In the past decade, Chicago hip-hop has elevated many talented acts to the national stage, among them rapper-producer Tremaine Johnson, better known as Tree—and his wildly idiosyncratic sounds set him apart from most of those newly minted stars. The Cabrini-Green native specializes in calamitous productions whose tough-as-nails percussion frames honeyed vocal samples warped till they […]
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Chris Crack’s earnest TreeSwag
New Deal Crew rapper Chris Crack does great work with “soul trap” originator Tree, who produced his entire new EP.
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You “Probably Nu” MC Tree’s new EP would be great
The local rapper-producer just dropped a doozy through Scion AV, and one of the seven songs sets a pretty high bar for rap in 2014.
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Sunday: Previews and live coverage of every band at Pitchfork
Sunday: Previews and live coverage of every band at Pitchfork
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Best One-Man Musical Movement
“Soul trap” is the perfect name for the off-kilter but enticing style of this rapper and producer.
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An ear for the unusual unites MC Tree and experimental-metal act Wreck & Reference
Tracing a line from local “soul trap” originator Tree to California experimental-metal band Wreck & Reference
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12 O’Clock Track: Tree, “All”
Local rapper Tree injects a healthy dose of soul into Chicago’s now popular trap sound on “All.”