Tracy Lamar Davis, better known as Big Tray Deee, is a renowned American rapper who is also known for being an active and founding member of “Long Beach’s Insane Crips Gang.”
In this post, I will share Big Tray Deee’s biography, career, family, personal life, net worth, and some other things you probably didn’t know about him. Before we continue, let’s take a look at his profile.
Name | Tracy Lamar Davis |
Age | 58 years old |
Date of Birth | April 27, 1966 |
Other names | Big Tray Deee |
Birth Place | Long Beach, California, United States |
Occupation | Rapper |
Net worth | $2.7 million |
Big Tray Deee Biography
Big Tray Deee was born on April 27, 1966, in Long Beach, California, United States. While younger, Tray was mostly involved in crime-related activities. At the time, he was an active member of “Insane Crips,” a Long Beach gang group he was also a founding member of.
Big Tray Deee Career
This was probably not exactly what he wanted for himself, so he decided to make music instead of being an active member of Insane Crips. Later, he appeared, obviously his first, on Snoop Dogg’s soundtrack titled “Murder Was the Case” in 1994.
In 1995, Big Tray Deee featured on a single from Dogg’s self-titled album, ‘Reality of the Dogg Food album’ titled ‘Truth.’ He continued working with Snoop Dogg until he joined the Platinum-selling group “The Eastsidaz,” a band group Snoop Dogg and Goldie Loc were a member of.
Before joining ‘The Eastsidaz,’ however, Tray received little or no attention from the audience, although he was good and has appeared in Dogg’s singles and soundtracks. He appeared in Dogg’s second self-titled album, “The Doggfather” in 1996.
However, after joining The Eastsidaz band group in 1999, Tray Deee started working with Snoop Dogg and Goldie Loc. The Eastsidaz’ was a hip hop trio rapper who released two albums and a few songs, a self-titled album ”The Eastsidaz” in 2000 and “Duces ‘n Trayz: The Old Fashioned Way” in 2001.
Later, Tray Deee was signed under “Iv Life Records,” a band record label formerly called’ Iv Life Family.’ While under Iv Life Records, he released a solo mixtape, “Long Beach State of Mind Vol. I: The Mixtape,” in 2014, and on the 15th of July, he collaborated with Goldie Loc and Snoop Dogg and released a mixtape, “That’s My Work Vol. 4.”
On the 27th of April 2015, Big Tray Deee released a solo song titled “On the Blocc,” and in 2016, he released yet another mixtape, “Long Beach State of Mind Vol. II: Street Officials.”
As it is, “45 Lawz” is his most recent song. Released officially in February 2021, ’45 Lawz’ has over 136k views on YouTube and counting.
Big Tray Deee Personal Life
The renowned rapper, who was, at the time, an active member of the gang ‘Insane Crips’, was sentenced to 12 years in a charge described as ‘attempted murder.’ Although nobody was injured, Tray allegedly fired at two people in a car in 2003 and so was sentenced in Superior Court after pleading no contest to ‘attempted murder’ on February 2nd, 2005.
Although he did not spend up to 12 years, Tray Deee, however, spent nine years at California Men’s Colony prison and was freed on the 3rd of April 2014.
Big Tray Deee is married to Coniyac, the executive producer of Vantage Point Vision & Snoopadelic Films, whom he married in 2009. Queen Coniyac celebrates her birthday on 14 June.
Big Tray Deee Net Worth
By 2021, Big Tray Deee’s net worth is estimated at $2.7 million. He earns his net worth from selling his music album, working with other artists, and his self-titled YouTube Channel, where he uploads his music videos and has over 40k subscribers.
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