Trae Tha Truth and Z-Ro were involved in an altercation earlier this week, and in a newly surfaced video Trae can be seen kicking and punching his cousin and former ABN partner.
In the new clip shared by TMZ on Friday (September 2), Trae Tha Truth appears to attack Z-Ro along with four others. At one point, it also looks as if one of the people attacking Z-Ro snatches his gold chain.
The video appears to dispute Trae Tha Truth’s version of events which took place in Houston during 50 Cent‘s Tycoon weekend.
“It wasn’t no 7-on-1 situation,” he said in an Instagram video on Tuesday (August 30). “It wasn’t no blindside ambush. That’s not what this is. This is family business, internal stuff that’s been going on for 10, 15 years that’s probably been building up and just spilled over into shit.”
He also claimed: “It ain’t no hate for that man. I’m never going to let nobody hurt or harm him.” But, as the video shows, that wasn’t the case.
Speaking to TMZ shortly after the incident, Z-Ro asserted he was ambushed by Trae Tha Truth and his entourage, which the newly surfaced video points to possibly being true.
“[I was] minding my business and when I walked outside, I’m called over to the side of sprinter van and [Trae] was like, ‘Ay, when you get finished doin’ that, come take this walk with me right quick,” he said. “I was like, ‘You talkin’ to me?’ I had to make sure he was talking to me ’cause I mean, I see you everywhere, you see me everywhere. So when I walked over there, the only thing I saw after that was this [gestures to being punched in the face].”
He continued: “When the video comes on, it’s me making sure, like, you know, I’m not gon’ go home looking like I just fought a football team. I don’t even live my life like that. I got too much positive shit goin’ on, I obviously didn’t expect no shit like that, really.
“I thought it was gon’ be where it’s a change and to be honest, I thought it was a conversation that needed to be had, I guess for the last decade … It would have been something that I would have appreciated, the conversation.”
Trae Tha Truth & Z-Ro Involved In Altercation Following 50 Cent's Celebrity Basketball Game
Trae Tha Truth and Z-Ro, who are cousins and previously had a group together called Assholes By Nature (ABN), have a bumpy history. In a 2008 interview with the Houston Press, Trae addressed rumors they were beefing over family issues and a woman.
“We was never beefin’,” he claimed at the time. “People gotta understand, if this was any n-gga off the street, then yeah, it would’ve been beef, but when it’s family, it’s family. We might get into an argument, we might not speak for a little while, but at the end of the day, it wasn’t as serious as people made it out to be.”
He added: “We wasn’t paying no attention to what people was saying. He can pick up the phone and call me anytime, and I can call him anytime ’cause it’s still family.”
But in a 2020 interview with The Dennis Houston Podcast, Z-Ro admitted he missed his friendship with Trae. However, judging by their recent clash, the pair’s relationship still looks to be strained.
That’s so sad bro…corny as fuuuuuccck! I don’t know either of their music, but i know that by name, they get busy in their scenes, but to still be physically jumping people as the means to an altercation at our age and success level is just sad…and it makes people look at all of us as if we are going to be on this shit when they see us! I can’t believe that at y’all’s big age, with children and so many great things you done for your communities, that you would beat on your cousin with a bunch of guys, not giving him a fair fight, or even a fight at all. And then lie about it?!! Wtf?!
Four Assholes vs 1 drunk Ro damn Trae that was low
Black Lives Matter? Start at home then
I’m sorry, Trae’s a cop?
And when these people are pulled over by the police, they fantasize about it being racial profiling. They are asking for trouble.
Who exactly are “tHeSe” people hun ? Inquiring minds would like to know…???
That boy got his ass whooped and chain snatched. Nothing new…
But B1ack L1ves Matte3 right? Start at home then…
Trae the Liar seems to be a more apt pseudonym. Didn’t even shoot the fair one with family. What a coward.
Those overweight officers didn’t look good handling things
How’s @abncowgirl, Trae? I hear she needs some company.
So as we can clearly see:
Trae actually ain’t the Truth!!!! He done said it wasn’t multiple beating on Ro…
Very disappointing.
Makes Trae look like a sucka, They jumped him 4 on 1. I believe everything Z-Ro was saying about being ambushed. I remember
Trae ambushing Mike Jones back in the day.
Not only that but I believe him about the lean incident too. It also is some hoe shit that you’re talking about we go to prison everyday, but you crying because you got in a car ridin’ dirty and had to take that charge. Screams somebody who never takes accountability for shit.
Trae ain’t the truth.. he said it wasn’t multiple beating on Ro..
