Trae
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| Trae | |
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| Birth name | Frasier Thompson III |
| Also known as | Trae Tha Truth |
| Born | July 3, 1980 |
| Origin | Houston, Texas |
| Genre(s) | Southern Rap, Screwed and Chopped |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 1998 - Present |
| Label(s) | Asylum / G-Maab |
| Associated acts | Screwed Up Click Assholes by Nature Guerilla Maab S.L.A.B. |
Trae (born Frasier Thompson III on July 3, 1980) is a Southern rapper from Houston, Texas, United States. With his cousin Z-Ro, he is a part of the underground rap group Screwed Up Click. Trae and Z-Ro, along with Trae's other cousin Dougie D,[1] are the founding members of the group Guerilla Maab. Trae has a little brother "Jay-Ton" who is also a rapper and part of ABN.
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[edit] History
Trae first gained exposure on the Houston rap scene in 1998 when he made his rapping debut on Z-Ro's album Look What You Did to Me. In 2003, he began his solo career with the album Losing Composure. Same Thing Different Day (2004), the acclaimed Restless (2006), and now his latest release entitled "Life Goes On" . Trae is no longer signed to Rap-A-Lot records.
Trae's trademark is a low, deep, guttural voice. His flow is very fast. In these two areas his style is somewhat reminiscent of Z-Ro's and Flesh-N-Bone from Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. Trae sometimes, though not always, mixes multiple vocal layers into his songs. His voice might be a little lower to that of Yung Joc. He is good friends with Yung Joc & Gorilla Zoe.
[edit] Honors
He was featured in a video called Smash Exclusive: Houston Mic Pass with Lil' Flip, Chamillionaire, Chingo Bling, Bun B, Short Dawg, Big Hawk, Magno and Mike D[2]Trae has also appeared on the official remix of Yung Joc's song "It's Goin' Down", which earned Joc national attention and became one of the biggest mainstream pop hits of 2006. Trae also has made cameos in many of todays mainstream videos, although not having one himself. Most notability and recently he can be seen in Lil Boosie's "Zoom", Hurricane Chris' "A Bay Bay", Yung Joc's "Coffee Shop" Gorilla Zoe's "Hood Nigga" And Rocko's "Umma DO ME"
"Real Talk" was featured on the soundtrack to the video game Madden NFL 07. Trae won an Ozone Award for Patiently Waiting Artist for Texas.
[edit] Discography
- 2003: Losing Composure
- 2004: Same Thing Different Day
- 2006: Restless
- 2007: Life Goes On
- 2008: Trae Tha Truth
