Tray Deee on How He Became Muslim in Prison, Inmates Can't Turn Muslim for Protection (Part 14)

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In a recent interview with VladTV, Tray Deee discussed his journey to embracing Islam while incarcerated and dispelled a common myth about inmates converting for protection. Tray Deee clarified that while some prisoners might seek refuge in religion, it’s not a widespread practice. He emphasized the importance of sincerity and addressing one’s past before fully committing to any faith. Tray Deee shared his personal experience of attending Nation of Islam events and ultimately taking his Shahada in the spring of 2005 during his sentence. Despite being on lockdown in Salinas Valley Prison in 2004, he actively sought to become a Muslim and participated in Ramadan, even without a formal initiation. For the past 20 years, Tray Deee has maintained his commitment to Islam, continuing to pray five times a day and actively engaging with his religious community. He highlighted that his faith journey was genuine, rooted in a deep personal conviction rather than a strategy for survival in prison.

[@AndersonBen-st8ip]

I was homeless, got into drugs, went into prisons, then i got to turn Muslim, it changed my life.. Now i make 22k weekly. have a home, a wife, a lovely daughter...ALHAMDULILLAH

[@Sarah1-x]

How did you do it? Do explain please 😯 My family have been into series of sufferings lately

[@AndersonBen-st8ip]

All thanks to Renee Marie Harrison

[@AndersonBen-st8ip]

After I raised up to 325k trading with her I bought a new House and a car here in the states 🇺🇸🇺🇸 also paid for my son's surgery (Oscar). Glory to God.shalom.

[@Jordan.7940]

Absolutely! I've heard stories of people who started with little to no knowledge but made it out victoriously thanks to Renee Marie Harrison.

[@imchris69]

I do know Renee M. Harrison, I also have even become successful....

[@cloutisadrugtv6906]

Being a loc and Muslim at the same time is crazy 😂

[@blackice51374]

No it's not.

[@cloutisadrugtv6906]

@@blackice51374 imagine saying Ak in one sentence then saying loc in the next 😂

[@user-yz6wi6lz9s]

They can be terrorist in Muslim. So what’s the differenc? Crip is his neighborhood.

[@kingbuck427]

Charleston White just said this

[@RonaldJames-eo2hc]

​@@blackice51374yes it is. Thats like you saying you a Muslim but you still eating pork & drinking alcohol. That shit don't mix

[@craigpetties1476]

For Shahada you don't need to go to the Mosque. You say it in the presence of one or more Muslims.

[@afgcapoafgcapo4676]

Wtf is a shadada??? You mean shahada…!. Lmfao

[@craigpetties1476]

@@afgcapoafgcapo4676 Yes sorry i mean Shahada

[@raiden6852]

No, you don't need to. If you say it and mean it with your heart, then you're a muslim

[@craigpetties1476]

@@raiden6852 A reliable witness is needed to confirm that

[@FullyAutomaticAddict410]

​@@craigpetties1476 no it isn't. Allah is the witness. What if you happen to be in a place where there are no other Muslims to witness

[@oaoa3953]

Best vladtv recurring guest. Him and bg knocc out

[@kzfive]

Many people find God in prison. When they leave, they leave God right where they found him

Right 😂

[@ultramag0343]

😆😆😆😆

[@dwaneasley9119]

Word, very true. Not all but many. I work in a prison. I see it ALL THE TIME

[@vlonecobi7341]

😂😂😂

[@reginaldjackson7905]

Right exactly they ain’t fooling nobody lol

[@DefendersofGod619]

Trey dee is a real L O C and being a brother makes me love him more. He was a front runner in pushing insane when bangin was at its peak.

[@Theonyxconservative]

Al hamdulillah Brother Tray Dee 💪🏾

[@alexisdigital]

Mashallah, I didn't know he was Muslim. 🤲🏿

[@vladtv]

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[@seeitoldu1]

For anybody watching this who’s interested in Islam. You don’t have to wait for anyone to give you Shahada. You can say it yourself. It’s the testimony of faith that you recite to become Muslim.

