The KingTree · 2013

pitchfork

“Undersung Chicago rapper/producer Tree has forged an identity as the self-proclaimed father of "Soul Trap", a production style that amalgamates old soul samples and percussive trap beats in jarring ways. On "The King", a loping, Elvis-sampling track from his album Sunday School II (out today), he lets his signature vocal gravel lead the way, channeling the wistful warmth and unmistakeable rasp of ”