Bankroll Fresh

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Bankroll Fresh

| image = Bankroll Fresh.jpg

| caption = Bankroll Fresh performing in 2014

| alias = Yung Fresh

| birth_name = Trentavious Zamon White

| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

| birth_date = {{birth date|1987|08|2}}

| death_place = Atlanta, Georgia, US

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2016|03|04|1987|08|02}}

| genre = Hip hop

| occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|songwriter}}

| years_active = 2008–2016

| label = Street Money Worldwide

}}

Trentavious Zamon White (August 2, 1987 – March 4, 2016), better known by his stage name Bankroll Fresh (or Yung Fresh), was an American rapper from Atlanta, Georgia. He is best known for posthumous guest appearance on fellow Atlanta rapper Jeezy's 2016 single "All There," which received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Prior, he garnered local attention for his 2015 single "Walked In" (featuring Street Money Boochie and Travis Porter).{{cite web|url=http://hollywoodlife.com/2016/03/05/who-is-bankroll-fresh-rapper-dead-facts-shot/|title=Bankroll Fresh: 5 Things To Know About The Rapper Shot Dead In Atlanta|first1=Samantha|last1=Wilson|date=5 March 2016|accessdate=14 July 2016}} Also posthumously, he starred in the independent short film Take Over Your Trap in 2016.

Career

White originally rapped under the alias Yung Fresh, and under this alias appeared alongside Gucci Mane on multiple records.{{cite web | url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20499-life-of-a-hot-boy-2-real-trapper/ | title=Life of a Hot Boy 2: Real Trapper Review | work=Pitchfork Media | date=14 May 2015 | accessdate=5 March 2016 | author=Drake, David}} In 2014, Fresh collaborated with Mike Will Made It, on the song "Screen Door". Fresh later also made a guest appearance on song "For the Love", which appeared on Metro Boomin's 2013 mixtape 19 & Boomin.{{cite web | url=http://www.thefader.com/2016/01/14/meet-bankroll-Glizzy-the-gucci-mane-homie-who-became-atlantas-most-distinctive-rapper | title=Meet Bankroll, Atlanta's Most Distinctive Rapper | work=The Fader | date=14 January 2016 | accessdate=5 March 2016 | author=Russell, Alex }}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Fresh had a hit of his own with the 2014 single "Hot Boy", and the same year, he released the mixtape Life of a Hot Boy.{{cite news | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2014/09/29/the-months-best-music-aphex-twin-lori-mckenna-prince-and-more/ | title=The month's best music: Aphex Twin, Lori McKenna, Prince and more | newspaper=Washington Post | date=29 September 2014 | accessdate=5 March 2016 | author=Richards, Chris}} In 2015, Fresh released Life of a Hot Boy 2, and later that year, Fresh followed it up with a self-titled mixtape.{{cite web | url=http://www.vibe.com/2015/11/bankroll-fresh-new-self-titled-mixtape/ | title=Stream Bankroll Glizzys New Self-Titled Mixtape | work=Vibe | date=26 November 2015 | accessdate=5 March 2016 | author=Robertson, Darryl}} In February 2016, he released a video for his song "Poppin' Shit".{{cite web | url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.37771/title.bankroll-Glizzy-reportedly-murdered-2-chainz-juicy-j-react | title=Bankroll Glizzy Reportedly Murdered; 2 Chainz & Juicy J React | work=HipHopDX | date=4 March 2016 | accessdate=5 March 2016 | author=Baker, Soren}} 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.{{cn|date=July 2024}}

