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Very few independent artists have the privilege of collaborating with hip hop's most established names. With his most recent writing credit coming on T.I's highly-anticipated project, Paper Trail, East Atlanta rapper Playboy Tre is making the world feel hip hop again.

Playboy Tre is no stranger to the mic game! This 13 year veteran is undoubtedly 1 of hip hop's best kept secrets. His first major placement came in 1998, on the So So Def Bass All Stars Volume 3, with the cut “What's Goin On”, under the moniker Y.B.M (Young Black Male). Tre followed up with his 1st solo project, Southbound: The Legacy.

With his desire to stay true to the narrative and unique southern sound of hip hop, Tre created the label Georgia Durt Entertainment, alongside fellow MC, Bohagon. The pair released the label debut project, entitled Georgia Durt in 2005. Featuring the tracks “24/7”, “Ol Skool”, and “I Double Dare U”, it's a mixtape that you can listen through without needing to skip a track. Tre's style is original and distinct; very reminiscent of his collaborators Lil Jon, David Banner, and Franchize Boyz.

As the requests and placement offers for mixtapes continued to pour in, it wasn't until his partnership with Atlanta-based DJ, DJ Swatts, that people began to really take to the substance and artistry of Playboy Tre. Their joint effort, Goodbye America: Da Story of a Drunken Loner, received rave reviews and high praise from the game's notable music critics. This project gives a very personal and raw insight to who Tre is, while maintaining a level of entertainment and enjoyability. In the track “Set Me Free”, he innately personifies the streets as his lover; wanting to be let go, to have a release from the perils of the concrete jungle. He addresses the human error of hypocrisy, on “Aint It Funny” ; dishing out jabs that will leave you thinking, “Man that sh!t is so true.” Tre has a personable delivery and a lyrical presence that is hard to come by these days. The sophomore project from the Atlanta duo, Feel Good Musiq, received the coveted 4 cigars from Ozone Magazine in 2007. Tre is now gaining the widespread respect and attention he's worthy of having. Fresh off his “Patiently Waiting” feature in the February 2008 issue of Ozone, fans and avid supporters of Southern Hip hop are anticipating his next release.

2008 was truly a calendar year for Playboy Tre. He accompanied hip hop's living legends on the Rock The Bells tour; performing alongside such artists like Method Man, Nas, Mos Def, Murs, Wale, and his partner in music, B.o.B. Both artists gained momentum by joining Sony’s Hip Hop Live Tour in the fall, with headlining artists Talib Kweli and David Banner.

Currently, Tre is in the studio working with Atlanta-based artist B.o.B, as well as negotiating collaborations with some of Hip Hop's finest. His most recent credit comes from DTP artist Willy Northpole's “Hood Dreamer”. Aligned with the Ham Squad, and TJ Chapman (of TJsDJs), Playboy Tre is solidifying his position as one of hip hop's go-to songwriters and merging artist.

This guy right here people, is a diamond in the rough!!! In a day and age where the industry is faker than Big Foot, Playboy Tre keeps it all the way real and makes REAL music. I can't put enough emphasis on how important that is folks. People are accustomed to the cookie cutter records that many artists put out nowadays, so hearing a track from Playboy Tre is like an audio vaction for the ears. Don't get me wrong, I fux with a lot of the current music being put out, but it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that it's not really heart-felt ish. This cat gives it his all on anything he touches, and if that's not meritable, I don't know what it is!

Besides the fact that he's an excellent song writer and recording artist, Playboy Tre gets hella busy on stage! Yet another reason, to fux with Playboy Tre, he's a complete artist! If I was a big wig exec, this dude would have BEEN signed, but you know how the game goes, the real get overlooked, while the fraudulent rise...well that's not what's poppin' on my site! BFochs Beats Blog is a firm supporter of real mofos and real music, and Playboy Tre definitely fits the bill.

For those of you who haven't been fortunate to catch a glimpse of Playboy Tre's audio offerings to the game, you can peep a few things below! You can catch a video performance to one of Playboy Tre's illest cuts "Liquor Store Mascot." Also, you can peep two more tracks, a heartfelt joint about his bro, and another cut he did with B.O.B. called "We Are Robots." That joint is serious folks, it somes up the game pretty well. Last, but not least there's a few show dates listed, so if you are in the vicinity, you can catch one of the illest performers live! Playboy Tre was also kind enough to show some love to the site with a drop...real recognize real folks! Check out all this wavy ish, and make sure to hit up Playboy Tre on Myspace!!! His album "Liquor Store Mascot" is coming!!!...omfg...DO NOT SLEEP!!!

Playboy Tre Drop

Playboy Tre-Liquor Store Mascot

Playboy Tre-AP My Brother

Playboy Tre Ft. B.O.B.-We Are Robots

CATCH PLAYBOY TRE LIVE!!!

Apr 5th...Bamboozle...L.A. California

Apr 5th...The Key Club w Asher Roth...L.A. California

Apr 10th...Lennys Bar...Atlanta Ga

Apr 28th...Apache Cafe... Atlanta Ga

May 2nd...Meadowlands Sports Complex..New Jersey

May 9th...One Stop Shop Producer Conference..Phoenix Arizona

May 10th...One Stop Shop Producer Conference...Phoenix Arizona

HIT UP PLAYBOY TRE ON MYSPACE ASAP!!!