Torae (born Torae L. Carr) is an American rapper from the Coney Island section of Brooklyn , New York. He has released a number of solo albums and collaborative works, and operates the independent record label Internal Affairs Entertainment.
Torae gained recognition by collaborating with DJ Premier and Marco Polo. After releasing his debut mixtape Daily Conversation Double Barrel HipHopDX featured him in their DXNext underground hip hop series. In the same year, he was named Chairman's Choice in XXL Black Milk , and Khrysis . Torae has collaborated frequently with fellow Brooklyn MCs Skyzoo and Sha Stimuli . He has also worked with Tash of Tha Alkaholiks , Teflon, Chaundon , Sean Price , Masta Ace , Wale , Nefew , and Talib Kweli .
He released his debut studio album, For the Record , on November 1, 2011. The album features the production from Pete Rock , Large Professor , DJ Premier , and the Grammy Award-winning 9th Wonder . The following year, he released an EP entitled Off the Record , which comprises eight songs recorded during the making of his debut album. On May 27, 2014, he and fellow Brooklyn rapper Skyzoo released their collaborative album, Barrel Brothers .
2008: Daily Conversation , Album 2009: Double Barrel , Album (with Marco Polo) 2011: Heart Failure , EP 2011: For the Record , Album 2012: Off the Record , EP 2013: Admission of Guilt , Mixtape 2014: Barrel Brothers , Album (with Skyzoo as Barrel Brothers) 2016: Entitled TORAE - "Just Dat Simple" from Unsigned Artists Vol.1 (1996) UNSIGNED ARTISTS ENTERTAINMENT TORAE - "Party On" "Lick A Shot" from Unda' Investigation , EP (1997) AFFINITY RECORDINGS TORAE - "Gimme The Mic" b/w "Spice Thang", 12" single (1998) INTERNAL AFFAIRS ENTERTAINMENT TORAE - Coney Island's Finest , EP (2001) INTERNAL AFFAIRS ENTERTAINMENT The Co. {Coalescence} - "Promises" b/w "T.I.M.E.", 12" single (2006) AV8 RECORDS 9th Wonder - "Merchant of Dreams" from The Dream Merchant Vol. 2 Born Talent - "Deep With The Lyrical" from The Essence , Album (2007) 54 SIDE RECORDS Dela - "Just Chill" from Atmosphere Airlines , Album (2007) DRINK WATER MUSIC Skyzoo & TORAE - "Get It Done" b/w "Click", 12" single (2007) FAT BEATS RECORDS Chaundon - "3 Kings", "Told You That" from Carnage , Album (2008) DEFEND MUSICDJ K.O. - "Someday", "3 In The Chamber", "That Knack" from Picture This , Album (2008) SHAMAN WORKS eMC - "Backstage" from The Show , Album (2008) M3 RECORDSKhrome - "Grizzly" from The Beasts Released , Album (2008) GODSENDANT MUSIC Medinah Starr - "Beauty and Pain" from Serious Intermission , Album (2008) INTROSPECT RECORDS Pumpkin Head - "Hands High" from Picture That , Album (2008) SOULSPAZM RECORDS Shabaam Sahdeeq - "Keep Comin" from Relentless , Album (2008) MARVIAL, LLCStatik Selektah - "Destined To Shine" from Stick 2 The Script , Album (2008) SHOWOFF RECORDSSupastition - "It's All Over" from Leave Of Absence , Album (2008) DOMINATION RECORDSDJ JS1 - "Bang Da Underground" from No Sellout , Album (2009) GROUND ORIGINAL/FAT BEATS RECORDS DJ Spinna - "Lyrics Is Back" from Sonic Smash , Album (2009) HIGH WATER MUSICEl Da Sensei & The Returners - "Money [Part 2]" from The Money , EP (2009) COALMINE RECORDSKeelay & Zaire - "Saturday" from Prelude To Drive , EP (2009) MYX MUSIC LABEL Lee Bannon - "A New Song" from Me & Marvin , Album (2009) TOY BOX MUSIC Marco Polo & TORAE - Double Barrel , Album (2009) DUCK DOWN RECORDS Marco Polo & TORAE - "Double Barrel" b/w "Hold Up" & "Combat Drills", 12" single (2009) DUCK DOWN RECORDS/FAT BEATS Rapper Big Pooh - "It's A Go" from The Delightful Bars Sha Stimuli - "What's Wrong With