Tre9

Artist Information

Biography

It’s people like Tre9 that helped earn Houston the nickname of “Hustle-Town, Texas.”


Young and focused, he started Much Luvv Records in 1998. His mission has always been to make Christian hip-hop music popular to change lives for Christ around the globe.


With three solo albums, one group album, and seven additional titles from Much Luvv artists Mark J, Enock, CY, ColCutz, & S.O.M., Tre9 has been acting on his dream.


For over 10 years, the entrepreneur has been a small business owner which has given him the freedom to excel in his craft as a hip-hop artist. It has also provided an avenue for him to invest in other business and ministry endeavors. His multi-media business,

4930 Studios, offers audio production, video production, graphic design, and printing services that raise the standards of excellence throughout the industry.


All Eyes On Me Inc. is a non-profit organization he founded which is committed to creating a positive environment using biblical principles and standards, to shape youth culture, for life long success and stability in the world. It serves the Houston community with an entertainment mentorship program for at-risk youth, a “Youth Are Listening” campaign aimed to monitor and ban songs that are too explicit for children, as well as organizing youth events. For the past eight years, Tre9 has spearheaded the All Eyes On Me Achievement Awards (formerly known as THHHAA); a ceremony with over 800 attendees that honors over 30 artists, retailers, media companies, and ministries supporting Christian hip-hop music. And with All Eyes On Me TV, Tre9 aims to expose the optimistic side of urban culture that visual media outlets often ignore.


In addition to these creative avenues of exposure, Tre9 co-owns a community mega-site located at www.DaSouth.com, which provides an online presence for his music genre.

It’s just another way Tre9 is paving the way for himself and others to succeed.


In the community, Tre9 co-founded URGEWORKS; an organization that brings uplifting messages through hip-hop performance arts to schools, churches, juvenile correctional facilities, and community centers. The organization promotes positive character development and aims to instill self-confidence to their audiences.


His third album, “The Farmer,” puts Tre9 in the role of a modern day “Johnny Appleseed” by mixing agricultural imagery and metaphors with Southern style rap.

The music is laced with heavy bass rhythms and kick drums, mixed with Tre's clear and precise message. Tre stays true to himself & God, but keeps his lyrics relatable to both Christian and non-Christian listeners alike. The album features Pettidee, Lil Raskull, Shei Atkins, B.B. Jay, Lil Keke, Big Pokey & a host of others to add to it’s overall appeal.


Tre9 is performing & speaking in schools, churches, prisons, community centers & other venues in the United States year-round. After a missionary trip to Rotherham, England in 2007, he was touched by the need to carry his message beyond the borders of his homeland. Tre9 answered his calling to international missions, thus spreading his inspirational poetry and culture in Mexico, Brazil, Switzerland, and a return visit to the U.K. No matter where he goes, the “Farmer” will be dropping hip-hop seeds of hope with an expectant vision of the harvest sure to come.


For fans of:

Secular artists: Paul Wall, Lil Keke, T.I., Bubba Sparks, Timbaland & Eminem.

Christian artists: Lacrae, Tedashii, Trip Lee & KJ 52.


Music Career Highlights

- 1999-2001 Released two solo albums "Thy Will Be Done" & "Marooned."

- 2002 Holy Hip Hop Award Honoree (Atlanta, GA).

- 2003 THHHAA Certificate of Recognition by U.S. House of Representatives.

- 2002-2006 Multiple Holy Hip Hop Achievement Award Winner (Houston, TX).

- 2007 Real Talk Ministries Holy Hip Hop for Hunger "Hunger for More" Award.

- 2007-2008 Multiple All Eyes On Me Achievement Award Winner (Houston, TX).

- 2007 Written and performed on the upcoming release of Bushwick Bill's Testimony of Redemption, gospel album.

- 2008 Real Talk Ministries Holy Hip Hop for Hunger "Video of the Year" Award.

- 2002-2008 Label Released Five Christian Rap Artists & Seven Albums.

- 2008 Ordained to be a Minister by Copperfield Church.

- 2008 Launched DaSouth.com, the largest Christian hip hop online community site.


Marketing Highlights

- Texas Much Luvv tour scheduled for 1st Quarter 2009 (15 cities / 30 shows).

- National radio servicing campaign to all stations playing gospel rap.

- Local radio servicing campaign to Texas mainstream hip hop stations.

- National print media advertisements in SOUL Mag, U-Zone & Tha Message Mag.

- Featured artist on The Much Luvv Fam's The Next…Now, Syntax's Night Owls 3 & Bushwick Bill's Testimony of Redemption albums.

- National internet campaign servicing all major Christian music websites. (Banner ads & splash page advertisements will be advertised.)

