Tru-Life

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Tru Life
Birth name Roberto Guzman Rosado jr.[1]
Also known as Tru Lizzy, Lizzy The Kid, One Eyed Lizzy,
Born 1976[1]
Origin Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Genre(s) Hip Hop
Years active 1999–present
Label(s) Doggystyle Records/ Roc-A-Fella Records
Associated acts Jay-Z, Memphis Bleek,Snoop Dogg & Neo Da Matrix
Website Tru-Life's Official Def Jam Site

Tru Life (born Roberto Guzman Rosado) is a Puerto Rican rapper from New York City who is currently signed to Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella label. Tru Life stands for The Righteous Uniting Everybody Living In a Fantasy Environment.[citation needed] His latest release is a mixtape called Tru York, hosted by J-Love. He is part of a loose collective of rappers from New York known as Ghetto Inmates, along with Seven Dirty, Raze, Pee Da Blame, and Screw. Tru Life is of Puerto Rican decent.

Rapper Snoop Dogg wanted to sign Tru Life[2]. Snoop Dogg brought Tru-Life to the Apollo Theater two nights in a row. Snoop Dogg is slated to co-executive produce Tru Life's album with Jay-Z.


Contents

[edit] 1999-2001: Beginnings - Dreamworks and Loud

Tru-Life's career started in 1999 after being signed to Dreamworks Records. His album, Cryin' Out Loud, was scheduled to drop in November 2001, but never did. In an interview, Tru-Life says "They weren't ready to do black music", and "there were too many bumps in the road, and I couldn't move." [1]

Around the same time, Tru-Life and his group, Ghetto Inmates, were signed to Loud Records. [2]

[edit] Untitled Album With Saigon

Tru Life is set to record an album with fellow New York rapper Saigon. There is no set scheduled release date or any other information on the project at this time.[3]

[edit] Discography

[edit] Mixtapes

Album information
The New New York: The Movement
  • Released: 2005
  • Singles: "The New New York", "22 Two's"
Tru York
  • Released: 2007
  • Singles: "The Dips Is Ova", "My Life"

[edit] Albums

  • 2001: Cryin' Out Loud (Will Never be released)
  • 2001: Ghetto Inmates (Will Never be released, dropped over Mobb Deep feud)

[edit] Singles

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Complex Magazine Interview - The New New Yorker
  2. ^ All Hip Hop - New York Rapper Tru Life Lands Deal With Roc La Familia
  3. ^ HipHopGame.com- Hip Hop News Audio, News, Videos, Albums, Ringtones, Lyrics, Urban Wear

see also Beef (documentary)

[edit] External links