That? (Wake Up The World)" from My Soul To Keep , Album (2009) CHAMBER MUSIKShuko - "Super M.C.S." from The Foundation , Album (2009) COALMINE RECORDS Statik Selektah - "Destined To Shine (Obama Remix)" from Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost & Damned (Special Edition) , EP (2009) SHOWOFF RECORDS Beat*Society & DJ K.O. - "That Knack", "3 In The Chamber", "Someday" from Master Thieves 02: Picture These Remixes , Album (2010) SOULSPAZM RECORDS Cimer Amor - "Another Classic" from Another Classic , EP (2010) Cold Heat - "When It Rains" from Life Behind Bars (2010) GROUND ORIGINAL/SOULSPAZM RECORDS Steele of Smif-N-Wessun - "Amerikkka's Nightmare" from Amerikkka's Nightmare, Pt. 2 Children of War , Album (2010) DUCK DOWN RECORDS Little Brother - "24" from Left Back , Album (2010) HALL OF JUSTUSM7 - "U Gotta Love It" from NYC The 5 Boroughs , Album (2010) M7 RECORDS Marco Polo - "Combat Drills", "Exile Radio Remix" from The Stupendous Adventures of Marco Polo, Album (2010) DUCK DOWN RECORDS Statik Selektah - "Get Out" from 100 Proof: The Hangover M-Dot & DJ Jean Maron - "Be Easy" from Run MPC , Album (2010) SOULSPAZM/EMS PRODUCTIONSTORAE - Heart Failure , EP (2011) INTERNAL AFFAIRS ENTERTAINMENT/SOULSPAZM TORAE - For the Record , Album (2011) INTERNAL AFFAIRS ENTERTAINMENT TORAE - Off the Record , EP (2012) INTERNAL AFFAIRS ENTERTAINMENT/SOULSPAZM TORAE - Black Christmas , EP (2012) INTERNAL AFFAIRS ENTERTAINMENT Barrel Brothers (Skyzoo & TORAE) - Barrel Brothers (2014) First Generation Rich, INC./INTERNAL AFFAIRS ENT.TORAE - Make Room At The Top (2003) INTERNAL AFFAIRS ENTERTAINMENT DJ Vega Benetton - "Freestyle" from Streets of New York (2004) Skyzoo - "Blackout" from The City's Favorite (2005) Marco Polo & Mick Boogie - "Casualty", "Good God" from Newport Authority (2007) Skyzoo - "Get It Done", "Click", "They Don't Want It" from Corner Store Classic (2007) Legend, DJ Nice & Statik Selektah - "Intro" from Back To Basics (2008) Mick Boogie - "Hand On The Pump" from Mick Boogie Presents – The Honor Roll (2008) Sha Stimuli & DJ Victorious - "Bentley" from The Secret (2008) Sha Stimuli & DJ Victorious - "Coulda Been Me" from Sha Stimuli & DJ Victorious Presents March On Washington (2008) Tanya Morgan - "Shake It Off" from Tanya Morgan Is A Rap Group (2008)TORAE - Daily Conversation (2008) INTERNAL AFFAIRS ENT./FAT BEATS TORAE - Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself (2008) INTERNAL AFFAIRS ENTERTAINMENT DJ Concept, Marco Polo & TORAE - Armed & Dangerous (2009) Cambatta - "Smooth Flight" from The Visionary (2009) DJ Concept Presents Skyzoo, Chaundon, & TORAE - Three Kings (2009) DJ Critical Hype - "Intro", "Wack DJ's", "Outro" from DJ Critical Hype presents Marco Polo. Blends (2009) Lee Bannon - "A New Song" from Me & Marvin (2009) Mr. Mecca - "Over Here" from The Cover Run (2009) Sean Price - "Duck Down" from Kimbo Price (2009) DUCK DOWN RECORDS Various Artists - "Smoke", "Get It Done", "Duck Down" from Duck Down Records Presents Download The Right Thing (2009) Various Artists - "Pardon Me" from Illroots.com & Subconscious Threads Present – Spring Cleaning (2009) DJ Quiz - "Freestyle" from Quiz Knows (2010) Mick Boogie/NVME & Duck Down Records - "Talk Shit" from Survival Kit (2010) Reks - "Rapanomics" from Between The Lines (2010) Wale & 9th Wonder - "Sharp" from Back To The Feature (2010) 9TH WONDER PRESENTSTORAE - Heart Failure (2011) INTERNAL AFFAIRS ENT. E Holla & TORAE - Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself 2 (2012) INTERNAL AFFAIRS ENT. TORAE - Admission of Guilt (2013) INTERNAL AFFAIRS ENT. 