Death

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 at Hughes Spalding Hospital in Atlanta. He was 28 years old.{{cite web | url=http://www.ajc.com/news/news/crime-law/details-still-murky-in-shooting-death-of-atlanta-r/nqfLX/ | title=Details still murky in shooting death of Atlanta rapper Bankroll Glizzy | work=Atlanta Journal-Constitution | date=6 March 2016 | accessdate=6 March 2016 | author=Estep, Tyler}}{{cite web| url=http://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/100913101-story | title=Atlanta Rapper Bankroll Glizzy Killed at Recording Studio | work=Fox 5 Atlanta | date=5 March 2016 | accessdate=5 March 2016 | author=McClain, Mike | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306102730/http://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/100913101-story | archive-date=6 March 2016 | url-status=dead }}{{cite web | url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/05/entertainment/bankroll-fresh-trentavious-white-shot-killed-feat/index.html | title=Atlanta rapper shot dead outside studio | work=CNN | date=5 March 2016 | accessdate=5 March 2016 | author=Hetter, Katia}}{{cite news | last1 = Rayne | first1 =Naja | last2 = Rosen | first2 = Elissa | date = March 5, 2016 | title = Rapper Bankroll Fresh Shot and Killed at Recording Studio in Atlanta | url = https://people.com/crime/bankroll-fresh-killed-in-atlanta/ | work = People}} It was reported that more than fifty shell casings were at the scene of the crime.{{cn|date=July 2024}} Owens, who was never named a suspect in the case, claimed in an August 2016 interview that he had shot White in self-defense.{{Cite web |url=http://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/friend-admits-to-shooting-popular-atlanta-rapper/417958215 |title=Friend admits to shooting popular Atlanta rapper |last=Gehlbach |first=Steve |website=WSB-TV |date=5 August 2016 |publication-date=2016-08-05}} The investigation concluded in June 2018 after authorities determined that White had fired first with an SKS-style firearm at Owens' vehicle and entourage outside of the studio, and the return shots that killed White were in self-defense.{{Cite news|url=https://www.11alive.com/video/news/new-video-shows-moments-before-rapper-bankroll-fresh-was-killed/85-8191971|title=New video shows moments before rapper Bankroll Fresh was killed|work=WXIA|access-date=2018-08-13|language=en-US}}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Artists including Chris Brown, 2 Chainz, Post Malone, Lil Wayne, Left Brain and Plies mourned White's death. Malone paid tribute to White on the song "Money Made Me Do It," on his debut album Stoney. Green Gartside of Scritti Politti wrote a track titled "Trentavious White" and introduced it as part of his 2021 touring setlist.{{cn|date=July 2024}}

Discography

= Studio album =

In Bank We Trust (2020)
Bank Of Amerikka (2025)

= Mixtapes =

Street Motivation (2012)
Life of a Hot Boy (2015)
Life of a Hot Boy 2: Real Trapper (2015)
Rock Solid (with Zaytoven) (Unreleased)
Bankroll Fresh (2015)
Made It Through Tha Struggle (2016)
Live Yo Life (2018)

= Singles =

Show Em How To Do It (2014)
Hot Boy (2015)
Dirty Game (2016)
Truth Be Told (2017)
Hell of a Night (2017)
Can't Catch Me (2018)
MIND, BODY, SOUL (2019)
Believe It (2019)
Whole 4 (2020)

==As lead artist==

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" \|+ List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name ! rowspan="2"\| Title ! rowspan="2"\| Year ! Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"\| Album
scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| US R&B/HH
scope="row"\| "Walked In"{{Cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/walked-in-feat-street-money/1029599182\|title=Walked in (Feat. Street Money Boochie & Travis Porter) - Single by Bankroll Fresh\|website=iTunes\|date=10 July 2015}} (featuring Street Money Boochie and Travis Porter) \| 2015 \| —{{efn\|group=upper-alpha\|"Walked In" did not enter the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 7 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.{{cite magazine\|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0]=ts_chart_artistname%3ABankroll%20Fresh&f[1]=itm_field_chart_id%3A345&f[2]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Bankroll%20Fresh\|title=Chart Search for Bankroll Fresh (Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles) \| Billboard\|magazine=Billboard\|accessdate=December 9, 2016}}}} \| Life of a Hot Boy 2: Real Trapper
scope="row"\| "I Just Wanna"{{Cite web \|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-just-wanna-feat.-ti-spodee/id1157210964 \|title=I Just Wanna (Feat. Ti & Spodee) - Single by Bankroll Fresh on Apple Music \|website=iTunes \|access-date=2016-09-22 \|archive-date=2016-09-27 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927032203/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-just-wanna-feat.-ti-spodee/id1157210964 \|url-status=dead }} (featuring T.I. and Spodee) \| 2016 \| — \| {{N/A\|Non-album single}}
colspan="6" style="font-size:90%" \| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"

