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ability of rapping substance, Tre has a unique real life issues fuse his humor for lack of ing mix r, nne ma ry icto contrad about serious topics in a with humor. humor in it at the serious song, but also find “I’m able to write a real gon’ get bad times, you es, tim d goo get ’ u gon line that they same time,” says Tre. “Yo one said I like ling k away fee day, I’m doing but as long as people wal the ugh thro helped them get could relate to, and maybe my job.” teen-year rap vet quite a while now. The thir ing CDs out of the Rap has been Tre’s job for sell s: per rap like many other way, the Stone began his career in music this ts r selling over 3,000 uni of Jim Crow and trunk of his car. Soon afte me (ho w Cre c Atti The h up wit Mountain resident linked Bohagon. Together, r befriended BME rapper The YoungBloodz), and late decided to start a Tre and ‘Hagon ir own—Georgia the of movement our own Durt. “We decided to make Georgia movement, so we started foundaDurt. And that’s been the r since eve g ldin bui n bee tion we’ve then,” says Tre. g to Tre has also been helpin combuild the career of up and st B.O.B. ing Atlantic Records’ arti eting Three years ago, after me ich at B-R er nag ma cos .B.’ B.O Tre a Playstation tournament, at of a began serving as somewh per from mentor to the young rap mature .B. B.O ing tch “Wa r. atu Dec of my one n bee has as a rapper being in best experiences as far a lares Tre. the music industry,” dec and God nt tale ble edi incr has “He Just to sic. mu his ugh speaks thro influence know that I’ve had a big ment of on him is a real proud mo e.” min Playboy Another proud moment for career Tre will be when his own it’s desgets to the point he feels na enwan just “I ch. rea tined to “Music is tertain,” he emphasizes. of what definitely the foundation na act, wan also I but do, to t I wan tever wha sue pur and , vies write mo for up n ope y ma other doors God me.” also For now, the rapper who er” will claims to be a “drunk lon e of continue to make his typ ience. “I music, for his type of aud who gets e dud t tha for sic make mu n dow les sett just off work and ughts with a beer to get his tho hard together and reflect his I’m able ce ien aud the at’s day—th to reach.” // Words by Eric Perrin
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