Doughbeezy

Doughbeezy
Doughbeezy performing in Austin,TX during SXSW 2012
Background information
Birth name	Tai Carr
Also known as	The South East Beast
Born	1986 (age 30–31)
Origin	Houston, Texas, United States
Genres	Hip hop, Southern hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper
Years active	2008–present
Labels	Headwreckas Worldwide
Associated acts	Paul Wall, Bun B, Killa Kyleon, A.Dd+, Elle Varner, Tyga, Omarion
Website	http://www.doughbeezy.com/

Tai Carr (born 1986, Houston, Texas), better known by his stage name Doughbeezy, is an American rapper from Houston, Texas. Active since 2010, he has released a number of mixtapes and collaborated with musicians such as Killa Kyleon, Bun B, Slim Thug, Devin The Dude, and Paul Wall. Doughbeezy won the “Best Rapper In Texas” competition three times, and in 2013 MTV Hive named him one of the "top 5 underground artists in Houston." A frequent live performer, he has toured with rappers such as Dom Kennedy, and is co-CEO of the music company Headwreckas Worldwide, along with company founder Al Hughes.

Tai Carr was born in Houston, Texas in 1986, where he was raised primarily by his mother after his parents split up. He and his mother moved to Southwest Houston, Texas, when he was 13. He started rapping at age 15, gaining his nickname Doughbeezy and rapping casually in free-style battles with friends in his high school (Clear Brook). According to Doughbeezy, “It started to become a normal thing where people would actually skip their lunch and come to ours, just to watch the free-styles."

While living near Houston in Webster, Texas, Doughbeezy began to do rap features in his late teens, working for a time with local rap group The TMI Boys, who did a song with Manny Fresh. After choosing not to sign a contract and join the group on a major label, he instead stayed local, supported by friends and his manager Al Hughes. Early on he’d often perform three or more shows a night.

In 2010 Doughbeezy entered The Best Rapper in Texas contest, and while he lost the first time, he won the next three consecutive contests, choosing to retire from the contest after his fourth entry. Also around that time he began attending the underground music event Kickback Sundays, which are hosted at the Houston clothing store SF2 once a week.