Tru Life | |
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| Birth name | Roberto Guzmán Rosado, Jr. |
| Born | March 19, 1976 Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | MogulTree, Freebandz, Roc-La-Familia (former) |
Roberto Guzmán Rosado, Jr.[1] (born March 19, 1976),[2] better known by his stage name Tru Life, is an American rapper. He was signed to Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records briefly but was incarcerated soon after. Before signing he had spent time with various other labels, featured on numerous songs and had already generated quite a buzz due to prominent beefs, appearances on mixtapes and Smack DVD.
He was released from prison in 2016. He has since actively protested his conviction.
Soon after his release Tru Life featured on a song with Rick Ross which was received well. The music video for the song, released on YouTube, gathered over 1 million views within one month.
As of January 2017 Tru Life has featured on a few mixtape tracks but has not released a single. In 2017, he announced that he has signed a deal with American rapper Future's Freebandz record label, under the aegis of Sony's Epic Records.