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Travesty (Rapper) is

Travis Stith, better known by his Stage name Travesty or Trav, is an American Rapper.

Biography

Travesty, born Travis Smith, is an all-around artist in every sense of the word. He is an original member of “The SpotRaiders”, a 4-man group from Newport News, Virginia. Travesty served as a rapper, graphic designer, "musical director", and sometimes the group's manager since 1999. The Spotraiders went on make a lot of hits and create a lot of noise on the underground circuit in Hampton Roads, which included numerous invitations to be guests on 103 JAMZ (Virginia #1 Urban Radio Station) with at least 3 songs spinning in rotation and collecting several local awards. Their reputation gained them credibility with all the local Radio Jockeys, which lead to several collaborations to include recording with the Late Great Mic Lord.

In the summer of 2002, Travesty and the SpotRaiders were fortunate enough to spend a month in New York City recording at Sony Music Studios with the help of relationships they had built with some of the company's employees. During that stint, the group recorded 6 songs under the direction and engineering of James Cruz (Wu Tang Clan, Juvenile, Montell Jordan) and Tatsuma Sato. The group was in talks with Sony to offer a distribution deal, but an agreement was stalled due to the group's management, to say the least.

Travesty is no stranger to the stage. While a member of the SpotRaiders, he's has performed at a number venues across Virginia and North Carolina, including Norfolk State University, Jillian's (Norfolk, VA), Peppermint Beach Club, Mid-Atlantic Music Conference (Charlotte, NC), and a host of others.

Currently, Travesty has taken his time to perfect his craft while utilizing all of his experiences that he had as a SpotRaider to build a career as solo artist. In doing so, he has become one of his area's most anticipated artists. Travesty is now preparing his first solo mixtape slated to be released late-2009/early 2010 with a debut album to follow by the summer of 2010. Both projects will showcase Travesty's down-to-earth, everyday-life approach to music and his knack for spewing eye-opening lyrics, all while maintaining a relationship with contemporary audiences.

Travesty has recorded songs and built relationships with VA established heavyweights such as Skillz, Quan, and Big Sty to name a few. He is also the voice of 103 JAMZ's Sunday Night Spotlight (a one-hour segment that features local Virginia talent), as he provides the intro for the show that airs every Sunday nights at 9pm.

While his former group's buzz reached its peak in 2006 with the help of their Virginia anthem "V to the Izzay", which also featured a National Release of the remix produced by M.Millz to include Skillz, Big Sty and Quan, Travesty's focus is to put in the work so that his solo endeavors exceed that point and stretch the boundaries of Hip Hop. His Stance as said in one of his freestyles, Travesty is looking to position his talents "on top of the whole game with Virginia on my back". While that weight can be overbearing for most, Travesty is built to carry the load. Travesty currently in talks with several Industry Executives and preparing for the release of his latest project called The Travesty Project due in the winter of 2009 to be released to CDBaby.com, which is a Prelude to an independent release of a Digital Album with Amalgamdigital Records.

Mixtapes


 * By any means necesary
 * Hip Hop Lounge Vol. 8

Singles


 * V to the Izzay (Remix)

External Links

www.myspace.com/travesty757

references/source:

http://hiphopgame.ihiphop.com/index2.php3?page=spotraiders

Background information Birth name Travis Stith Also known as Travesty, Trav Origin Newport News, Virginia Genres Rap, soul, mafioso rap, Hip Hop, Lyricist Occupations rapper Years active 1999 - present

Categories: Living people | African American rappers | East Coast rappers | Virginia artists |