| Big Tray Deee | |
| Birth Name: | Tracy Lamar Davis |
| Birth Date: | 27 April 1966 |
| Birth Place: | Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Years Active: | 1994–2004, 2014–present |
| Past Member Of: | Tha Eastsidaz |
Tracy Lamar Davis (born April 27, 1966), better known as Big Tray Deee or simply Tray Deee, is an American rapper. He is a member of rap group Tha Eastsidaz (alongside Goldie Loc and Snoop Dogg), as well as the Diirty OGz (alongside Tha Chill, Kurupt and 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. 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. In 1999, he joined the Platinum-selling group Tha Eastsidaz, which consisted of himself, Snoop Dogg and Goldie Loc.[1] [2] 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.[3] [4] 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.[1] 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.[5] 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 the single "On the Blocc", produced by Nat Powers, along with its official music video.
In 2016, Tray Deee stated that it is unlikely that there will ever be another Eastsidaz album.[6]
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.[1] [7]
Studio albums
Collaborative albums
Compilation albums
Mixtapes
As lead artist
| "Iz U Wit It"[8] | 2002 | The General's List | |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Blazin' Endo"[9] (featuring Bam) | 2003 | ||
| "On the Blocc"[10] | 2015 | The 3rd Coming | |
| "The Return" (featuring Kokane) | 2016 | ||
| "Moved Up | " (featuring O.T. Genasis and Coniyac) | ||
| "CantFucWitDis" (featuring Coniyac) | |||
| "Diirty Outlawz" (featuring The Outlawz and Diirty OGz) | |||
| < | --Feb 9, 2017--> "Life of a G" (featuring Snoop Dogg) | 2017 | The General's List II |
| < | --Nov 18, 2017--> "Outchea" (featuring Coniyac, GI Joe, Pacman Da Gunman and ES Crow) | The Certified Project | |
| < | --Mar 23, 2018--> "Gangsta" (featuring DW Flame) | 2018 | The General's List II |
| < | --Oct 27, 2018--> "True Life Storiez" (featuring BG Perico and Crooked I) | ||
| < | --Feb 15, 2019--> "UKnowDaName" (featuring Coniyac, DW Flame, ESCrow and Red G'zus) | 2019 | The Certified Project |
| < | --Feb 15, 2019--> "Cold World / Different" (featuring Coniyac and Kola) | ||
| < | --Feb 7, 2020--> "Boiling Point" | 2020 | |
| < | --Feb 1, 2021--> "45 Lawz of G'izm" | 2021 | |
| < | --Aug 4, 2023--> "Buzherk" | 2023 | Malice |
| < | --Dec 9, 2023--> "Swear on the Set" | ||
As featured artist
| Year | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Beware of my Crew" (LBC Crew featuring Tray Deee and South Sentrell) | 1995 | A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (soundtrack) | ||
| "Keep It Gangsta"[11] (Livio featuring Tray Deee) | 2001 | My Life, Vol. 1 | ||
| "Cali Way" (Mr. Mash featuring Tray Deee and Kokane) | West Next | |||
| < | --Jun 30, 2017--> "No Prisoners" (CERTified featuring Big Tray Deee) | 2017 | ||
| < | --Mar 15, 2019--> "Heat" (Biggg Slim and Big Tray Deee) | 2019 |
Promotional singles
| Year | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| "Way Too Major"[12] (Daz Dillinger featuring Tray Deee) | 1997 | Gang Related soundtrack | |
| "Breakout"[13] (Kokane featuring Tray Deee) | 1999 | S.I. Riders | |
| "Clockin' C Notes"[14] (Made Men featuring Soopafly, Tha Dogg Pound and Tray Deee) | Classic Limited Edition | ||
| "Represent Dat G.C."[15] (Kurupt featuring Daz Dillinger, Soopafly, Tray Deee, Jayo Felony, Snoop Dogg and Butch Cassidy) | 2000 | Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha |
