TRAE THA TRUTH BECOMES FREE AGENT AND GOES ON NATIONAL TOUR
Anyone who has followed the career of Trae tha Truth knows that the Houston artist is no stranger to adversity. He has overcome much to be where he is and willingly shares his experiences in his music. Trae though is not one to be kept down and has a knack for turning negatives into positives. With 2 critically acclaimed albums under his belt under Rap-A-Lot Records (Restless and Life Goes On), and a final project for that label set to drop this year (a much-anticipated group effort with ABN, including cousin and fellow rapper, Z-Ro), Trae has fullfilled his contractual obligations to the Houston label and is now a free agent. Not one to sit around and wait for things to come to him, Trae is taking to the road this month to let the world know (tour dates and cities below.)
Another classic example of Trae's ability to turn negative experiences into postive ones was his recent live shows at the Ramsey 1 Unit of the maximum security prison in Rosharon, Texas where he made rap history. When you think of Texas and it's criminal justice system, several things come to mind; the hanging state, the red state, 3 strikes state, lynching state, but not warm-and-fuzzy things like 'let's throw our prisoners a rap concert and make their day' state. However, on March 29th, 2008 Trae took ABN members Clip and Easy, Slim Thug (himself a free agent now) and Boss Hogg Outlaws PJ-Rap Hustla and J Dawg, along with DJ Hi-C and performed 2 live shows in front of several hundred maximum security inmates.
The unprecedented shows, called Hopefest, were set up by Trae's long-time friend, Rosey Ruiz, once an inmate herself, who now volunteers within the TDCJ (Texas Department of Criminal Justice) as a mentor and motivational speaker both for G.R.A.D. (Gang Renunciation and Disassociation) and with the general prison population on a daily basis; offering hope and inspiration to those who often have none. With many family members and close friends on lock, including his older brother Dinkie who is serving 3 consecutive life sentences, the work that Rosey does is very close to Trae's heart making the shows mean that much more to everyone. Each of the guys performing shared their own experiences with incarceration but also stressed the fact that if they themselves could overcome and get their lives together, so could each of the inmates - a message that was met with overwhelming warmth and gratitude. More shows are planned in the coming months at different TDCJ facilities and Trae plans to invite other artists to join him in delivering this message of hope.
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