There are plenty of MCs who can put together a solid case for why they believe they're the next big thing and why the masses should flock to them—hell, there are some who can fill an entire mixtape about their preordained rise to fame—but there aren't many who can inspire the kind of fierce devotion in their fans local rapper-producer Tremaine "Tree" Johnson does. I remember conversations about Tree the way you're supposed to remember song lyrics, and that's partially because I'm so enamored with his unique, strange, and soulful sound, which he calls soul trap.…
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