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Travis Porter is an independent American hip hop group hailing from Decatur, Georgia. The hip hop trio consists of Lakeem “Ali” Mattox, Donquez “Quez” Woods, and “Strap”. Mattox and Woods are stepbrothers and met the third member of the group, Strap, in middle school. They all grew up together and started doing music together in 2006. . The group’s biggest hits are “Go Shorty Go” and “All the Way Turnt Up”. Travis Porter’s very own biographical film titled “The Travis Porter Movie” was released May 18, 2010. Travis Porter has a Youtube channel with over twenty million views and a twitter page on which the trio has started many trending topics.

Appearances
Travis Porter has not only performed throughout much of Atlanta, Georgia, but the group has also gone on a nationwide tour and are currently preparing for a tour throughout Europe. They appeared in one of Atlanta’s biggest concerts, Birthday Bash, during the summer of 2010 and on the The Mo'Nique Show. Travis Porter also performed with Canada’s own Drake at BMI’s Unsigned Artist showcase in Atlanta.

Label and Recognition
Travis Porter is an independent label that belong to Porter House music. The also recently joined the BMI family. The trio was honored in the Underground Music Awards 2010 in New York City with other well-known underground artist like J.Cole with the “Most Dynamic Rap Group Duo” award. . Though they’re unsigned they’ve worked with notable signed artist such as OJ da Juiceman, Gucci Mane, New Boyz and Waka Flocka Flame. . Travis Porter was featured on MTV Jams Fab 5. The group also received Myspace’s #1 unsigned group title. Their single “Go Shorty Go” made it on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Chart. Rumor has it that the group is currently working on signing with a major label.

Musical Career
Travis Porter started out as the “Hard Hitters”, but changed their name to Travis Porter to be more marketable. Two of their biggest hits “Black Boy White Boy” and "All the Way Turnt Up" also turned out to be huge controversy in their career. “All the Way Turnt Up” caused controversy with Roscoe Dash and “Black Boy White Boy” caused a bit of controversy with Young Dro. The root of the controversy was ownership.

Mixtapes
Travis Porter’s mixtapes include, but are not limited to:
 * I’m a Differenter (2009)
 * Streets R Us (ft. Waka Flocka Flame) (2009)
 * I’m a Differenter 2 (2009)
 * Proud 2 Be A Problem (2010)
 * Who Is Travis Porter? (2009)
 * We Are Travis Porter (2010)
 * I Am Travis Porter (2010)
 * Differenter Gang (2010)