| Intro | American rapper |
| Is |
Rapper Singer |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Music |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 27 April 1966, Natchez |
| Age: | 54 years |
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.
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
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- The 3rd Coming (2016)
Tha Eastsidaz (Tray Deee with Goldie Loc & Snoop Dogg)
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- Tha Eastsidaz (2000)
- Duces ‘n Trayz: The Old Fashioned Way (2001)
- Gang Bang Muzic (2003) [bootleg]
- That’s My Work Volume 4 (2014) [mixtape]
Other collaborations
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- Haven’t You Heard… (2011) (with LBC Crew) [recorded 1996]
- We Got Now and Next (2016) (with Tha Chill, Kurupt & Weazel Loc, as Diirty OGz)
- Mixtapes and compilations
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- The General’s List (2002)
- Long Beach State of Mind Vol. I: The Mixtape (2014)
- Long Beach State of Mind Vol. II: Street Officials (2016)
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| “Iz U wit It” | 2002 | The General’s List |
| “Blazin’ Endo” (featuring Bam) |
2003 | |
| “On the Blocc” | 2015 | The 3rd Coming |
| “The Return” (featuring Kokane) |
2016 |
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | US Rap | ||||||||||
| “Beware of My Crew” (LBC Crew featuring Roger Troutman, Tray Deee & South Sentrell) |
1995 | 75 | 51 | 8 | A Thin Line Between Love and Hate soundtrack | |||||||
| “Keep It Gangsta” (Livio featuring Tray Deee) |
2001 | — | — | — | My Life, Vol. 1 | |||||||
| “—” denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| “Way Too Major” (Daz featuring Tray Deee) |
1997 | Gang Related soundtrack |
| “Clockin’ C Notes” (Made Men featuring Soopafly, Tha Dogg Pound and Tray Deee) |
1999 | Classic Limited Edition |
| “Represent Dat G.C.” (Kurupt featuring Daz, Soopafly, Tray Deee, Jayo Felony, Snoop Dogg and Butch Cassidy) |
2000 | Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha |
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| “Droppin’ Bombz” | 1995 | South Sentrell | The Show soundtrack |
| “Reality” | Tha Dogg Pound | Dogg Food | |
| “(O.J.) Wake Up” | 1996 | Snoop Dogg | Tha Doggfather |
| “Downtown Assassins” | Snoop Dogg, Daz | ||
| “Bag o’ Weed” | 1997 | Nate Dogg | G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1 |
| “Get Money” | DJ Pooh, Charlie Wilson, Threat | Bad Newz Travels Fast | |
| “Gangsta Vocabulary” | DJ Pooh, Threat | ||
| “East Side Madness” | Swoop G, T-Luni | Undisputed | |
| “Gang Related” | Daz, CJ Mac, WC | Gang Related soundtrack | |
| “Oh No” | 1998 | Daz, J-Money | Retaliation, Revenge & Get Back |
| “Thank God for My Life” | Daz, Big Pimpin’ Delemond, Bad Azz | ||
| “Nuthin’ Has Changed” | King Tee, Kool G Rap | The Kingdom Come | |
| “All Aboard” | Twinz | Straight Outta Cali | |
| “King Pin” | J-Money, Kurupt, Crooked I | ||
| “It’s Goin’ Down” | Tha Low Life Gangstas, J-Money | ||
| “Don’t Test Me” | J-Money, Crooked I, Legacy | ||
| “Way Too Crazy” | Daz, Jayo Felony | Rush Hour soundtrack | |
| “Everythang Happens fo’ a Reason” | Bad Azz | Word on tha Streets | |
| “C-Walk” | Kurupt, Slip Capone | Kuruption! | |
| “Gangsta Shit’s Like a Drug” | Mack 10, Squeak Ru | The Recipe | |
| “Breakout” | Kokane | S.I. Riders | |
| “One More Lick” | TQ | They Never Saw Me Coming | |
| “Hell Ya” | 1999 | Soopafly | Whiteboys soundtrack |
| “Throw It Up” | Rappin’ 4-Tay, Snoop Dogg, Roger Troutman | Introduction to Mackin’ | |
| “Neva Gonna Give It Up” | Kurupt, Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, Warren G, Soopafly | Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha | |
| “It Ain’t About You” | Kurupt, Soopafly, Latoya Williams | ||
| “Ta Get n” | 2000 | C-Lim | What Dat ‘N’ Like |
| “Ride or Die” | Spice 1, Yukmouth, Jayo Felony | The Playa Rich Project | |
| “Fuck with Us” | 2001 | Kurupt, Xzibit | Bones soundtrack |
| “G’s & Hustlas” | 2002 | C-Bo | Life as a Rider |
| “Thuggin'” | Spice 1, Kokane | Spiceberg Slim | |
| “Game” | 2003 | 40 Glocc, Spice 1 | The Jakal |
Filmography
- A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1995) – Himself
- Baby Boy (2001) – Knucklehead
- The Wash (2001) – Thug #3
- Tha Eastsidaz (1999/2000) – Crackle
- movie