[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 125 (Tuesday, July 25, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1049]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      COMMEMORATING 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF TRAE DAY IN HOUSTON, TEXAS

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                        HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 25, 2017

  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to commemorate the 10th 
anniversary of ``Trae Day.''
  Trae Tha Truth, is an American hip hop recording artist from Houston, 
Texas.
  Apart from his solo career, Trae is also known as a member of the 
underground rap collective Screwed Up Click, as well as one-half of the 
Southern Hip Hop duo ABN, and one of the founding members of the group 
Guerilla Maab, alongside fellow rappers Z-Ro and Dougie D.
  Trae Tha Truth currently hosts Banned Radio on XXL, on Dash Radio.
  Trae Tha Truth's music is inspired by the experiences of the 
disenfranchised, which is rooted in the inner-cities of America, and is 
driven by loss, love and loyalty.
  Trae Tha Truth's music is powerful and real, his voice is a tractor 
trailer shoveling gravel that booms, bangs, and thumps.
  Trae Day is an annual festival commemorating the actual holiday the 
City of Houston gave Trae for his role as a civic leader, which made 
him the first rapper in Texas to be given an official holiday by the 
city.
  Among his civic activities, Trae Tha Truth has founded a nonprofit 
organization, counseled incarcerated persons, and sponsored at-risk 
high school students.
  Trae Tha Truth is very modest and rarely discusses his 
accomplishments but what is important to know about him is that he is a 
rapper who uses his gift to help people.

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