Trigga tha Gambler

Trigga, also Trigger tha Gambler (born Tawan Smith), is an American East Coast rapper. He is the younger brother of Damon Smith aka Smoothe da Hustler, and first became known for his "aggressive hardcore flow" on his brother's 1995 hit single "Broken Language".
In 1996 Trigga was on No Doubt's roster. In 1999 the brothers were signed to Tommy Boy Records to work on an album Dying To Live.

With Smoothe da Hustler

• "Broken Language".
• "Fuck Whatcha Heard", "Murdafest" and "My Brother My Ace" from Once Upon a Time in America
• "My Crew Can't Go For That" (also features DV Alias Khrist) from The Nutty Professor Soundtrack
• His 1996 album Life's A 50-50 Gamble was supposed to be released on Def Jam Recordings, but he was dropped from the label, and the album was canceled.
• "Rap Game" from Violenttimes Day

On other artist's recordings

• Shyheim: "What Makes the World Go Round" with Rubbabandz, Trigga tha Gambler, Smoothe da Hustler and DV Alias Khrist (The Lost Generation, 1996)
• Blahzay Blahzay: "Danger, Pt. 2" with Trigga tha Gambler, Darkman and Smoothe da Hustler (Blah Blah Blah, 1996))
• SWV: "'96 Anthem - You're the One (All Star Rap Remix)" with Busta Rhymes, Jay-Z, Mr. Cheeks, Smoothe da Hustler and Trigga tha Gambler (SWV Greatest Hits, 1999)
• DJ Tomekk: Beat of Life single (Modul, 2002) with Ice-T, Sandra Nasić and Trigga Tha Gambla.

• Vibe Apr 1996 - Page 50 "Over stripped-down drums, Smoothe and Trigga each Pdrop maxims Dolomite-style: "The money stasher / Gun-blastin' razor/The human asthma breath taker/ Body dump waster." It's gangsta rap, from a brother who's lived it. "
• Billboard - 7 Sept 1996 - Page 24 MY CREW CAN'T GO FOR THAT (FROM "THE NUTTY PROFESSOR"! ♢ TRIGGA THA GAMBLER FEAT. SMOOTHE THA HUSTLER & D.V. AUAS KHRIST •
• DiBella, Michael. "Smoothe da Hustler biography". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 23, 2011. 
• Rapper, Writer, Pop-Cultural Player: Ice-T Dr Josephine Metcalf, Dr Will Turner - 2014 "“Beat of Life” (Modul, 2002)withDJ Tomekk, Sandra Nasic and Trigga Tha Gambla. "