] Owens, who was never named a suspect in the case, claimed in an August 2016 interview that he had shot White in self-defense.[11] The investigation concluded in June 2018 after authorities determined that White had fired first with anSKS-style firearm at Owens' vehicle and entourage outside of the studio, and the return shots that killed White were in self-defense.[12]
Artists includingChris Brown,2 Chainz,Post Malone,Lil Wayne,Left Brain andPlies mourned White's death.[7] Malone paid tribute to White on the song "Money Made Me Do It," on his debut albumStoney.Green Gartside ofScritti Politti wrote a track titled "Trentavious White" and introduced it as part of his 2021 touring setlist.[citation needed]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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| US R&B/HH | |||||
| "Walked In"[13] (featuring Street Money Boochie andTravis Porter) | 2015 | —[A] | Life of a Hot Boy 2: Real Trapper | ||
| "I Just Wanna"[15] (featuringT.I. and Spodee) | 2016 | — | Non-album single | ||
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | |||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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| US [16] | US R&B/HH [17] | ||||||||||||
| "All There" (Jeezy featuring Bankroll Fresh) | 2016 | —[B] | 50 | Trap or Die 3 | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
