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Frazier Thompson III, better known by his stage name Trae, (born March 5, 1981) is an American rapper from Houston, Texas. With his cousin Z-RO, he is a part of the underground rap collective 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.^[2] He is also the older brother of Houston rapper Jay'Ton.Frazier Thompson III, better known by his stage name Trae, (born March 5, 1981) is an American rapper from Houston, Texas. With his cousin Z-RO, he is a part of the underground rap collective 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.^[2] He is also the older brother of Houston rapper Jay'Ton.

[edit] History

Trae first gained exposure on the Houston rap scene in 1998,^{[citation needed]} when he made his rapping debut with a guest appearance on Z-RO's album Look What You Did to Me. In 2003, he began his solo career with the album Losing Composure. 2004's Same Thing Different Day, 2006's Restless, and 2007's Life Goes On followed shortly after. Trae's third mainstream album Tha Truth is expected to be released in Summer 2010.

Trae was involved in a scuffle with fellow Texas rapper Mike Jones at the 2008 Ozone Awards. Both later apologized for the incident.^[3] It was recently suspected that Trae's music was banned from Houston's local radio Station, 97.9 The Boxx.^[4]

[edit] Honors

In 2008, Trae was awarded by the mayor of Houston, Bill White, and Council Member Peter Brown with his own day, Trae Day, in honor of his outstanding work within the community. This is the first time the honor has been extended to a rap artist. Trae Day was celebrated July 22, 2008.

[edit] Radio Ban

97.9 The Box (KBXX), a local radio station in Houston banned Trae and everything related to Trae from the radio station. For more info please read the open letter to 97.9 The Box. Click Here for full story^[5]

[edit] Discography

[edit] Solo albums

• 2003: Losing Composure
• 2004: Same Thing Different Day
• 2006: Restless
• 2007: Life Goes On
• 2008: The Beginning
• 2010: Tha Truth

[edit] Collaboration albums

• 1999: Rise (with Guerilla Maab)
• 2000: In the Mist of Guerillas (with Guerilla Maab)
• 2002: Resurrected (with Guerilla Maab)
• 2002: Year of the Underdawgs (with Guerilla Maab)
• 2003: Assholes by Nature (with Z-RO)
• 2008: It Is What It Is (with Z-RO)

[edit] Mixtapes

• 2005: Drama
• 2005: Return of the Streets (with DJ Smallz)
• 2006: Later Dayz
• 2006: On the Grind - Southwest General
• 2007: Tha Truth Show
• 2007: Asshole by Nature (with DJ Scream)
• 2007: I Am Houston (with DJ Chuck T)
• 2008: The Streets of the South Pt. 1
• 2008: The Diary of the Truth
• 2008: Street's Advocate
• 2008: The Streets of the South Pt. 2
• 2009: Both Sides of the Fence (with Rob G)
• 2009: The Incredible Truth
• 2010: Mr. Houston Pt.2

[edit] Singles

[edit] Videos

I Found Me (Z-Ro feat. Trae) from King Of Da Ghetto Don't Need Y'all from Same Thing Different Day
Let Me Live (feat. Z-Ro) from Same Thing Different Day
2006: Swang (feat. Big Hawk) from Restless
2007: In The Hood (feat. Yung Joc) from Restless
2007: No Help (feat. Z-RO) from Restless
2007: Fuckin With Texas (Flatline feat. Trae)
Nothin 2 A Boss/Million Bucks (feat. Slim Thug, Jay'ton and Lil Boss) from Life Goes On
2009: We Here (Jay'Ton feat. Trae and Yung Quis) from Got It By Tha Ton
2009: Not My Time (feat. Lynzie Kent) from Tha Truth
2009: Sex Drugs Money & Murda (feat. Maino) from Tha Truth
2010: Inkredible (feat. Lil Wayne and Rick Ross) from Tha Truth

Grey Cassette (feat. Bun B and Lil Keke)
Boss Mac Swag (Dougie D feat. Trae & Lil Boss)
No Luv (SPM feat. Z-Ro and Trae)

Michael Carter, Jr. (born September 27, 1982), better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included rappers Juvenile, B.G., and Young Turk. Hot Boys debuted with Get It How U Live! that year. Lil Wayne gained most of his success with the group's major selling album Guerrilla Warfare, released in 1999. Also in 1999, Lil Wayne released his Platinum debut album Tha Block Is Hot, selling over one million copies in the U.S.

Although his next two albums Lights Out (2000) and 500 Degreez (2002) were not as successful (only reaching Gold status), Lil Wayne reached higher popularity in 2004 with Tha Carter, which included the single "Go D.J." Wayne also appeared on the Destiny's Child top ten single "Soldier" that year. In 2005, the sequel to Tha Carter, Tha Carter II, was released. In 2006 and 2007, Lil Wayne released several mixtapes and appeared on several popular rap and R&B singles.

His most successful album, Tha Carter III, was released in 2008 and sold over 1 million copies in the U.S. its first week of release. It included the number-one single "Lollipop" and won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. Lil Wayne released his debut rock album,Rebirth, in 2010 to primarily negative reception from critics. The album eventually went gold. In March 2010, Lil Wayne began serving an 8-month prison sentence in New York after being convicted of criminal possession of a weapon stemming from an incident in July 2007. While in prison he released another album entitled I Am Not a Human Being in September 2010, featuring Young Money artists such asDrake, Nicki Minaj and Lil Twist. His ninth studio album and first since being released from prison, Tha Carter IV, was released on August 29, 2011.^[2] It sold 964,000 copies in the U.S. its first week out.