[@jayhechar0053]

Can you explain more? I’m interested

[@Nathan-tp5bld]

What's the deal with the pole they surround and sniff farts? Or is that Islamic? And far in the religion do you have to be to get your personal sex slave with a mask on shackled to your radiator?

[@rickimhotep1236]

I used to be interested in the 90's. I've since moved on. Once I listened to Dr Frederick KC Price's sermon(s) titled Race, Religion and Racism, I started getting back into Christianity. Like most black folks(youngins) I thought of Christianity as the "white man's" religion because of the white images portrayed around the world. Once I listened to his sermon/teaching, I realized white folks have hijacked Christianity like they do everything else. We all now know that Jesus was NOT white, but black, and with that, I looked at Christianity differently. It is us black folks who have been tricked by the devil, who allowed his children to manipulate the book to give an appearance of domination, when actually they are the least and God will NOT allow them into the kingdom.🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@AgentSickOrange]

@@jayhechar0053 Mohammad the pr0phet married a 6 year old and p enetrated her at 9. u still interested ?

[@almightysow]

In the presence of another believer. To bear witness.

[@abdisalammire3100]

Much respect to you brother Tray please visit Makkah if you can it is going to be life changing trip.

[@ahmedfuseinialhassan1034]

Salamu alaik brother…May Allah guide us all

[@lesderniersserontlespremiers]

salam aleykum my brother Islam has this ability to change people to give them a goal and even transforms gangsters into good and good men Allahu akbar

[@Piqueblinders11]

No it doesn’t… Muslims colonised Africa. Christianity was already in Africa… funny how you turn a blind eye to Islamic colonisation and Islamic slave trade…..

[@sleepydank8330]

Exactly why man created the ideology in the first place to regulate humans to keep them on. Straigt path create routine and order living in conjunction with the religious laws. Unfortunately there is too many negatives things said bout Christian’s and Jews as well as women and non believers in the Koran for it to be feasible

[@FullyAutomaticAddict410]

​@@sleepydank8330 what negative things are said about Christians, Jews and women??

[@ygayag]

Mashallah

[@goldyncooper6820]

I did 20 years Im from Compton, K75775, I also took my Shahada in prison , I’m Sunni☪️🕋

[@ygayag]

Mashallah ... ِAllah willing, I wish you to go to Mecca to spend Umrah

[@Outcastmc69]

Them Vaneers poppin. Much respect OG.

[@youngtiny5691]

It's so contradictable that in prison, it's acceptable to turn Muslim, but when people want to do their Christian thing, you're frowned upon.

[@Piqueblinders11]

That’s how the world works… Muslims are currently comitting 3 genocides around the world right now in numbers that dwarf Palestine…. Notice how no Muslims talk about how badly non Muslims are treated in their countries. Been racially abused and mocked for being Christian in Morocco

[@kcufelgoog3225]

Your victim game is strong

[@jamesphillips5868]

It’s a respect thing, Muslims in prison tend to follow the tenets of Islam whereas Christians continue with their ways and ask for forgiveness on Sunday. Islam in prison is damn near a gang itself…I call it Prislam.

[@youngtiny5691]

@jamesphillips5868 Respect thing? Now I'm not one to pretend I know the tenets of Islam and im sure you comparing Islam in prison to a gang doesn't makes your claim valid but I'm almost certain most of the guys who pretend to convert to Islam in prison be on some bs. Trust me, I've seen it up close! As far as what you're saying about Christians in prison, I'd say you have a biased thought process on that. But you know, like I know the true answer to my initial post.....

[@jamesphillips5868]

@@youngtiny5691 …It’s valid because prison officials have deemed them a gang in certain states and prisons. The ones that don’t do that are due to civil rights violations being it’s considered a religion and is protected by federal law. I was a coordinator down here in Texas under Imam Shakir. No one pretends to do anything, but you don’t erase who were overnight either. Your behavior earned your way into prison, so your behavior can earn your way out. It’s easy to become something, hard to live up to it. Point out the bias…

[@sassyblukennels9040]

Humble brother

[@drogramadanjohnson1061]

Alhamdullihah 💯

[@jamalhayat1919]

Al hamdulillah.

