Before his newfound career as a self-proclaimed "Crunk Rock a.k.a. Douche Wave" musician, Trouble Andrew was known as Trevor Andrew, a Burton-sponsored pro rider and member of the 1998 and 2002 U.S. Olympic snowboarding teams. In 2004, Trevor's riding career came to halt when he tore his ACL in an accident. But during his nine-month hiatus off the slopes, T.A. found his musical calling and—with the help of wife Santigold, who snuck his mixtapes to production team Shitaki Monkey—"Trouble" was born.
Despite being unable to compete in last weekend's Winter X Games in Aspen, Trouble Andrew was still making noise as a musical performer at the club Belly Up. T.A. will also be at the Vancouver Winter Games later this month for another live performance. We got a chance to check in with the stylin' frontman to get his commentary on Santigold, X Games '08, and even Degrassi alum, Drake...
Interview by Tara Aquino
VIDEO: Degrassi: The Next Generation Season 6 Trailer (2008)
TA SAYS: "I saw the original one when I was young, of course. But the new one, I don't really watch it but I've seen clips online because of Drake. Everyone's like—it's the big talk. I think I might have outgrown that show a couple years ago. [Laughs.] That is awkward but it happens. It's real life and they're trying to make it as real as possible. I do think it's cool that Drake is open and does stuff like that, especially being a rapper and everybody trying to be all macho. It's cool that he does stuff that's funny and that the character that he plays on the show is more vulnerable. Typically most rappers wouldn't be down for that and I think it's cool he's not just kinda stuck in a box of a career. He can be open, joke about it, and be lighthearted."
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