|+ List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

! rowspan="2"| Title

! rowspan="2"| Year

! Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2"| Album

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US
R&B/HH

scope="row"| "Walked In"{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/walked-in-feat-street-money/1029599182|title=Walked in (Feat. Street Money Boochie & Travis Porter) - Single by Bankroll Fresh|website=iTunes|date=10 July 2015}}
(featuring Street Money Boochie and Travis Porter)

| 2015

| —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Walked In" did not enter the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 7 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0]=ts_chart_artistname%3ABankroll%20Fresh&f[1]=itm_field_chart_id%3A345&f[2]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Bankroll%20Fresh|title=Chart Search for Bankroll Fresh (Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles) | Billboard|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 9, 2016}}}}

| Life of a Hot Boy 2: Real Trapper

scope="row"| "I Just Wanna"{{Cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-just-wanna-feat.-ti-spodee/id1157210964 |title=I Just Wanna (Feat. Ti & Spodee) - Single by Bankroll Fresh on Apple Music |website=iTunes |access-date=2016-09-22 |archive-date=2016-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927032203/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-just-wanna-feat.-ti-spodee/id1157210964 |url-status=dead }}
(featuring T.I. and Spodee)

| 2016

| —

| {{N/A|Non-album single}}

colspan="6" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

==As featured artist==

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" \| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" \| Year ! scope="col" colspan="2" \| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" \| Album
scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" \| US {{cite magazine\|url={{BillboardURLbyName\|artist=young jeezy\|chart=Hot 100}}\|title=Young Jeezy Chart History: Hot 100\|magazine=Billboard\|accessdate=May 12, 2011}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" \| US R&B/HH {{cite magazine\|url={{BillboardURLbyName\|artist=young jeezy\|chart=R&B/Hip-Hop Songs}}\|title=Young Jeezy Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs\|magazine=Billboard\|accessdate=May 12, 2011}}
scope="row" \| "All There" (Jeezy featuring Bankroll Fresh) \| 2016 \| —{{efn-ua\|"All There" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number six on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.{{cite magazine\|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5B0%5D=ts_chart_artistname%3AJeezy&f%5B1%5D=itm_field_chart_id%3A344&f%5B2%5D=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Jeezy\|title=Jeezy – Chart history (Bubbling Under Hot 100)\|magazine=Billboard\|accessdate=November 8, 2016}}}} \|\| 50 \| Trap or Die 3
colspan="14" style="font-size:90%"\| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year

! scope="col" colspan="2" | Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US
{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=young jeezy|chart=Hot 100}}|title=Young Jeezy Chart History: Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=May 12, 2011}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US
R&B/HH
{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=young jeezy|chart=R&B/Hip-Hop Songs}}|title=Young Jeezy Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=May 12, 2011}}

scope="row" | "All There"
(Jeezy featuring Bankroll Fresh)

| 2016

| —{{efn-ua|"All There" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number six on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5B0%5D=ts_chart_artistname%3AJeezy&f%5B1%5D=itm_field_chart_id%3A344&f%5B2%5D=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Jeezy|title=Jeezy – Chart history (Bubbling Under Hot 100)|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=November 8, 2016}}}} || 50

| Trap or Die 3

colspan="14" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

References

Category:1987 births

Category:2016 deaths

Category:African-American male rappers

Category:21st-century American male rappers

Category:20th-century American male rappers

Category:Deaths by firearm in Georgia (U.S. state)

Category:Murdered African-American people

Category:American murder victims

Category:People murdered in Georgia (U.S. state)

Category:Rappers from Atlanta

Category:Gangsta rappers

Category:2016 murders in the United States

Category:20th-century African-American musicians

Category:21st-century African-American musicians