Tre Williams

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Tre Williams

Background information
Birth name	Trey Williams
Origin	Daytona Beach, Florida Yonkers, New York
Genre(s)	Hip hop, R&B
Occupation(s)	Singer
Label(s)	Ill Will
Associated acts	Nas, Quan, Bravehearts, Nashawn, Papoose
Website	Official Myspace

Tre Williams is an American singer affiliated with Nas' label, Ill Will Records.

1 Biography
2 Discography
- 2.1 Mixtapes
- 2.2 Appearances
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Biography

Williams was born and raised in the projects of Daytona Beach, Florida. He enrolled in Bethune-Cookman College, but later dropped out and moved to Yonkers, New York to further his career.^[1] After an appearance on "Amateur Night at the Apollo", he was invited to sing on the title track of Petey Pablo's album, Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry. In 2005, Williams appeared on the track "I-95" on rap group The L.O.X.'s mixtape Peer Pressure, earning him notice in hip-hop magazine The Source.^[2] Williams also put the track on his mixtape, The Street Gospel. Then, in 2006, Williams was featured on "Let There Be Light" on Ill Will Records founder Nas' album, Hip Hop Is Dead, which received play on BET music video show 106 & Park.^[3]

Williams has been working on a debut album, The Depth of My Soul, that was expected to be released in 2007,^[4] but has been not been released yet. The album is expected to have guest appearances from Nas, Styles P, Kanye West and others.^[5]

[edit] Discography

[edit] Mixtapes

Nas & Ill Will Records Present Tre Williams: The Street Gospel

[edit] Appearances

2001: "Diary of a Sinner" (from the Petey Pablo album Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry)
2005: "I-95" (from the The L.O.X. mixtape Peer Pressure)
2006: "Hush" (from the DJ Noodles/Blitz mixtape It's a Problem Vol. 1)
2006: "Let There Be Light" (from the Nas album Hip Hop Is Dead)