Trey Eight is a rap term for a .38 bullet, most commonly used in Carbines, Pistols and Revolvers. It is referenced in Ice Cube's "Check Yo Self", Obie Trice's "There They Go", Sheek Louch's "Turn it up", Eminem's "Greatest", Black Market Militia's "The Struggle", and Hell Razah's "Article One", among others. It is often used when referring to drive-by shootings, as in "Check Yo Self" and "Turn it up", and Eminem uses it in reference to the Mandalay Bay shooting in Las Vegas.
by Builder018 December 20, 2018
as in ice cubes "check yo self" he talks about busting a "trey eight in your cranium" a trey eight is a .38 bullet, probably from a .38 special, or a saturday night special.
by nick the prick June 19, 2006
Spray paint cans and when that van rolls up, man they ain't glancin'
That window rolls down and that trey eights dancin'
That window rolls down and that trey eights dancin'
by j grand August 21, 2006