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  Download Tree's Soulful 'Sunday School II: When Church Let's Out' Mixtape

  May 15, 2013 – Tree is an old soul in the Chicago rap scene. He self-describes his music as "soul trap," which means that he takes samples by artists such as Etta James and Curtis Mayfield and chops them into productions that are rawer than, say, Kanye West's beats of yore. But he's an even more arresting rapper — Tree's music is sobering and blunt, and he lays himself bare, encouraging listeners to examine societal and personal problems. …
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  Hear Danny Brown Assist Chicago Rapper Tree on Raspy 'No Faces'

  May 9, 2013 – Chicago rap is more aesthetically diverse than it gets credit for, and one of the city's less well-known rappers whose carved out his own niche is elder statesman Tree. His worn-in soul beats and gravelly voice sound an entire region away from Chief Keef, Chance the Rapper, or Lupe Fiasco; instead he carries the torch for rappers from the Deep South, including David Banner. …
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  First Spin: Tree & 110% Pure's Mixtape, 'Trillin''

  November 8, 2012 – <i>Sunday School</i>, Chicago rapper/producer Tree's mixtape from earlier this year, boldly reconfigured the crate-digging boom-bap style which defined the '90s, and later on went grandiose thanks to Windy City icon Kanye West. In short, Tree removed all of the smooth-sailing pleasantries of '70s R&B by slicing old records razor-thin J. …
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  Rap's Most Slept-On Releases of 2012's First Quarter

  April 6, 2012 – Alternate title for this little listicle: THE FIVE MOST SLEPT-ON ALBUMS OF THE SPIN NO TRIVIA ERA. Cutting the year into quarters and gauging where music is at that actually kind-of-random moment is a bit of a cheat. But the sheer amount of rap launched via the Internet necessitates slowing up and seeing what you missed. …
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