 Maraj (Hindi: ओनिका तान्या माराज; born December 8, 1982), better known by her stage name Nicki Minaj (Hindi: निक्की मिनाज; pronounced /mɪˈnɑːʒ/), is a Trinidadian born American recording artist signed to Young Money Entertainment. She was born inSaint James, Trinidad and Tobago, but moved to the Queens borough of New York City at age five.

Minaj began her music career in 2007 after she released her first mixtape Playtime Is Over. The mixtape was followed by the mixtapesSucka Free and Beam Me Up Scotty which were released in 2008 and 2009, respectively. Minaj had her first label success after fellowAmerican rapper, Lil Wayne discovered and secured a record deal with her with Young Money Entertainment with distribution fromUniversal Motown Records In August 2009.^[2][3]

She released her debut album, Pink Friday in 2010 which became a commercial success, peaking at the top of the U.S. Billboard 200. and was later certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) a month after its release.^[4][5] She became the first artist ever to have seven singles on the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time.^[6] Her second single, "Your Love", reached number-one on the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart, making Minaj the first female artist to top the chart unaccompanied since 2002, which was previously held by Missy Elliott's song Work It.^[7] She also became the first female artist to be included on MTV's Annual Hottest MC List.^[8]

In May 2010, Big K.R.I.T released his mixtape, K.R.I.T. Wuz Here, digitally, garnering critical acclaim.^[1] That same month, former president of G-Unit Records and current Senior VP of A&R at Def Jam Records, Sha Money XL, signed him to the label as one of his first priorities in his new position.^[2][3]

Big K.R.I.T. released several mixtapes, including Hood Fame, with DJ Wally Sparks and The Last King, with DJ Breakem Off. He's also made guest appearances on Pilot Talk, the third studio album and major label debut from rapper, Curren$y as well as Kush and Orange Juice, the critically acclaimed mixtape by rapper Wiz Khalifa, that was the No. 1 search and trending topics on Google and Twitter following its release. He is a frequent collaborator with both artists.

In October 2010, K.R.I.T. co-headlined The Smoker's Club Tour 2010 with Curren$y and Smoke DZA.^[4] He performed in Little Rock, AR with Curren$y and Mac Miller.

In November 2010, K.R.I.T. opened for Wiz Khalifa in Sayerville, New Jersey Winston-Salem, North Carolina and in Ashland, Virginia during the Waken Baken tour.

He is one of the featured XXL Top Eleven Freshmen of 2011, along side of Meek Mill, Cyhi Da Prynce, Lil Twist, Yelawolf, Fred The Godson, Mac Miller, YG, Lil B, Kendrick Lamar& Diggy Simmons.

In March 2011, Big K.R.I.T released his highly anticipated and entirely self-produced mixtape, Return of 4Eva, featuring guests David Banner, Joi, Big Sant, Chamillionaire, Raheem Devaughn, Ludacris, and Bun B. The mixtape has been acclaimed by rap critics, with William Ketchum of HipHopDX calling it "emotive, conceptual music" and saying that Big K.R.I.T. had given fans a "free album" – the magazine's highest praise for a mixtape.^[5] Meanwhile, Matthew Cole of Slant Magazine highlighted Return of 4Eva in his mixtape review column as "the best mixtape of the month," going on in a separate review to call it "the rap album to beat in 2011 ".^[6][7] Both critics praised Big K.R.I.T.'s production skills as much as his lyrics and flow, and both named K.R.I.T. as a likely successor to Southern rap legends UGK, Scarface, and Outkast. On April 20, 2011, Tom Breihan reviewed the mixtape for Pitchfork, giving an 8.2 out of 10 and awarding it the site's coveted "Best New Music" tag.^[8]

On July 1, 2011 Big K.R.I.T. announced his debut studio album titled "Live from the Underground". It was set to be released on September 27, 2011.^[9] On September 7, 2011 Big K.R.I.T. announced via his twitter account, that the album release will be pushed back till early 2012

From October 12, 2011 until November 24, 2011 K.R.I.T. will co-headline The Smoker's Club Tour 2011 with Curren$y and Method Man.^[4]

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Independent Albums

Yo Gotti released a string of independent albums. From Da Dope Game 2 Da Rap Game (2000),Self-Explanatory (2001), Life (2003) and Back 2 da Basics (2006) Yo Gotti became very well known in Memphis after the release of his album, Life. The song "Dirty South Soldiers" featuring Lil Jon propelled Gotti into the higher ranks of Memphis rappers. The album Back 2 da Basics had even more success. The singles "I Got 'Em", "Full Time", "Shawty", & "Gangsta Party" featuring 8Ball & MJG solidified his status as one of the top rappers from the city.

First Studio Album

Yo Gotti's first studio album will be called Live From The Kitchen. The album's first single was titled "5 Star" and it was released on May 20, 2009. The single peaked at 79 on the Hot 100, 19 on U.S R&B and 11 on U.S Rap. "Women Lie, Men Lie" was the second official single released December 11, 2009. The song peaked at 81 on 100, 22 on the U.S R&B and 12 on U.S Rap "Look In the Mirror" was the third single released 7 months after his second single on July 27, 2010. The song peaked at 97 on the U.S R&B chart "For the Hood" featured rapper Gucci Mane it was released on October 1, 2010 and charted at 86 on the U.S R&B chart "We Can Get It On" was released May 10, 2011, the single featured R&B singer Ciara, the single peaked at 40 on the U.S R&B Chart. "Single" was released on August 5th, 2011. This song is said to be the first "official" single off the album, all the others will be cut from the album. The second single will be a song with rapper Drake, entitled by "All About Mine", produced by J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League.

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