[@fordeycent1]

Bring lads with ya next time, plenty to call on these days. Good man Gavin

[@momoneyindabank4]

Tray Dee back

[@applxphotography]

Love you brother

[@realitytube6290]

Islam is not a gang it is a fraternity of brotherhood and sisterhood.

[@mahdiahmad]

Alḥamdulillāh to the Brother 🤲🏽👊🏽✊🏽

[@Oddball_Obscurity]

I want to hear Charleston White & Big Tray Deee have a conversation

[@tonyespinoza6973]

You probably the only one

[@TBIRDSPOON24-7]

Tray Dee cracks me up when he uses BIG WORDS!! He gets an A 4 EFFORT 🙏🏾🤙🏾😎

[@itsascaryworld9788]

Uh oh. I think Vlad is setting up for the Israel/Palestine war questions 😂

[@1Deep43VA]

Doubt it. And I love Tray but you have to have someone with deep knowledge to be able to speak on it and counteract all the propaganda Z!onists put out there. Besides, the Nation of Islam is entirely different than the Islam that countries outside and even inside America practice.

[@lacre5072]

That’s probably the craziest story I have ever heard, so they waited a full year and didn’t told you to become Muslim ? And you did Ramadan with that. Man the Nation Of Islam is probably the worst sect that ever tried to tie with Islam.

[@micahjohnsonboxing6409]

There's definitely much worse.

[@sharmarizle21]

NOI one the worst sect. Some bad ones that make Islam look bad

[@Mo1683]

🤔Am I wrong but didn’t 2Pac literally say “You can’t be a Muslim & a Gangster, there’s no such thing”?

[@qc1679]

Is that significant because 2Pac said it?

[@araziz]

2Pac has no say in defining who can and can’t be a Muslim. His opinion is completely irrelevant.

[@ultramag0343]

2pac was 2faced 🤡 One minute he's saying keep your head up and then in the next song he's talking about violence on someone 🤔

[@cipriandobrea7369]

Tell that to Sanyika Shakur AKA Monster Kody.

[@qc1679]

@@cipriandobrea7369 Exactly.

[@kingme9105]

As Salaam Alaikum O.G.

[@Mejd-mf3qg]

It’s all for protection. Taqiyaah

[@joemosely9383]

a lot of dudes, opt out of Crip & Blood politics in prison by becoming muslims. no doubt. similar to how the samoans that were crips & bloods on the streets switch to the "Other Car" in prison, opting out of Crip & Blood politics in Prison. its a form of P.C

[@tmclifestyle4238]

Turning Muslim is nothing close to PC lol u wild I know some solid Muslims that will slap u in prison saying that

[@reginaldjackson7905]

Right exactly him too

[@abdulfatahsalah1193]

mashAllah ❣️

[@PraisetheLawd]

Never understood man’s obsession with finding a god to bow down to… seems so archaic and unnecessary

[@dboi4952]

Its more of a recognition than an obsession. Every culture around the world since human beings existed has believed in a higher power. Even from a purely scientific standpoint, that should make you think.

[@Piqueblinders11]

@@dboi4952it’s not recognition at all. It’s subservience… don’t try and clean it up because you’re triggered. Mohammed was slave owning war lord with a child bride….. he had African slaves…. Never forget that

[@GooniesNeverSayDie1980]

Many folks are destructive humans, cause chaos Monday through Saturday, then go to church Sunday asking for forgiveness, it is a "just in case God, Satan, Hell and Heaven are real.".

[@mfit7110]

Because you haven’t challenged yourself enough in life.

[@FullyAutomaticAddict410]

You don't think you owe reverence, praise and worship to your Creator?? 🤨

[@jesschavez2727]

I am Yahshaddai. Trey The General all praises to Allah

[@JudahwardIV562]

Manchester n Vermont. Drive safe

[@Jaybills84]

That's 8 Trey hood if I'm not mistaken?

