MC Tree G
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October 1983[1]
- Rapper
- producer
MC Tree G | |
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| Also known as | Tree |
| Born | Tremaine Johnson October 1983[1] Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
Tremaine Johnson is a rapper and producer who is better known by his stage name Tree or MC Tree G. He is responsible for cultivating his own unique sound called "Soul Trap", the fusion of the soul music of the past with present-day rap.[2][3]
Tree was brought up in the Cabrini-Green project, the second largest housing project in Chicago, Illinois.[4] He would go to Chicago Salem Church with his grandmother, where he first developed an interest in music and started singing.[5] He attended DuSable High School.[1]
Tree was later forced to move to a different end of the Cabrini-Green projects after his parents separated.[5] He worked odd jobs, like shining shoes at Shedd Aquarium, the Rock N Roll McDonald's, and for the printing company, Forslund Grabowski, in 2001.[5] While at Forslund Grabowski, Tree started to rap, produce and record seriously.[5] He worked for nine years in the women's footwear department at Nordstrom before leaving to officially pursue his music career.[1]