Tavier Isaiah Evans, known professionally as Big T Evans, is an American Rapper, producer, and former YouTuber. He is known for his 2020 single, 'Dead In Yo Caddy', and known for posting a video in 2017 showing how to get Minecraft running on a Chromebook. He is also the founder and CEO of his own record label, Big T Records. He also released a song in 2022 named 'Like Will' after the events of Will Smith assaulting Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars after Rock made a joke about Smith's wife.
Early Life[]
Evans was born in La Grange, Texas on November 23, 2004 to his mother Cosandra Evans. He was raised in Flatonia, Texas, a small town located south of La Grange. Growing up, Evans had always played with Legos, drew pictures of houses, and listened to music. He would also play football as a hobby and play basketball for his school's little league team. At age 11, Evans' mother, Cosandra, passed away at age 32 on May 3, 2016. Evans would then start living with his grandmother until the end of high school. Evans attended Flatonia Elementary School in his child years and Flatonia High School in his teen years. Evans graduated from Flatonia High School May 26, 2022.
YouTube and Music[]
Evans created his YouTube account in May 2015 and started uploading onto it in June 2016 with his first video being titled 'Crazy Grandma'. He was attempting to start a YouTube series where he records his grandmother doing 'crazy' things. He would continue to post on his channel and experience his first taste of virality in December 2017 with a video showcasing Minecraft running on a Chromebook. This video gained 8,000 views and ad placements before YouTube's updated Partner Program requirements. On December 26, 2017, Evans started experimenting with music with his first song 'Wassup Guys (BTE Here)'. It was originally supposed to be a background song for his YouTube videos, but he never released it. On March 2, 2019, Evans posted a YouTube video titled 'How To Beat Your Meat' which received 350 views over 2 days. He would later get into trouble and delete the video along with his channel. On October 10, 2019, Evans would record his first full-length song, Dead Ni**as. He wouldn't release it until February 17, 2020 on SoundCloud and popular beat-making website, BandLab. On November 29, 2019, he founded his own independent record label, 'Big T Records' (formerly Big T Productions). He also returned to YouTube in January 2020 posting vlogs, and a tribute to Kobe and Gianna Bryant. On March 11, 2020, Evans released his second full-length single, 'Dead In Yo Caddy' to all streaming platforms. On May 28, 2020, he released 'Quarantine' featuring producer Yung Kartz after the United States was put on lockdown because of the Coronavirus pandemic. On July 2, 2020, Evans released his debut album, 'The LIfe of Tavier Big T Evans' (TLOTBTE for short) via his record label and distributed through DistroKid. On August 1, 2020, he released Wrath featuring Benz T via a one single deal with Sinner Records. On August 2, 2020, he and Benz T released 'Shut Up Bitch'. On August 7, 2020, he then released a deluxe version of TLOTBTE. On September 19, 2020, Evans released Big Steppa, the first single in his Big Steppa song series. On November 23, 2020, his 16th birthday, he released Big Steppa 2, the second installment of the Big Steppa series. In December 2020, Evans announced that his record label, Big T Records (Big T Productions at the time) had received a distribution deal through Euphoria Media Group, and a publishing deal through Sentric Music Publishing. On March 18, 2021, Evans released his 11th single, Suited Up, then on June 5, 2021, he released Better Days, then went on a hiatus for the rest of 2021. He returned on April 9, 2022 releasing the single 'Like Will' after the events of the 2022 Oscars where Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on stage. He released the 3rd installment of the Big Steppa series with Big Steppa 3 on June 4, 2022. On October 12, 2022, Evans announced his second album, 'From Bad To Worse'. It was released on November 5, 2022.
Legal issues[]
Evans first ran into trouble with the law after he made terroristic threats to a student in 2014 in his 4th grade year. He was pulled out of class and placed into an empty classroom. No charges were filed against him. In 2018, Evans served 2 days in Juvenile detention. The charges that he received are unknown. In February 2020, Evans was arrested for making terroristic threats against a teacher. He was released on the same day over the lack of witnesses. In April 2020, Evans was detained for allegedly assaulting a classmate. He was let go and put on a 5 day suspension from school. In February 2021, Evans was put on a 6-month probation after accepting a plea deal for his 2020 charges. On January 17, 2022, Evans was arrested for Evading arrest, driving without a license, speeding, and drug possession. He was released on bond and served a two-year probation sentence.
Discography[]
Singles[]
- Wassup Guys (BTE Here) (2017)
- Dead Ni**as (2019)
- Dead In Yo Caddy (2020)
- Quarantine (2020)
- Quarantine (Remix) (2020)
- Wrath (2020)
- Big Steppa (2020)
- Big Steppa (G Major/Slowed) (2020)
- Big Steppa 2 (2020)
- Suited Up (2021)
- Better Days (2021)
- Like Will (2022)
- Big Steppa 3 (2022)
- Never Fold (2022)
- Fucc C.W. (2023)
- I'm So Gone (2023)
- Fly (2023)
- Aintcatchnme! (2023)
- Go Stupid (2023)
- No Tales (2023)
- Late Nights (2024)
- Cracc! (2024)
- Wonderful Day (2024)
- Shut Up Bitch 2 (2024)
- Off The Streets (2024)
Extended Plays[]
- TLOTBTE (2020)
- Steppalations, Vol. 1 (2023)
Albums[]
- TLOTBTE (Deluxe) (2020)
- From Bad To Worse (2022)[1]
- This Is My Time (2024l)