Fat Trel stands out from his rap competitors with introspective lyrics about his experiences with prison and sobriety. • Born in Virginia and raised in Washington, D.C., Trel started rapping around 2008. He dropped his debut mixtape, Noska Musik, in 2009. • After impressing Wale at an open-mic night, Trel became the first artist affiliated with the D.C. superstar’s Board Administration label. • Trel signed with Rick Ross’ Maybach Music Group in 2013 and released his label debut, Gleesh, the following year. • In 2018, roughly a year after being released from Arlington County Jail in Virginia, Trel released Finally Free, the first mixtape he ever recorded sober. • Fat Trel and fellow Maybach Music Group signee Yowda linked up in 2020 for Fat & Ugly 2, the sequel to their 2017 EP.