Rapper Trae Tha Truth saw his six-year-old daughter Truth for the first time in more than four months on Wednesday after she was reported missing following a summer visit with her mother Heather Cuevas.
The Houston-born rap artist, 44, had previously reported Truth missing to police, saying she had last been seen on August 16 with her mother Cuevas, 36, during what was supposed to be a weekend visit. Fox 26 Houston reported last month.
The musical performer, whose full name is Frazier Othel Thompson III, took to Instagram on Thursday with an emotional series of clips in which he is seen reconnecting with the boy in an office on the US-Mexico border.
Trae, who last saw Truth after a custody exchange with Cuevas, said hip hop On Thursday, Cuevas was arrested in El Centro, California, in connection with charges of endangering a child.
Trae, who has collaborated in the past with artists including T.I., Snoop Dogg, Travis Scott and Lil Wayne, told the outlet that he boarded a flight from San Diego from Texas and then drove more than 100 miles to pick up his daughter at the building. where officials held her after her mother’s arrest.
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Trae Tha Truth, 44, saw his six-year-old daughter Truth on Wednesday for the first time in more than four months after she was reported missing following a visit to her mother Heather Cuevas, 36.
Both father and daughter seemed excited to be reunited.
Trae told TMZ he will remain in Texas, where authorities plan to extradite Cuevas, before long.
Trae told the outlet that he was “emotional and plans to take things one day at a time” after being reunited with his daughter.
Trae told TMZ he last saw his daughter last August during a visit to Cuevas in Houston that was supposed to last two days, but she did not return the child to him and cut off all contact with him.
Trae spoke last month with the Houston NBC affiliate. KPRC 2 about the details surrounding her daughter’s initial disappearance.
“The mother came to Houston and said she wanted to do her visitation, so I took her and dropped her off in Humble,” Texas, Trae told the outlet.
He said he hoped the visit would extend from Friday to Sunday.
Cuevas had family members help her move the child to different residences after the alleged kidnapping, Trae told TMZ on Thursday.
Trae told the outlet that a private investigator he hired had located Cuevas in California, but was unable to pinpoint his exact location before his arrest.
Trae, who has collaborated in the past with artists including TI, Snoop Dogg, Travis Scott and Lil Wayne, was seen with his daughter and another person in the touching clip.
The Houston-born rap artist had previously reported Truth missing to police, saying she had last been seen on August 14 with her mother Cuevas, 36, during a weekend visit. A notice he posted on Instagram last month listed an erroneous date of disappearance.
Trae said Truth’s mother cut off all contact with him and disconnected their phones.
“She just disappeared, so luckily, someone told me that they were seen in Los Angeles and that’s how I started going to Los Angeles to look for her,” Trae told the outlet.
Trae said in an Instagram post that he felt his faith in God was instrumental in them finding their daughter and her strength amid the tumultuous period of time.
‘Never let anyone tell you that God isn’t real!!!!’ He said bring. ‘On the first day of 2025 I received a call that I couldn’t believe… they said they had found her.
‘I know God is the only reason I held on when I wanted to give up…. I had to let go and trust him, although it was difficult these last few months, I was completely broken and empty… I learned to have faith.’
Trae said on the social media site that he instinctively had faith that God was protecting his daughter when he couldn’t reach her.
“God put the right people in place,” he said. ‘God put the right eyes to see, God put them in people’s hearts to help and God lined up every person who prayed and heard cry!! Thank you God!!
‘To all of you who are going through similar situations with your children, use me as an example that God can perform miracles and shake the world!! Don’t give up, just believe, pray and keep the faith!!!’