| Year | Other artist(s) | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "21 Jumpstreet"[16] | 1994 | Snoop Dogg | Murder Was the Case | |
| "Reality"[17] | 1995 | Tha Dogg Pound | Dogg Food | |
| "(O.J.) Wake Up"[18] | 1996 | Snoop Dogg | Tha Doggfather | |
| "Downtown Assassins" | Snoop Dogg, Daz Dillinger | |||
| "Bag o' Weed"[19] | 1997 | Nate Dogg | G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1 | |
| "Get Money"[20] | DJ Pooh, Charlie Wilson, Threat | Bad Newz Travels Fast | ||
| "Gangsta Vocabulary" | DJ Pooh, Threat | |||
| "East Side Madness"[21] | Swoop G, T-Luni | Undisputed | ||
| "Hollywood Bank Robbery"[22] | Tha Dogg Pound, Snoop Dogg | Gang Related soundtrack | ||
| "Gang Related" | Daz Dillinger, CJ Mac, WC | |||
| "My Life" | 1998 | Storm, Big Syke, Val Young | ||
| "Oh No"[23] | Daz Dillinger, J-Money | Retaliation, Revenge & Get Back | ||
| "Gang Bangin' Ass Criminal" | Daz Dillinger, Kurupt, Soopafly, Bad Azz, Techniec | |||
| "All Aboard"[24] | Twinz | Straight Outta Cali | ||
| "King Pin" | ||||
| "It's Goin' Down" | J-Money, Legacy, Shorty K | |||
| "Don't Test Me" | Sho Shot, Bo-Roc, J-Money, Crooked I, Legacy | |||
| "Way Too Crazy"[25] | Daz Dillinger, Jayo Felony | Rush Hour soundtrack | ||
| "Everythang Happens fo' a Reason"[26] | Bad Azz | Word on tha Streets | ||
| "C-Walk"[27] | Kurupt, Slip Capone | Kuruption! | ||
| "Gangsta Shit's Like a Drug"[28] | Mack 10, Squeak Ru | The Recipe | ||
| "One More Lick"[29] | TQ | They Never Saw Me Coming | ||
| "Turf Stories"[30] | 1999 | Mac Shawn, Daz Dillinger | Turf Stories | |
| "Hell Ya"[31] | Soopafly | Whiteboys soundtrack | ||
| "Throw It Up"[32] | Rappin' 4-Tay, Snoop Dogg, Roger Troutman | Introduction to Mackin | ||
| "Neva Gonna Give It Up"[33] | Kurupt, 213, Soopafly | Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha | ||
| "It Ain't About You" | Kurupt, Soopafly, Latoya Williams | |||
| "Ta Get n"[34] | 2000 | C-Lim | What Dat 'N' Like | |
| "I'd Rather Lie 2 Ya"[35] | Daz Dillinger, Kurupt | R.A.W. | ||
| "U Ain't Know'n" | Daz Dillinger | |||
| "Baccstabber" | Daz Dillinger, Mark Morrison | |||
| "Ride or Die"[36] | Spice 1, Yukmouth, Jayo Felony | The Playa Rich Project | ||
| "Fuck with Us"[37] | 2001 | Kurupt, Xzibit | Bones soundtrack | |
| "Eastside"[38] | Snoop Dogg, Daz Dillinger | Death Row's Snoop Doggy Dogg Greatest Hits | ||
| "Kick Rocks"[39] | Ras Kass | |||
| "G's & Hustlas"[40] | 2002 | C-Bo | Life as a Rider | |
| "Thuggin'"[41] | Spice 1, Kokane | Spiceberg Slim | ||
| "Nuthin' Has Changed"[42] | King Tee, Kool G Rap | The Kingdom Come | ||
| "Born to Die"[43] | Foesum, Twinz | The Foefathers | ||
| "Game"[44] | 2003 | 40 Glocc, Spice 1 | The Jakal | |
| "L.A. Streetz from L.B. 2 Compton"[45] | Mausberg, Misery | The Compton Blockz | ||
| "Thou Shall Not Kill"[46] | 2007 | Mobb Deep, Snoop Dogg | The Infamous Archives | |
| "License to Kill"[47] | 2015 | DJ Kay Slay, Sammi J, Gunplay, Trae tha Truth, Big K.R.I.T. | The Industry Purge | |
| "Anybody Killa"[48] | 2016 | Kokane, Cold 187um, Xzibit | King of G-funk | |
| "Eyez Open"[49] | Young Noble & Deuce Deuce, Bad Azz | The Code | ||
| "Don't Make Me"[50] | Outlawz | Livin Legendz | ||
| "Bacc in da Dayz"[51] | 2017 | Snoop Dogg | Neva Left | |
| "Ghetto Bird"[52] | 2018 | Daz Dillinger, Freddie Gibbs | Dazamataz | |
| "Stay On" | 2023 | Big Hit | The Truth Is In My Eyes |
| Title | Release date | Authors | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Streetz Gon Cry | 2012 | Tracy "Big Tray Deee" Davis, Anthony Barrow | [54] | |
| Los Angeles Tymez: Urban Tales | 2013 | Tracy "Big Tray Deee" Davis, DaSean "J-Dee" Cooper, Anthony Barrow | [55] | |