By now local MC-producer Tree has established a reputation as someone who can steadily push out great tunes. Actually his track record this year sets the bar even higher, as the series of EPs he’s had his hands on the past year include some of the best hip-hop songs of 2014—both in this city and beyond its borders. Tree’s stepped away from the mike on most of these EPs and instead focused on producing for other local rappers (though he does drop some verses on a track here and there), and his peculiar, earthy, and engrossing “soul trap” sound has brought out the best in his collaborators. Just last week he dropped SoulMoney, a collaboration with local MC Brian Fresco.
Leor Galil writes about hip-hop every Wednesday.
