Tre Mission is a Canadian rapper and record producer,[2] known as one of the first North American artists to be associated with the predominantly United Kingdom-based grime genre.[3] Tre Mission is a member of the Tizzy Gang grime crew alongside London based MCs Merky ACE and Cadell.[4][5]
Tre Mission | |
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| Birth name | Tres-von Carimbocas[1] |
| Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Grime, hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, producer |
| Years active | 2010–present |
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| Website | tremission |
Background
editOriginally from Toronto, Ontario,[3] he is of Trinidadian and Jamaican descent.[3] After discovering grime and dubstep music through the Internet, he began making his own grime tracks in 2010, and started to attract positive attention in the United Kingdom.[6] Visiting London in 2011, he began working with established grime stars such as Wiley, JME and Skepta,[7] and released his debut EP The Practice Mission.[6]
He released the mixtape Malmaison in 2013,[8] and followed up with the album Stigmata in 2014.[2]
Stigmata includes guest appearances by Wiley, JME, Skepta, Merky Ace, Saukrates, Andreena and k-os.[2] The album was a shortlisted Juno Award nominee for Rap Recording of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2015.[9]
He also featured in a grime clash against Jendor in 2011, on Lord of the Mics (Volume 3).
Discography
editAlbums
edit- Don't Think (2010, self-released)
- Malmaison (2013, self-released)
- Stigmata (2014, Big Dada)
- Opps Next Door (with Tizzy Gang) (2017, Last Gang)
- Orphan Black (2019, Last Gang Records)
Singles and EPs
edit- "Maxin Everything" (2011, Launchpad Records)
- "The Practice Mission" (2011, self-released)
- "Park Up" (2012, Lord of the Mics)
- "Stigmata" (2014, Big Dada)
- "Real Grind" (2014, Big Dada)
- "On a Wave" (2016, Last Gang Records)
- "Gang" (2016, Last Gang Records)
- "BARE001" (2018, Bare Selection)
- "Hockey" (2018, Last Gang Records)
- "You Can Have" (2019, Last Gang Records)
- "Make a Move" (2019, Last Gang Records)
External links
edit- Tre Mission at IMDb
References
edit- ^ Discogs https://www.discogs.com/artist/2304647-Tre-Mission.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ a b c "Tre Mission Taps Wiley, Saukrates, K-os for 'Stigmata'" Archived 2019-12-17 at the Wayback Machine. Exclaim!, July 3, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Tre Mission Proves His Mettle on Debut Album Stigmata; Listen in Full Now" Archived 2019-12-17 at the Wayback Machine. Fader, August 5, 2014.
- ^ "The Lowdown: In the Studio with...Tizzy Gang - SBTV". Archived from the original on 2016-05-20. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ^ "Tre Mission". lastgang.com. Archived from the original on 2019-09-01.
- ^ a b Tre Mission Archived 2019-12-17 at the Wayback Machine biography at AllMusic.
- ^ "Interview: Tre Mission Will Forever Be the Big Dada of Canadian Grime" Archived 2015-03-11 at the Wayback Machine. Complex, August 27, 2014.
- ^ "Tre Mission, 'Malmaison' (mixtape)" Archived 2015-01-29 at the Wayback Machine. Exclaim!, June 11, 2013.
- ^ "Juno Awards: Magic! leads with five nominations" Archived 2018-06-10 at the Wayback Machine. Toronto Star, January 27, 2015.