While in prison , Wallace began to take rapping more seriously and wrote the entirety of his debut mixtape while incarcerated . After being released from prison , where he took the name Tee Grizzley , he released his debut single " First Day Out " in November 2016 . The music video , posted to YouTube , gained over 2 million views in less than three weeks . He later signed to 300 Entertainment & Atlantic Records in 2017 . He released his second single , " Second Day Out " , in February 2017 . His third single " From the D to the A " featuring Lil Yachty was released in March 2017 . He released " No Effort " and its accompanying music video on March 31 , 2017 . His debut mixtape '' My Moment '' was released on April 7 , 2017 . Grizzley said that his record sales tripled after his song was featured in a LeBron James Instagram post . Grizzley 's song " Teetroit " was released on July 28 , 2017 . The single " Beef " , featuring Meek Mill , was released on September 1 , 2017 . He received two 2017 BET Hip Hop Award nominations for Best New Hip-Hop Artist and Best Mixtape for '' My Moment '' . He released the song " Win " on October 6 , 2017 . He released the song " What Yo City Like " with rapper Lil Durk on November 30 , 2017 as the lead single for '' Bloodas '' . The two then released the joint mixtape '' Bloodas '' on December 8 , 2017 . He released the single " Colors " on February 2 , 2018 . The single " Do n't Even Trip " featuring Moneybagg Yo was released on March 14 , 2018 . On March 9 , 2018 , Grizzley had a feature in Lil Yachty 's new album Lil Boat 2 in the song " Get Money Bros. " . His debut studio album , '' Activated '' , was released on May 11 , 2018 . In August , he received a 2018 MTV Video Music Award nomination for Push Artist of the Year . He released the mixtape '' Still My Moment '' on November 9 , 2018 . In May 2019 , he released the single " Locked Up "
2018 MTV Video Music Award
2018 MTV Video Music Awards
Tee Grizzley