# Tre Williams > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tre_Williams > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tre_Williams.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tre_Williams > Source revision: 1352697838 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American singer from Florida}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist |image = |name = Tre Williams |background = solo_singer |birth_name = |origin = [Daytona Beach, Florida](/source/Daytona_Beach%2C_Florida)
[Yonkers, New York](/source/Yonkers%2C_New_York) |genre = [Hip hop](/source/Hip_hop_music), [R&B](/source/R%26B) |occupation = Singer |years_active = |label = [Ill Will Records](/source/Ill_Will_Records), [Decision Records](/source/Decision_Records) |Notable_albums = |website = }} '''Tre Williams''' is an American singer, formerly affiliated with [Nas](/source/Nas)' label, [Ill Will Records](/source/Ill_Will_Records). Father of Trill Williams aka WWE wrestler Trill London == Biography == Williams was born October 1971 and raised in the projects of [Daytona Beach, Florida](/source/Daytona_Beach%2C_Florida). He enrolled in [Bethune-Cookman College](/source/Bethune-Cookman_College), but dropped out at age 21 and moved to [Yonkers, New York](/source/Yonkers%2C_New_York) to further his career.[http://allhiphop.com/stories/alternatives/archive/2006/08/22/18135585.aspx Tre Williams: The New Style] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120707091212/http://allhiphop.com/stories/alternatives/archive/2006/08/22/18135585.aspx |date=July 7, 2012 }}, AllHipHop.com. Published August 22, 2006. Retrieved April 9, 2008.Stewart, Shea. [http://sync.arkansasonline.com/news/2010/jan/26/new-take-old-sound/ New take on an old sound], ''[Arkansas Democrat-Gazette](/source/Arkansas_Democrat-Gazette)''. Published January 26, 2010. Retrieved February 16, 2010. After an appearance on "Amateur Night at the [Apollo](/source/Apollo_Theater)" in 2001, he was invited to sing on the title track of [Petey Pablo](/source/Petey_Pablo)'s album, ''[Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry](/source/Diary_of_a_Sinner%3A_1st_Entry)''. In 2005, Williams appeared on the track "I-95" on rap group [The L.O.X.'s](/source/The_Lox) mixtape ''Peer Pressure'', earning him notice in hip-hop magazine ''[The Source](/source/The_Source_(magazine))''. Williams also put the track on his mixtape, ''The Street Gospel.'' Then, in 2006, Williams was featured on "Let There Be Light" on [Ill Will Records](/source/Ill_Will_Records) founder [Nas](/source/Nas)' album, ''[Hip Hop Is Dead](/source/Hip_Hop_Is_Dead)'', which received play on [BET](/source/Black_Entertainment_Television) music video show ''[106 & Park](/source/106_%26_Park)''.[http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/dxnext/id.132/title.tre-williams Tre Williams], HipHopDX.com. Published October 9, 2009. Retrieved February 16, 2010. Williams had been working on a debut album, ''The Depth of My Soul'', that was expected to be released in 2007, with guest appearances from [Nas](/source/Nas), [Styles P](/source/Styles_P), [Kanye West](/source/Kanye_West) and others.[http://www.urbanclubbers.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=899 Method Man, H.U.F. Awards, Nas' New R&B Singer, Star] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717173109/http://www.urbanclubbers.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=899 |date=July 17, 2011 }}, UrbanClubbers.com. Retrieved April 9, 2008. However, the album ended up being shelved indefinitely. Following his stint with Ill Will, Williams began working with Brooklyn, NY based producer Bob Perry. Together they formed a band called The Revelations feat. Tre Williams. Their original lineup included fellow R&B singer-songwriter [Rell](/source/Gerrell_Gaddis).[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100786677 The Revelations And Tre Williams: Soul Revival], [NPR](/source/NPR) ([WXPN](/source/WXPN)). Published February 16, 2010. Retrieved February 16, 2010. The band's music was inspired by vintage soul records from the late 1960s and early 1970s. They released ''Deep Soul EP'' in 2008, followed by their full-length debut, entitled ''The Bleeding Edge'', on October 6, 2009.Cristiano, Nick. [http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/music/20091227_New_Recordings.html The Revelations Featuring Tre Williams: The Bleeding Edge], ''[The Philadelphia Inquirer](/source/The_Philadelphia_Inquirer)''. Published December 27, 2009. Retrieved February 16, 2010.Stampone, David R. [http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/82574907.html Pendergrass tribute highlights World Cafe Live show], ''[The Philadelphia Inquirer](/source/The_Philadelphia_Inquirer)''. Published January 25, 2010. Retrieved February 16, 2010.Yates, Don. [http://kexp.org/reviews/albumreview.aspx?reviewid=3900 The Revelations featuring Tre' Williams: The Bleeding Edge], [KEXP-FM](/source/KEXP-FM). Published September 29, 2009. Retrieved February 16, 2010. A second full-length album ''Concrete Blues'' was released in November 2011 on Decision Records/NIA Music. == Discography == === With The Revelations featuring Tre Williams === *2008: ''Deep Soul EP'' *October 2009: ''The Bleeding Edge'' *November 2011: ''Concrete Blues'' === Mixtapes === *''Nas & Ill Will Records Present Tre Williams: The Street Gospel'' === Appearances === *2001: "Diary of a Sinner" (from the [Petey Pablo](/source/Petey_Pablo) album ''[Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry](/source/Diary_of_a_Sinner%3A_1st_Entry)'') *2005: "I-95" (from [The L.O.X.](/source/The_L.O.X.) mixtape ''Peer Pressure'') *2006: "Let There Be Light" (from the [Nas](/source/Nas) album ''[Hip Hop Is Dead](/source/Hip_Hop_Is_Dead)'') *2007: "What a Life" (from the [Saigon](/source/Saigon_(rapper)) mixtape ''The Moral of the Story'') *2009: "I Wish You Were Here" (from the [Wu-Tang Clan](/source/Wu-Tang_Clan) album ''[Chamber Music](/source/Chamber_Music_(Wu-Tang_Clan_album))'') *2012: "I Forgot To Be Your Lover" (from [The Man with the Iron Fists](/source/The_Man_with_the_Iron_Fists)[The Man with the Iron Fists (soundtrack)](/source/The_Man_with_the_Iron_Fists_(soundtrack)) soundtrack) *2014: "The Battlefield" and "It's a Thin Line Between Love and Hate" (from the [Ghostface Killah](/source/Ghostface_Killah) album ''[36 Seasons](/source/36_Seasons)'') == References == {{reflist}} == External links == *[http://new.music.yahoo.com/tre-williams/ Tre Williams] on [Yahoo! Music](/source/Yahoo!_Music) *[http://www.discogs.com/artist/Tre+Williams Tre Williams] on [Discogs](/source/Discogs) {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Tre}} Category:African-American male singer-songwriters Category:American male singer-songwriters Category:Ill Will Records artists Category:Living people Category:American hip-hop singers Category:American rhythm and blues singer-songwriters Category:Musicians from Daytona Beach, Florida Category:Singer-songwriters from Florida Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:21st-century African-American male singers Category:21st-century American male singers --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Tre Williams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tre_Williams) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tre_Williams?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.