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Merchantsof DoomHip-hop family Doomtree finally drops its crew album. EyA.nrBERscHADEr^rAu

ver hepasteightyears,Minnesotahip-hopstapleDoomtreehasbuilt a hickfanfollowing addictedto ts wide-eyed, drena-Iine-pumping beats.The nine-membercrew s Iined with thetalents of five sharpMCs, wo velvetDJsand wo innovativeproducers, ach

of whom canblowmindsontheir ourn.Butnrecentyears,Doomtreepentmostof tsenergyocusingonvariousmembers' oloprojects,eleased spartof he"False opes" eries. oomtree lsowatchedoneof tsown, ap-

perP.O.S.,chieve nationalprofilewith his 2006soloalbum'Audition."Finally his week,afteryearsof anticipation,Doomtree eleasedts ong-

awaited official"crew album, eaturing collaborative ork from all of tsmembers. treseH-titled isc s ammedwith 21 racks hat preserveheindividuality of the group'spartswith sticky hooks,brow-raisingIyricsand ruthlessbeats.Working ogether, he membersof this tight-knit rapfamily only enhance ne another's alents.>

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WEDIDN'TJUSTWANT TOJUSTPUTSOMEDOPEBEATS OGETTHE MEANESTSWEETEST ONGS OSSIBLE. E DIDURSTANDARDS. E \MANTEDT TOBEFRESH.} ,O

ithallthat said,there restillplentyofbumingquestionsaboutthe stateof Doomtree 008.Readredonthe roadacoupleofweeksbeforetheirhomecominghowat FirstAvenueFridaynight,twoofthe grqup'sMCs,Dessa nd Mike Mictlan,pickedup the slack.

it take so many years o make he first crew al-Doomtree s madeup of soloMCswith solocareers, o

we finally had time for this record,we didn't just wantput somedopebeats ogether;wewanted an albumsongs.We wanted the meanest,sweetestossible.We idn't compromise ur standards.Webe fresh.o the "FalseHopes"albumseachof you has eleasedn the past?Mictlan: It's a fust for Doomtree.We're stronger,anda springboard or our solo attempts aswell. I'm stoked.

Doomtree's ound?We all have a rap backgroundand no, we're notship-hop.Doomtrees consciousnot gonnahearus rap abouthos and diamonds.Someof the guys have cnown eachother since heyothersof us ust met asmusicians.Doomtreeasust elledand overtime,it snowballedinto alegit col-business.up eachof the DoomtreeMCs n a couplewords.P.O.S.vivacious with unapologetically hriving beats.Otter: a roadpoetwith unique mystique. Mike Mictlan:MC who has a heatricalstagepresence. ims:apoetwith legit political ntslligence.Myself:suckerfornarrativesongs.

A/hat'sup with the name, Doomtree?

fault of architecture or some sort of cosmicwormhole. deadpigeonsalways howedup on our doorstep.Q:Atight-knit group,Doomtreealwaysboasts t's ike a fam-ily. Does he grouphave any collectivecreepyhobbies or ritu-als,like elatives ften do?Micfan: Nothing with us s ever very premeditated.Wedon't oin hands ogetherbeforeeveryshow .. meanwehave ..but it's not a routine. Sometimeswe do have agrouphug.Dessa:A couple of us are nto X-rays,collecting hem or get-ting tattoos of them. I personally hink it'spretty magicalseeing he nterior of aperson.t's ntense o seewhat we'remade of.Q:Giveus one of yow favorite lyrics from the new album.Dessa: ims'line,"Itseemshat the heart s he heart of theproblem/They want the view from the roof, don't want tobuild from the bottom/Truth is we got 'em/Build it brick bybrick over ist with orwithout 'em."This ine presents hegistof the Doomtreeethos:We're reatingour own sound,our own business,our own ethic, and we'll cohtinue to do sowith or without assistance rom the outside.Q:What's up with the freaky wings-and-teeth logo?Dessa: t was designedby [Doomtreeproducer/art director]MK tarada.Itk visceral.Justmagine he approach fwingsand teeth coming atyou- fucking terrifying. Flight andthreat.Q:Youguysseemsobadass.s hat onpurpose?Ordoes tjust comewiththe job?Mictlan: Well, ndividually we are all kinda badass. t's not

DOOMTREEPARTYWith: I SeHDevineVultwes.Ulhen:9p.m.Fri.Vllhere:FirstAvenAv.N.,MpIs.Tid