Tracey Lee (born October 22, 1970) is an American

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artist and

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. He became known in 1997 when his

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"The Theme (It's Party Time)", which settled on

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’s Top 100 for thirty-seven weeks became an overnight hit. His debut album ''Many Facez'' followed on April 8, 1997. As a rising star in hip-hop, Tracey Lee also had the opportunity to collaborate with award-winning artists such as Busta Rhymes, Kanye West and The Notorious B.I.G., with whom he released "Keep Your Hands High". Lee also made a guest appearance on Changing Faces' "Goin' Nowhere", a song from the album '' All Day, All Night''. Lee appeared on national television shows such as

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: The Basement'', BET ''

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'', ''

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'', and

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Original Series: ''

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''. Lee released his album ''ESQ: The Revelation'' in October 2014 on his independent label LLeft Entertainment with distribution from

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. He has since released two additional independent projects, ''Expect The Unexpected'' (2019) and ''Glory'' (2020). In Fall of 2016 Lee joined the faculty staff of

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as an adjunct professor teaching The Business of Music course. Lee is a graduate of

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, receiving an undergraduate degree in Communication and a Juris Doctor degree from

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. Some of his legal clients have included: Grammy-nominated artist

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, Invisible Productions (for

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and

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) and DJ

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(tour DJ & Engineer for

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Discography

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External links

* ''Black Enterprise'' Magazine
"The Many Faces of Tracey Lee: From Rapper to Attorney"
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