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Doomtree

Doomtree
False Hopes XV
(Doomtree Records)
www.doomtree.net

Regular visitors to Crossfire will know we’ve been repping the Minnesotan Doomtree crew for years now and they’ve done it again, bringing out a fantastic eight-track CD to co-incide with this year’s Blowout, their crew show in hometown Minneapolis.

Their False Hopes series, similar to Atmosphere’s Sad Clown releases, are aimed at tiding fans over for full-length though the standard blows away 99% of other rappers’ albums.

Number 15 in the series showcases the talents of all the members, from Paper Tiger’s punchy We’re Working Hard intro to Cecil Otter’s typically floating and downright pretty Carpe Diem instrumental. Dessa raps hard over a ridiculously fuzzy P.O.S. beat, Mictlan brings in Rich Rok [the only non-crew member on the record] and Lazerbeak’s production continues to astound which you can check out by listening to Sims and P.O.S. do their thing over his beat on Coup For The Kings.

With another full crew banger, Profit & Loss, following in the incredibly huge footsteps of No Homeowners and Drumsticks, to be found, it’s a wonder why there are people out there that don’t know them. As P.O.S. says in the track above, “We ain’t next cos we right now”. They’re untouchable, get involved.

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