[@JudahwardIV562]

@@Jaybills84 I don’t know- I wear white clothing. Neutral 🤞🏾

[@Jaybills84]

@@JudahwardIV562 smart

[@313kam313]

Good ole Santa Claus for adults.

[@JarvisArson]

Santa clause cant create the heavens or the earth

[@313kam313]

@@JarvisArson With imagination anything is possible. Hahahah You should know that.

[@JarvisArson]

@@313kam313 reality is stranger than fiction. An atheist/agnostic mindset is less than juvenile when even a small child can look up at the clouds and on a sunny day and intuitively know there is something greater than themselves, greater than human existence that’s at play here. I suspect atheists/agnostics are either to pre-occupied with enjoying the gifts of life to seek truth about the hereafter or prefer not to give it just consideration to absolve themselves from any accountability

[@FullyAutomaticAddict410]

​@@313kam313 So please explain how everything managed to come into existence

[@313kam313]

@@FullyAutomaticAddict410 Before the BANG idk. Santa did it?

[@Nathan-tp5bld]

What's the pole guys?

[@SINTHEREBEL666]

I'm glad I'm atheist

[@ToothTeller]

You won’t be on judgment day😂

[@theroundtabletv3761]

Real talk

[@bilal0824]

@@ToothTellerhe won’t have a choice on judgement day…

[@stephanier.tinney343]

…. I have been 100% my entire life that whenever death comes to me.. The very last thing that will enter my mind is my status with the world’s oldest organized gang. I think it’s lunacy to teach our kids that hateful shit

[@86byrdman]

You might want to reconsider that. I hope you find Christianity one day. I would recommend being a Lutheran

[@nordberlineratze6589]

Free Palestine to our Brothers and Sisters!!!!

[@vontesantos5981]

& the congo & sudan from Western capitalism & genocide 🤲💙

[@johnnybraxton5539]

Theatrics

[@sleepydank8330]

Fervent

[@Steve-pk2fs]

Being a Christian isn’t a religion it’s a simple belief in Christ not a religion

[@cornerofafrica3664]

Masha’Allah

[@GooniesNeverSayDie1980]

Sounds more like Tray Deee is explaining folks trying to join a prison gang for safety and protection when not being part of a street gang before entering prison.

[@KanteD4L]

our way of islam is different then alot of y,all we pray only on friday and ramadan is not mandatory only the spiritual leader they do and we dont need to go to saudia for haj either....

[@FullyAutomaticAddict410]

Sir, what in the world are you talking about? Are you well?

[@KanteD4L]

@@FullyAutomaticAddict410 you can go and check out in google they call us Baye fall from senegal

[@raiden6852]

Bible = just believe blindly ,,, Quran = full of logical proofs ,,, Do your research brothers and think logically without biased before it's too late!

[@yaboy20071]

No, the Bible/Christianity is not about following blindly. Throught the Bible are phrases such as "Seek Me (God)", "Count the cost", etc. Also, the Quran points to the Bible and Christ for salvation.

[@user-fl5cs6nq5l]

You can’t be a Muslim and a gang member too You have to choose which one you want to worship

[@bklynzooboriqua7186]

with GOD / ALLAH on our side we can’t lose….

[@goldyncooper6820]

And NEVER turned my bacc on my homies, CCOMPTON ♿️💯

[@victory1019]

Is he with the Nation? If he is then he deffo not muslim.

[@ducklife420]

he goes to the mosque

[@bilal0824]

I don’t think NOI take shahada. They believe in some weird stuff

[@dominiqueriviere1276]

​@@ducklife420going to the mosque don't make someone a muslim it's all about aqida (creed) there is numerous sects pretending to pertain to Islam but they don't, NOI being one of them..

[@FullyAutomaticAddict410]

​@@dominiqueriviere1276 nah, I think he's sunni now but started out NOI

[@dominiqueriviere1276]

@@FullyAutomaticAddict410 i think he is sunni also he said it in an other interview, i was responding to dude who said "he goes to the mosque " creed (aqida) is what defines a muslim not the fact someone goes to the mosque, many sects pretending to belong to islam pray in mosques , it does not make them muslims....

