THA' RIPPA
"IT'S THA' RIPPA YA' DIGG!"
THOMAS GEORGE (BORN AUG.31,1986), BETTER KNOWN BY HIS STAGE NAME THA' RIPPA (AKA MR. CLEAN), IS AN African AMERICAN RAPPER, SONG WRITER, ENTREPRENEUR, & PHILANTHROPIST. HE IS ALSO ONE OF THE CO-FOUNDERS OF SO'FO REAL FAMILIA & 9Maliciou$ Mind$tatez (9mm). THA' RIPPA SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY (82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION), AN ACTIVE DUTY AIRBORNE INFANTRY SPECIALIZING IN PARACHUTE ASSAULT OPERATIONS INTO DENIED AREAS. AFTER BEING HONORABLY DISCHARGED, & OVERCOMING a LIFE THREATENING ALCOHOL ADDICTION, HE WENT ON TO START HIS MUSICAL CAREER WITH SO'FO REAL FAMILIA & DURTY D. HE IS ALSO WELL KNOWN FOR HIS CATCHPHRASES "THA' RIPPA SAYS" & IT'S THA' RIPPA YA DIGG". THA' RIPPA IS ALSO AN R&B, & HEAVY METAL FAN, WHICH HAS A MAJOR INFLUENCE ON HIS LYRICS & MUSIC.