Houston Rapper Trae the Truth Gets Left out

Houston based rapper, Frazier Othel Thompson III, better known as Trae Tha Truth, was recently in the spotlight for staying in Houston instead of evacuating to help other Houston residents seek shelter.
Trae’s spotlight was short lived after the arrival of a well-known and successful artist, also from the Houston area, Beyoncé.
Houston publications and local radio stations glorified the fact that an A-list celebrity gave up their personal time, safety and paychecks to help out the Houston area.
This one sided praise did not sit very well with another well known and successful “A” list celebrity, Atlanta native and rapper, T.I.
Houston’s 97.9 The Box, uploaded an image to their personal Instagram account showing Beyoncé wearing white gloves, helping pass out hot plates and smiling at a Houston resident.
The same picture, shortly after, was reposted by a fan page of Beyoncé, which ended up on T.I.’s timeline.
Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr also known as, T.I.P or T.I. did not hesitate to respond to the post by strongly expressing his distaste for the deliberate inattention to Houston’s artist, Trae Tha Truth, who had been on the scene since Hurricane Harvey first touched down.
“And Ttrae Tha Truth was there too. Just like he’s there since day one doing whatever he can for those in need. It ain’t cool,” T.I. commented under the post.
“How y’all trying to just overlook his week and a half worth of efforts and shine the light on someone else’s. He been front line rescuing people… we ain’t gone let y’all do our bro like that. It’s bigger than business. This is for humanity. Y’all bugging.”
In 2008, Trae Tha Truth was honored by Houston major, Bill White and Council Member, Peter Brown for his humanitarian work within the community with his very own day in Texas, Trae Day, celebrated every year on July 22. Trae is the Vice President of Tip’s iconic label, Grand Hustle ,also known as, Hustle Gang.
In 2008, Trae was involved in a fight with rapper, Mike Jones, knocking Mike unconscious. This reportedly landed him on a ban list for Houston’s local radio station, 97.9 The Box.
T.I. was not the only celebrity to notice the radio station’s distasteful post. Well known radio host of The Breakfast Club, Charlemagne Tha God weighed in on the post as well.