Trae tha Tattle
That skinny dude that was talking a lot that kept punching and kicking after everybody stop, look like he would have
gotten his neck broke and a one on one
Trae can go rap with all the industry cats he want to go sign to whoever label jump on popular rapper songs whatever, when he come back to H-Town he know it’s all about Z-RO. I don’t think that ever set well with him.
Z-Ro put him on, so ain’t shit he can do about it. His music has been terrible since they split up. He was always the inferior rapper, but making that ATL type music ain’t the move. I had no idea they had beef until like five years ago, but I had stopped checking for dudes at least 10 years ago. About the only song he had I liked was that Return of the Mack sample he got a lot of dudes on.
Trae a bitch for this
If 3 of my hommies and myself stomped another person for 30 seconds, that person would be in hospital, period. Oh I forgot were all grown men that actually work for a living so we don’t have soft bitch hands.
Aren’t these guys cousins? Trae lost this one big time. It’s funny when Trae talks about unity and he’s doing this mess. Sad
Jumped a guy who can’t risk going to prison..who is also your cousin. Loser.
trae is fuckin goof.
Everybody with sense knew this is what happened even before Z-Ro said it. Trae does a lot of sucker shit going back to when he punched Mike Jones for no reason. Even with this shit about the lean in the car and Jay’ton going to jail, it doesn’t make any sense on any level how Jay-=’ton tells the story. I was sleep and then I woke up and drunk my cup and ended up in prison. Now that they lied about this simple shit that was easily debunked with video, makes you wonder what else they lie about.
Trey can make all the excuses he want thats some suck shit
This is such bullshit, why is there a camera? Social media is a mess man
Guess all that Hurricane Harvey relief funds he conned gotdried up. 4 on 1 not no 7 on 1 huh. They need to charge him and his goons.
They forgot Z-Ro tougher than a leather pork chop ????!
“Trae the Liar”
I was never a big fan of Trae’s music but I rocked with the ABN joint albums with him and Z-ro. I always liked Trae he always seemed liked a genuine guy. This makes him look bad. He flat out lied when he knew they’re were people that witnessed it. All he had to do first was just come out and say I was in the wrong what I did shouldn’t have been done. That’s it. The irony and a man name the truth lying to the people.
Z-Ro had that ass whoopin comin a LONG time. He’s a disrespectful punk ass fuck boy and needs to be put in his place. THANK YOU TRAE AND YOUR ENTOURAGE! YOU HAVE MY UTMOST RESPECT!
Respect for jumping a man, u sound fn stupid. Id respect Trae if he did it himself. Plus nobody f wit Trae here in Houston! Dat mf was always the weakest one in ABN
Shut your mouth kid.
Trae you a hoe ass, bitch ass, trick ass HOE!!
Grown @$$ men in their 40s still acting like teenagers. Makes no sense at all! If it ain’t worth your life, what you fighting for? It’s embarrassing is what it is! Successful brothers fightin in the street like some kids,
It doesn’t matter what age you get, you think just cuz you hit a certain age the drama just does away? Lol
I KNOW once you hit a certain age, certain ish should NOT be worth your time or energy unless your life is on the line or you are protecting your family. That right there was some bs that could’ve ended up with all of the men involved either dead or in jail. You willing to risk your life/freedom over petty street ish. I promise you it ain’t worth it, bro. You never get that time back. You can’t give that life back. And it’s never worth it, EVER.
I agree but you don’t even know what the beef is about so how can you make that statement, they said their beef had been “building” for some time what maybe 10 years,how do you not know that all this tike they had been refraining from all of this? I guess your just so perfect to judge them without knowing the back story to this.. you think they want thus, u think u can just “decide” to chose drama at a moments notice? You must not be involved in situations so good for you but stop acting like drama is something I can always avoid.
So you think all this time during the 10 years they haven’t thought about this.. they even said it’s beef that’s been building up and u don’t even know the back story about this. Sometimes emotions get in the way of logic at the time no matter the age, u have to learn to stop judging from the jump, like I said nobody wants drama sometimes it’s unavoidable not everyone has your same mindset
Grown men acting like children is disgusting how our black man just can’t seem to get along. Need to grow up and act like grown men I hope they don’t have any children that can see you’re definitely not nothing I would like my children to look up to.them acting this way they are definitely not role models and for you and others to attack one person like that is disgusting it just shows that you are pumped especially since this was your cousin
Trae must can’t fight? That was a bitch move. All you boys and you lied. You need to locked up for being dumb.