Big Tray Deee

Rapper

Popular As Tray Deee · Tracy Deee

Birthday April 27, 1966

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace Long Beach, California, U.S.

Age 57 years old

Nationality United States

#50843 Most Popular

1966

Tracy Lamar Davis (born April 27, 1966), known professionally as Big Tray Deee (formerly Tray Deee until 2011 and sometimes credited as Tray D in the 1990s), is an American rapper.

He is a member of rap trio Tha Eastsidaz alongside Goldie Loc and Snoop Dogg and rap quartet supergroup Diirty Ogz alongside Tha Chill, Kurupt & Weazel Loc.

Before becoming a rapper, Davis was an active gang member.

Tray Deee is a member of the Insane Crips Gang in Long Beach, California.

1994

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", Tray Dee also featured on the song Reality off the Doggfood album in 1995, followed by an appearance on Tha Doggfather in 1996.

1999

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.

2005

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.

2014

In 2014, Tray Deee announced his intention 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.

He was released from prison on April 3, 2014.

As lead artist

As featured artist

Promotional singles

2015

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.