# MC Tree G

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**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]

## Early life

Tree was brought up in the [Cabrini-Green](/source/Cabrini-Green) project, the second largest housing project in [Chicago](/source/Chicago), [Illinois](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Shedd_Aquarium), the [Rock N Roll McDonald's](/source/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](/source/Nordstrom) before leaving to officially pursue his music career.[1]

## Career

Tree received support from the producers of Project Mayhem and started writing music in the 1990s but didn't release any music until 2010, when he was 27 years-old.[1] He started recording under the nickname his family had for him, Tree, short for Tremaine.[5] In 2010, he released his debut album, *The 3rd Floor*.[6] After that, he released *Sunday School*, which made [MTV](/source/MTV)'s Top Mixtapes of the Year list in 2012, *Sunday School II*, 2015's *Trap Genius*, and 2019's *WE Grown NOW*.[6] In 2021, he released the album *Soul Trap*.[2][7]

## Discography

### Albums

- *The 3rd Floor* (2010)
- *Sunday School* (2012)
- *Sunday School II: When Church Lets Out* (2013)
- *Trap Genius* (2015)
- *WE Grown NOW.* (2019)
- *The Wild End* (2019) - with Parallel Thought
- *Soul Trap* (2021)
- *FREE TREE* (2023)

### EPs

- *The Lit* (2012)
- *Trillin* (2012) - with 110% Pure
- *The @Mctreeg EP* (2014)
- *#TreeSwag* (2014) - with Chris Crack
- *Tree + Crack* (2014) - with Chris Crack
- *VicTree EP* (2015) - with [Vic Spencer](/source/Vic_Spencer)
- *I.B. Tree* (2016) - with I.B.C.L.A.S.S.I.C.
- *The Johnson & Johnson EP* (2017) - with Nemesis
- *The Tree EP* (2017)
- *Goat* (2018)
- *The Blue Tape* (2020)

## References

1. Borrelli, Christopher (19 July 2013). ["Age and rap: Rapper Tree straddles hip-hop's youth, elder statesmen"](https://www.chicagotribune.com/2013/07/19/age-and-rap-rapper-tree-straddles-hip-hops-youth-elder-statesmen/). *Chicago Tribune*

1. Galil, Leor (19 March 2021). ["Chicago rapper-producer Tree extends his winning streak with Soul Trap"](https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/chicago-rapper-producer-tree-extends-his-winning-streak-with-soul-trap/Content?oid=87201313). Chicago Reader. Retrieved 9 April 2021.

1. Krez, Jake (2 March 2021). ["MC Tree Reminds Everyone Who Created 'Soul Trap' With His Latest Album"](https://www.elevatormag.com/mc-tree-reminds-us-who-the-creator-of-soul-trap-is). Elevator Magazine. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

1. Drake, David (15 March 2013). ["15 Unsigned Rappers Who Should Get a Deal After SXSW"](http://www.complex.com/music/2013/03/15-unsigned-rappers-who-should-get-a-deal-after-sxsw/tree). Complex.

1. Galil, Leor (15 August 2012). ["Tree grows his own way"](http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/tremaine-tree-johnson-hip-hop-sunday-school-lit-trillin/Content?oid=7216939). Chicago Reader.

1. Ma, David. ["In His Own Words: How MC Tree Quietly Reigned In 2019"](https://www.okayplayer.com/music/mc-tree-g-interview-we-grown-now.html). Okay Player. Retrieved 5 March 2021.

1. ["Soul Trap"](https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/340633-tree-soul-trap.php). *Album of the Year*. Retrieved 5 March 2021.

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