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Trife
Trife
Birth name	Theo Bailey
Also known as	Trife Diesel; Trife Da God;
Born	July 11, 1980 (age 44); Stapleton, Staten Island, New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres	Hip-hop
Occupation	Rapper
Labels	Starks Enterprises; Diesel Music Group;
Member of	Theodore Unit

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Theodore Bailey (born on July 11, 1980 in Stapleton, Staten Island), professionally known by his stage names Trife Da God and Trife Diesel (or simply Trife), is an American rapper from New York affiliated with the Wu-Tang Clan. He is a protégé and close associate of Ghostface Killah and a member of groups T.M.F. and Theodore Unit.

He started his career on fellow Wu-Tang affiliate Shyheim's 1999 Manchild, and was featured in The Pretty Toney Album on the album's opener "Biscuits". A Theodore Unit album and mixtape followed. In November 2005 he released the album Put It on the Line with Ghostface Killah, packaged with a DVD of Ghostface in concert. He has also appeared on the early 2006 Ghostface album Fishscale on the tracks "Be Easy", "Clipse of Doom", "Jellyfish", and "Dogs of War" as well as on "Miguel Sanchez", "Guns N' Razors", "Good", "Josephine (Remix)" and "Grew Up Hard" from Ghostface's late 2006 album More Fish.

He has in also recorded with many artists outside of Wu-Tang, such as Ali & Gipp, Bonecrusher, Saigon, Jae Millz, Tragedy Khadafi, Black Thought, Nate Dogg, Termanology, AC, and Tru Life. He was also featured on "Ooh Wee", the lead single from Mark Ronson's debut album, Here Comes the Fuzz.

Discography

Studio albums

718 with Theodore Unit (2004)
Put It on the Line with Ghostface Killah (2005)
Better Late Than Never (2009)
780 with DJ M-80 (2018)

Mixtapes

NY's Backbone with Theodore Unit (2006)
The Project Pope (2018)
The Project Pope II (2018)

External links

Interview with Trife Da God

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-'''Trife Diesel''' or '''Trife Da God''' (born Theo Bailey in Stapleton, [[Staten Island]], [[New York (state)|New York]]) is an affiliate of the [[Wu-Tang Clan]]. He is a protégé and close associate of [[Ghostface Killah]] and is part of both of his protégé groups T.M.F. and [[Theodore Unit]].
+'''Theodore Bailey''' (born on July 11, 1980 in [[Stapleton, Staten Island]]), professionally known by his [[stage name]]s '''Trife Da God''' and '''Trife Diesel''' (or simply '''Trife'''), is an American rapper from New York affiliated with the [[Wu-Tang Clan]]. He is a protégé and close associate of [[Ghostface Killah]] and a member of groups T.M.F. and [[Theodore Unit]].
-He started his career on [[Shyheim]]'s 1999 ''[[Manchild (album)|Manchild]]'', and was featured in ''[[The Pretty Toney Album]]'' on the album's opener "Biscuits." A Theodore Unit album and mixtape followed. In November 2005 he released the album ''[[Put It On The Line]]'' with Ghostface, packaged with a DVD of Ghostface in concert. He has also appeared on the early 2006 Ghostface album ''[[Fishscale]]'' on the tracks "[[Be Easy (Ghostface Killah song)|Be Easy]]", "Clipse of Doom", "Jellyfish", and "Dogs of War" as well as on "Miguel Sanchez", "Guns N' Razors", "Good", "Josephine (Remix)" and "Grew Up Hard" from Ghostface's late 2006 album ''[[More Fish]]''.
+He started his career on fellow [[List of Wu-Tang Clan affiliates|Wu-Tang affiliate]] [[Shyheim]]'s 1999 ''[[Manchild (album)|Manchild]]'', and was featured in ''[[The Pretty Toney Album]]'' on the album's opener "Biscuits". A Theodore Unit album and mixtape followed. In November 2005 he released the album ''[[Put It on the Line]]'' with Ghostface Killah, packaged with a DVD of Ghostface in concert. He has also appeared on the early 2006 Ghostface album ''[[Fishscale]]'' on the tracks "[[Be Easy (Ghostface Killah song)|Be Easy]]", "Clipse of Doom", "Jellyfish", and "Dogs of War" as well as on "Miguel Sanchez", "Guns N' Razors", "Good", "Josephine (Remix)" and "Grew Up Hard" from Ghostface's late 2006 album ''[[More Fish]]''.
-He has in also recorded with many artists outside of Wu-Tang, such as [[Ali & Gipp]], [[Bone Crusher (rapper)|Bone Crusher]], [[Saigon (rapper)|Saigon]], [[Jae Millz]], [[Tragedy Khadafi]], [[Black Thought]], [[Nate Dogg]], [[Termanology]], AC, and [[Tru Life]]. He was also featured on 'Ooh Wee', the lead-single from [[Mark Ronson]]'s debut album, "[[Here Comes The Fuzz]]".
+He has in also recorded with many artists outside of Wu-Tang, such as [[Ali & Gipp]], [[Bone Crusher (rapper)|Bonecrusher]], [[Saigon (rapper)|Saigon]], [[Jae Millz]], [[Tragedy Khadafi]], [[Black Thought]], [[Nate Dogg]], [[Termanology]], AC, and [[Tru Life]]. He was also featured on "[[Ooh Wee (song)|Ooh Wee]]", the lead single from [[Mark Ronson]]'s debut album, ''[[Here Comes the Fuzz]]''.
 ==Discography==
-===Solo albums===
+===Studio albums===
+*''[[718 (album)|718]]'' <small>with [[Theodore Unit]]</small> (2004)
+*''[[Put It on the Line]]'' <small>with [[Ghostface Killah]]</small> (2005)
 *''[[Better Late Than Never (Trife Diesel album)|Better Late Than Never]]'' (2009)
-* The Project Pope II (2018)
+*''780'' <small>with DJ M-80</small> (2018)
-===Collaborations===
+===Mixtapes===
-*''[[718 (album)|718]]'' (2004) with [[Theodore Unit]]
+*''NY's Backbone'' <small>with Theodore Unit</small> (2006)
+*''The Project Pope'' (2018)
-*''[[Put It On The Line]]'' (2005) with [[Ghostface Killah]]
+*''The Project Pope II'' (2018)
-*''NY's Backbone'' (2006) with [[Theodore Unit]] (Mixtape)
 ==External links==
-{{Portal|African American}}
+{{Portal|United States}}
 *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrmLChUSHBs Interview with Trife Da God]
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 [[Category:African-American male rappers]]
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+[[Category:Musicians from Staten Island]]
 [[Category:Rappers from New York City]]
 [[Category:Wu-Tang Clan affiliates]]
 [[Category:21st-century American rappers]]
+[[Category:Rappers from Staten Island]]