[@vaevae8695]

All these fake Muslim just like durk and his pops

[@FullyAutomaticAddict410]

You don't know either of those men to make that assumption. In Islam speaking badly about a person behind their back is a major sin.

[@vaevae8695]

@@FullyAutomaticAddict410 you should not be saying anything who claim a gang and go to jail then become Muslim and still diss and disrespect you just a groupie and probably zesty taking up for people that fuck up the city I stay in Illinois goofy you should not be saying anything if you don’t live here

[@RiccFBA]

This reminds me of why Tupac refused to play the Sharif character in Menace to Society. He did not understand a Muslim gang banger. And listening to Tray Dee explain this Tupac had a point . These guys wanna play both sides it’s kinda stupid if u ask me

[@USERD412]

was captain shaheed the muslim guy that gene deal saw?

[@muskegontribune]

No

[@USERD412]

@@muskegontribune i seen a clip hes at the party. and theres a podcast out there connecting him.. just wondering because apparentl amir wasnt the one.

[@muskegontribune]

@@USERD412 Shaheed was like 6'5 and slim so I think he would be very recognizable and identifiable. That sketch looks just like Amir Muhammad, plus Amir Muhammad had ties to Death Row.

[@kb5104]

Lord Jamal kicking his chair hearing vlad talk about muslims

[@user-en3kg8le9r]

Love for you bro! Being muslim is the biggest blessing we have

[@Piqueblinders11]

Yet Islam only exists because it colonised Africa. Europe and Asia….. whereas Christianity already in Asia, Africa and Arabia before it reached the white man. Funny how so many Muslims are uneducated on Islamic imperialism….

[@FullyAutomaticAddict410]

Alhamdulilah!

[@reginaldjackson7905]

It’s sad people don’t know what to follow just searching for anything lol

[@portlandhasbecometrash8437]

He isnt a real Muslim he swears and smokes and still run a fade i can keep going

[@araziz]

So according to you, real Muslims don’t commit sins? They’re perfect? That’s an impossible standard. By that standard, I guess no one is a real Muslim according to you.

[@MalevolentBite]

​@@arazizif you continue to sin and not seek forgiveness and change then no. That goes for Christians too. People like to feel part of something specially niggas.

[@sleepydank8330]

@@araziz leaving Islam is punishable by death, no freedom expression or of choice, alchahol and cannabis is haram and is not permissible you are not a real Muslim when you are drinking, smoking, and degrading females

[@portlandhasbecometrash8437]

@@araziz he willingly sins big difference but nice try

[@dwaneasley9119]

​@portlandhasbecometrash8437 good point

[@PaxMundi118]

Narrated Sulaiman bin Yasar: "I asked `Aisha about the clothes soiled with semen. She replied, "I used to wash it off the clothes of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and he would go for the prayer while water spots were still visible." -- Sahih Al-Bukhari 230

[@PaxMundi118]

@@meekali8065 I think the biggest issue with Muhammad is that he was a paedophile. But I like this enigmatic passage from Al-Bukhari. Why is the Prophet (PBUH) covered in his own semen? Was he masturbating? Did he have a wet dream? I mean, this obviously doesn't disprove Islam (not the point) but it is weird, don't you think? Why does this passage even exist?

[@PaxMundi118]

@@meekali8065 Sunan Abu Dawud 67-"I heard that the people asked the Prophet of Allah: Water is brought for you from the well of Buda’ah. It is a well in which dead dogs, menstrual cloths and excrement of people are thrown. The Messenger of Allah replied: Verily water is pure and is not defiled by anything." How does this Hadith make sense?

