Joe Sowth

About Joe Sowth

Tray 8 Trigg

As a youth growing up in the South Jamaica area of Queens, New York, Tray 8 Trigg was inspired by artists like the Lost Boyz, Nas, and Busta Rhymes. He started writing poetry at the age of 11, and while serving time at a children's detention center at the tender age of 12, his poetry quickly transformed into hip hop lyrics.
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​Growing up playing basketball and writing rhymes, Tray 8 Trigg dedicated all his free time to music. By the age of 19, he was performing at talent shows and hip-hop showcases all over the tri state area. He won majority of the competitions under the name Trigga or Tri State Trigga , which he changed after making a name for himself burning down the tri state area. In no time, Granddaddy Trigg begins opening for major artists such as Mobb Deep, Cash Money, MOP, and many more.

​Tray 8 Trigg explored the “mix tape” market by releasing music, which led him to doing national shows in Boston, North Carolina, Texas, Louisiana, as well as international locales. Tray 8 Trigg was recruited by G Unit's Tony Yayo, playing the role of his hype man on a 45 city tour, “Thoughts of a Predicate Felon”. Tray 8 Trigg is an inventive and energetic artist who thrives off of life's obstacles and the pleasure derived from creating music. With the street level wittiness of a 50 Cent and the stage presence of a Busta Rhymes, he continues to produce hot music and burn down shows all over the (expired link).

Tray 8 Trigg is an elite underground artist with more than a decade of experience in the music industry. He has mastered his craft and can be viewed as a testament to hip-hop in its rarest form. Grandaddy is presently relishing in the release of the Now or Never Mixtape Volume 1 with the E.$.M. Boyz and running laps around the city with DJ Takemoney Lump performing and pushing his new hit single “It’s A Movie”.

Tray 8 Trigg, always on the move , is about to release his highly anticipated mixtape "Alzheimer's " ( they must've forgot). He’s been doing collaborations and shows with artist such as King Bo Bandz (a Queens artist on the rise) getting tens of thousands of viewers on the Worldstar network. Tray 8 Trigg can be found on Facebook, Instagram and at bookinggranddaddy@(expired link) #esm #kartelgang