Birth name Tracy Lamar Davis Occupation(s) Rapper, author | Also known as Tray Deee, Tray Dee Years active 1994–present | |
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Born April 27, 1966 (age 50) ( 1966-04-27 ) Origin Long Beach, California, U.S. Genres West Coast hip hop
Gangsta rap Movies The Wash, Baby Boy, Tha EastSidaz Music groups Tha Eastsidaz (2000 – 2003), LBC Crew Albums The 3rd Coming, The General's List, Tha Eastsidaz | ||
Big tray deee street sweepin feat bam big rocc
Tracy Lamar Davis (born April 27, 1966), better known by his stage name Big Tray Deee, is an American rapper who was once signed to Death Row Records and later signed with Snoop Dogg's label Dogghouse Records.
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- Big tray deee street sweepin feat bam big rocc
- Big tray deee talks snoop dogg tha eastsidaz krush groove reunion more from prison
- Career
- Discography
- As featured artist
- Filmography
- Songs
- References
Big tray deee talks snoop dogg tha eastsidaz krush groove reunion more from prison
Career
Tray Deee made his first appearance on Snoop Doggy Dogg's Murder Was the Case soundtrack in 1994, guest starring on the track 21 Jumpstreet, followed by an appearance on Tha Doggfather in 1996. In 1999, he joined the Platinum-selling group Tha Eastsidaz, which consisted of himself, Snoop Dogg and Goldie Loc. The group released two albums. Simultaneously and after the Eastsidaz project he was affiliated with car club-street band the IV Life Family. He later signed to the related record label IV Life Records.
Before becoming a rapper Davis was an active gang member. Tray Deee is one of the original members of the Insane Crips Gang in Long Beach, California. On February 2, 2005, he was sentenced to twelve years in prison for attempted murder, stemming from a 2003 incident in which he fired at rival gang members. He was imprisoned at California Men's Colony in San Luis Obispo, California for nine years. He was released from prison on April 3, 2014.
In 2014, Tray Deee plans to release his debut solo album, following a series of mixtapes. The first of these mixtapes, Long Beach State of Mind Vol. I, was recorded while Tray Deee was incarcerated, on a smart phone in a makeshift vocal booth made from blankets and boxes in his cell. On April 18 and 19, Tray Deee reunited with Goldie Loc to perform at "Krush Groove 2014" at Save Mart Center in Fresno and The Forum in Inglewood. On July 15, Snoop Dogg released his mixtape That's My Work Vol. 4 which features both Goldie Loc and Tray Deee. On April 27, 2015, he released a single "On the Blocc" along with official music video, the single was produced by Nat Powers. Tray Deee has stated that it is unlikely that there will ever be another Eastsidaz album.
Discography
Big Tray Deee
Tha Eastsidaz (Tray Deee with Goldie Loc & Snoop Dogg)
Other collaborations
As featured artist
Promotional singles
Filmography
Songs
On the BloccThe 3rd Coming · 2016
The ReturnThe 3rd Coming · 2016
CantFucWitDisThe 3rd Coming · 2016