Tagged: Fat Trel
Chief Keef and Fat Trel, “Russian Roulette” MP3
Before Kanye West’s remix propelled Chief Keef to another echelon of notoriety, the rapper had linked up, in one of hip-hop’s most congruent collaborations, with DC’s own dreadlocked-and-tattooed Fat Trel. The Lex Luger-produced “Russian Roulette” … read more »
Video: Fat Trel, “Devil We Like”
The harrowing Boss Major-produced centerpiece of Fat Trel‘s Nightmare on E Street, “Devil We Like” perfectly captures the moral compromises forced on people at the bottom of an economic struggle. The video adds striking new … read more »
Video: Fat Trel, “Swishers and Liquor”
Although inexplicably missing the first verse in its video form, Fat Trel’s “Swishers and Liquor” is an easy highlight of last month’s Nightmare on E Street. Big K.R.I.T.‘s production sounds almost quintessentially New York, the … read more »
Rah Digga, “The Nigga in Me”
In 1999, Rah Digga released Dirty Harriet, one of the best hip hop records in a competitive year. Thirteen years later, a few younger artists have been dropping her name (and MC Lyte’s), but not … read more »
Download Fat Trel’s Nightmare on E Street Mixtape
Fat Trel‘s Nightmare on E Street continues the streak of powerful, invigorating street rap he began with the release of 2010′s No Secrets and continues with last year’s April Foolz. Alongside his videographer, Blaqstar, the … read more »
Fat Trel, “Intro (By the Way)” MP3
Fat Trel‘s Nightmare on E Street drops in five days, and as a teaser the rapper has released the tape’s Kane Beatz-produced opening track. Trel excels at this kind of intense, emotion-fueled dramatic narrative, evident … read more »
Video: Young Moe f. Fat Trel, “Tired of Being Broke”
One of the driving forces in street rap is the continual rejection of artifice. It’s an ever-evolving dance to capture, however fleetingly, a novel way of portraying REAL LIFE in its most visceral forms. Trel … read more »
Young Moe f. Fat Trel, “Tired of Being Broke” MP3
Last year, DMV-based rappers Fat Trel and Young Moe released a few notable tracks together, including “Bitchez Started Klokkin,” an incredible song produced by Big K.R.I.T. and “I Dew,”, which found Moe spitting in an … read more »
Video: Fat Trel’s Big Heart
Parked out front with his arms around his baby son and girl-for-life, you hope the “fat” in Fat Trel’s name isn’t some kind of anti-fitness goal and rather a big man’s state of mind. Stay … read more »
Video: Fat Trel, “Respect with the Tech” (Live in DC)
Watch Fat Trel perform his massive, threatening single “Respect with the Tech” live at DC’s official vitaminwater uncapped LIVE venue. The toughness is tempered, of course, by Trel’s near-constant grin.
