Tha Clip, aka Clippa Duh Dam Gorilla, also affectionately called T.C. or Clip by his followers and fans, is a producer, writer, singer, rapper, engineer, and actor born in the Bay Area of California (Hayward). T.C was raised in Stockton and spent the remainder of his adolescence between the Bay Area and the Central Valley.

He released a group album while enlisted in the U.S. Navy, which received extensive foreign and domestic club rotation from Dubai to Guam; the album also received supportive peer reviews. Shortly after being discharged, Clip captivated Northern and Southern California FM/satellite radio listeners with Bay Area enthused songs like “Remedial, Gorilla Baby and Milli Dollaz.” His records were aired and rotated on stations 102.5 KSFM, 97.7 KWIN, and Jelly Radio.