Thi'sl

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Thi'sl
Birth name Travis Tremayne Tyler
Also known as Travis Tyler, Thi'sl
Born (1977-03-17) March 17, 1977 (age 47)[1]
Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S.
Origin St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Genres Christian hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper, singer, record producer
Years active 2007–present
Labels Reach, Full Ride
Associated acts 116 Clique, Reconcile, Skrip
Website iamthisl.com

Travis Tremayne Tyler, (born March 17, 1977) better known by the stage name Thi'sl is an American Christian hip hop producer and songwriter from St. Louis, Missouri. In 2007 Thi'sl was signed to the record label X-Hustler where he recorded three studio albums, After This House I Shall Live, Chronicles of an X-Hustler and Beautiful Monster. In 2012 he was featured on Lecrae's album Gravity which won a Grammy award.[2]

Biography

Travis Tremayne Tyler was born in Greenwood, Mississippi on March 17, 1977.[3][4] As a baby Thi'sl and his family moved to St. Louis, Missouri where at the age of 14 Thi'sl started rapping. Under the name Uncle Y he recorded his first demo, however his album was influenced by the gang activity which he was involved in.[5][6] After living and rapping about the street life, Thi'sl eventually straightened up his life and devoted it to positive rapping.[2]

Thi'sl has been involved helping in the community of Ferguson, Missouri after the shooting of an 18-year-old man, Michael Brown. He recently addressed the public about justice issues in the St. Louis, Missouri area and he put together a peace response, calling out the community and church to take part in the healing of the community.[7] On Demember 13, 2014, Thi'sl teamed up with Bubba Watson and donated $25,000 to repair vandalism and stolen technology at local Ferguson school Griffith Elementary.[8]

Discography

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions[9]
US US
Chr		 US
Gos		 US
Rap
Chronicles of an X-Hustler[10] – – – –
Beautiful Monster[11] – 11 6 24
Fallen King 115 11 4 11

References

  1. ↑ https://twitter.com/Thisl/status/313452290042384384
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