T.R.A.Y.

rap

T.R.A.Y. Travell Rhythm And You... Hip hop/Rap music began as a platform for friendly competition and the expression of artistic creativity. Over the years it has sadly become a who’s who and mega capitalistic popularity battle. It no longer fosters the freedom of expression, creativity, and diversity it had in the days of its prime. As a direct result for the past 3 years the industry has seen a tremendous drop in sales as many artists turn to replicate the songs and they hear on radio and images seen on music videos. All for the purpose of making a quick dollar and at the expense of the true hip-hop/rap community. The artists of today’s generation are no longer challenged to create original material, instead they have nurtured a culture of ringtone sing along hits that the mainstream public has become accustomed to. While this has made millions of dollars for the music executives involved, it has turned the industry into a pool of one hit wonders who don’t have a clue how to make their music into an actual career. Travell a.k.a. T.R.A.Y. was born December 10, 1985 in Saginaw Michigan. At the age of 7 he moved to Cincinnati, Ohio where he first fell in love with the art of writing short stories, poetry, and music. Throughout his early career he could be seen in class writing songs in High School, but was too shy to recite his lyrics. Then one day due to peer pressure a group of school friends persuaded him through peer pressure to join a cipher in their school’s c...