[@dominiqueriviere1276]

It has to do with pure and unpure (najiss) not for drinking purposes, it is compliquated to explain in the coment section , above a certain quantity water remains pure , like the ocean , all the sewers of the planet pour into it since centuries but his water remains pure . Same for a river , above a certain quantitie water remains pure and can be used for wudu ( ritual purification)

[@dominiqueriviere1276]

Same for the hadith you're talking about semen is najiss (unpure) and it invalids the prayer so by removing it with water It is enough to purifie it..those are rules of fiqh

[@PaxMundi118]

@@meekali8065 Why is it hate to post a Hadith that don't understand and seek an explanation? This a valid Hadith, if you don't like it, you are the one being an Islamophobe.

[@thatGuyQuincy]

On the eastcoast alot of these dudes turn muslim for protection(& will honestly admit it)..then go back on the streets and wild out like nothing happened religiously with them 😂...certain spots on the east (like philly,baltimore,dc) alot of the dudes causing wreck on the streets is muslim

[@derrickctv1820]

Big Facts

[@montaynedates9747]

Dark Lo once claimed the arabs god. Look at him now. ,

[@FullyAutomaticAddict410]

No such thing as "arab god". Only one God. The One Who created everything in existence.

[@duketogo204]

3D!

[@ASADShakur-ky3fi]

The General

[@Nathan-tp5bld]

It's not black Jesus on my arm he's crying

[@oneluv72]

☪️☪️☪️☪️☪️💯👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@MarkJones-eh6lg]

Pick a Side 😂😂😂😂 he’ll retire from da crips real soon

[@Dreamon74]

Nation of Islam ain’t even Islam bro why you think Malcom X left and became Sunni that’s the true Islam not Shia or whatever Nation of Islam is loool

[@muskegontribune]

Its not Islam to you, but tis the Islam that produced Malcolm X, Ali and others. What's so authentic about Sunnis? They spent 8-9 years killing Shiites.

[@goldyncooper6820]

I paroled from C.M.C tha same yard as Tray Dee, who has always been a reptable active ♿️🫡homie 💯

[@Nathan-tp5bld]

Or islama lamas?

[@Nathan-tp5bld]

Sorry to disappoint you but we're majority Christian is this nation brother

[@Piqueblinders11]

Muslims colonise Christian countries….. most Muslims have no idea about Muslims colonising half the planet. The only reason Islam was in Africa was due to colonisation ….

[@bgn3chi987]

Calling youself a Christian is worst thing in this word call yourself

[@TheLWebb100]

We have freedom of religion here fool!

[@vontesantos5981]

Speak for yourself bra I'm open minded God is everything but Christianity isn't the answer

[@ygayag]

Allah Akbar

[@Ealegend]

Hopefully he learns about Islam InshaAllah.

[@AHMEDKONE20]

Errbody kindly read about Islam and find what Islam is and become Muslims Insh'Allah... Islam means love, the Qur’an means wisdom 🙏🏾...

[@sleepydank8330]

Islam means submission, the religion was spread through wars

[@kesk8963]

@@sleepydank8330which Muslim army went to Indonesia ?

[@sleepydank8330]

@@kesk8963 Islam came to the Indonesian archipelago around the 13th century, likely through Arab traders, and the powerful rulers of Java and Sumatra gradually converted from Hinduism or Buddhism to Islam

[@kesk8963]

@@sleepydank8330 ok I thought you said it was spread by war….. try and educate yourself

[@Assistint]

Tray Deee stay using big words; "fervant."

[@randallklassen1061]

Lol...two syllables

[@dotmarceo]

@@randallklassen1061 I think he means sophisticated 😂. You know how we do

[@gtergeez7935]

Vlad your interviews are trash

[@Wonderouz]

I swear we don't care!

[@ima8533]

Yea we do

[@user-en3kg8le9r]

You don't matter!

[@oneluv72]

​@@ima8533 🫵🏾🫵🏾🫵🏾🫵🏾👏🏾👏🏾💯

[@user-en3kg8le9r]

​@ima8533 right on!

[@oneluv72]

@@ima8533 👍🏾👍🏾👏🏾👏🏾💯💯☪️

[@randallklassen1061]

Religion is garbage, but i got love for big tray deee

[@FullyAutomaticAddict410]

Why is religion garbage?

[@oaoa3953]

Best vladtv recurring guest. Him and bg knocc out