Featured Artist of the Week Tray Bien

Published: Feb. 4, 2011, 2 a.m.

Tray Okoth (born December 4, 1987), better known by his alias TRAY BIEN is an Kenyan-born MC, artist and author. Born and raised in Nairobi Kenya, Tray and his family moved to the US in 2003….where he went on to become a great basketball player in both the high school and college ranks…. His influences include but are not limited to- Nas, Jay-Z, Slick Rick, Pharell, JCole, Fugees, The Roots, Lil Wayne, Common, Kanye West, Cold Play, Regina Spektor, Modest mouse…etc Tray has always been a great writer and it was about Oct. 2010 when he began recording and hasn’t stopped since…. He works with a local producer “Krooked Smilez” who has provided some amazing tracks that have produced some soon-to-be hits… Tray is quickly gaining notoriety in his current home city of Richmond VA and will soon be a household name.. I guess nothing else needs to be said, check out this lyrical phenomenom’s interview on GaptoothDiva Radio tonight and judge for yourself For more information or to follow him check out his Reverbnation page: http://www.reverbnation.com/traybien or go to his Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/traybien