Tracy Lamar Davis (born April 27, 1966), better known by his stage name Big Tray Deee (formerly Tray Deee and Tracy Deee), is an American rapper signed with

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's label

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Career

Before becoming a rapper, Davis was an active gang member. Tray Deee is a member of the Insane Crips Gang in

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. Tray Deee made his first appearance on Snoop Doggy Dogg's

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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

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in 1996. In 1999, he joined the Platinum-selling group

Tha Eastsidaz Tha Eastsidaz is a hip hop trio consisting of Snoop Dogg, Tray Deee and Goldie Loc. Their first appearance was on Tommy Boy Records' ''The Ride: Music from Dimension'' with Crooked Eye Q on a Battlecat-produced song called "Feels So Good" in 19 ...

, which consisted of himself,

and

Goldie Loc Tha Eastsidaz is a hip hop trio consisting of Snoop Dogg, Tray Deee and Goldie Loc. Their first appearance was on Tommy Boy Records' ''The Ride: Music from Dimension'' with Crooked Eye Q on a Battlecat-produced song called "Feels So Good" in 19 ...

. 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. 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

to perform at "Krush Groove 2014" at

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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

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. Tray Deee has stated that it is unlikely that there will ever be another Eastsidaz album.

Legal issues

On February 2, 2005, he was sentenced to twelve years in prison for

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, stemming from a 2003 incident in which he fired at rival gang members. He was imprisoned at

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for nine years. He was released from prison on April 3, 2014.

Discography

Studio albums

Solo * '' The General's List'' (2002) * ''The 3rd Coming'' (2016) * ''The General's List II'' (2018) * ''The Certified Project'' (2019)

(Big Tray Deee with

) * ''

'' (2000) * '' Duces 'n Trayz: The Old Fashioned Way'' (2001) Other collaborations * ''Haven't You Heard...'' (2011) (with

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) * ''We Got Now and Next'' (2016) (with

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& Weazel Loc, as Diirty OGz)

Mixtapes

* ''Long Beach State of Mind Vol. I: The Mixtape'' (2014) * ''That's My Work Vol. 4'' (2014) (with

) * ''Long Beach State of Mind Vol. II: Street Officials'' (2016)

Singles

As lead artist As featured artist Promotional singles

Guest appearances

Filmography

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'' (1996) - Himself *'' Baby Boy'' (2001) - Knucklehead *''

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'' (2001) - Thug #3 *''Tha Eastsidaz'' (1999/2000)movie
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References

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