- Two music videos serviced to all target television and online video programs.

- Host & Producer of The Fence Documentary (Christian hip hop's first major documentary featuring Rick Ross, David Banner, Lacrae, KJ 52 & many other major artists from mainstream and Christian music markets).

- Commercials on AEOM Achievement Awards & The Fence Documentary DVD's.

- Over 35,000 flyers, posters, & print literature distributed nationally through concert events, national music festival grab bags, and other point of contact marketing.

- Attendance and promotion at Holy Hip Hop Awards (ATL), Flavor Fest (Tampa, FL), Rap Fest (Bronx, NY), AEOMAA (Houston, TX), & all other major holy hip hop events.

- Major EPK featuring biography on Tre9 and Laden's rock and hip hop collaboration (designed to launch Hip Hop Rock Tour in mega-churches).

- Scheduled in store CD signings in target markets.

- Marketing and promotional services provided by Life-Line Worldwide.


Track Listing

1. Farmer Intro

2. I Be Comin Thru

3. Rise to the Top (featuring Von Won & B.B. Jay)

4. Suburbs Remix (featuring Big Pokey & Lil Keke)

5. Put Ya Hands Up (featuring ColCutz)

6. Angelina Pt. II

7. Take a Look at My Life

8. Movin' Up to the Suburbs (featuring Von Won & Ras)

9. Bob Yo Head (featuring S.O.M. & Shei Atkins)

10. One Question (featuring CY, Boyce, & Romeo)

11. Respect

12. Farmer

13. Won't Stop (featuring ICECE, Von Won, & Yung Fatal)

14. Go Hard (featuring Pettidee & Wonderous)

15. Supersize (featuring ICECE & S.O.M.)

16. Night & Day

17. Right or Wrong

18. Help Me Out (featuring LitaRodi & ColCutz)


Info

Street Date: 3/31/09

Artist: Tre9

Title: The Farmer

Label: Much Luvv Records

Hometown: Houston, TX

Produced by: Exousia Productions

UPC: 672968874827

Genre: Rap / Hip Hop

Configuration: CD


For More Information Contact Your CSD/Infinity Sales Rep

www.infinitymusicdistribution.com

Instrumentation

Discography

The Farmer- 2009
Marooned- 2002
Thy Will Be Done- 1999
Thy Kingdom Come- 1998

Audio

• The Farmer Intro
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• Rise To The Top Feat. Von Won
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• Put Ya Hands Up Feat. ColCutz
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• Movin' Up To The Suburbs Feat. Von Won & Ras
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• YES WE CAN
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Press

• Tre9 Questions “Yes we Can” on politics on Beat Lab 7 Feature [+ Show ]
  

  "Obama Wins!" "Things are Changing!" "Yes, We Can!" / But in God I put my trust, and not man / Gonn..."Obama Wins!" "Things are Changing!" "Yes, We Can!" / But in God I put my trust,
  and not man / Gonna hold onto my God's unchanging hand / As he, as he
  leads me along" – "Yes We Can" (Tre9)
  
  While the nation is justifiably excited about the inauguration of the first African-American President of the United States, gospel rapper Tre9 cautions that Barack Obama is simply a man – not a Messiah.
  
  In "Yes We Can," a song recorded exclusively for the Beat Lab 7's free, downloadable "Music Meets the Truth 2009" album, Bobby "Tre9" Herring presents an argument for limited support of elected officials.
  
  "We have to remember politicians are men who fall short of God's glory, just like everyone else. And far too often, their words don't match their actions, and our expectations go unfulfilled," Herring said.
  
  "It's especially important that Christian voters and politicians hold themselves to higher standards and value their heavenly citizenship over their national one."
  
  And despite the title chant and "Abomination, disregard Obama-nation" line (a phrase he remembered from a photo of a protest sign at a gay-rights rally), Tre9 says this is not an anti-Barack track or partisan in any way. It's simply a Christian song about modern government in the vein of Derek Webb's "A Savior On Capitol Hill."
  
  "It's definitely more political than anything I've ever put on wax," Tre9 said. "But it's an honest expression of thoughts and feelings that have been marinating inside of me for several years. I hope people can really see where I'm coming from on this."
  
  Tre9's next album, "The Farmer," is being distributed by Infinity/Central South and hits stores on March 31, 2009.
  
  For more information on Tre9 please visit www.tre9online.com
  
  To listen to Yes We Can, download your FREE copy of Beat Lab 7's "Music Meets The Truth 2009" visit www.beatlab7.com.

Setlist

Set List Varies. Tre9 can handle 5-60 minute sets. If speaking is needed, Tre9 can handle up to 120 minutes of speaking and performing.

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