Tre Capital

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Tremayne Joiner
Birth nameTremayne Marcell Joiner
Also known asTre Capital
Born (1995-06-08) June 8, 1995 (age 29)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
Years active2013–present

Tremayne Marcell Joiner (born June 8, 1995), also known as Tre Capital, is an American rapper and singer from Los Angeles. The son of rapper Xzibit, he is the founder and a member of the hip hop collective Deluxe or D.lx. [1]

Contents

Early life

Tre is the oldest son of rapper Xzibit. [2] [3] [4] He began to practice freestyling on a daily basis while attending high school. He briefly attended West Los Angeles College before withdrawing in 2014. [5]

Career

2013–2015: Early career and Gundam EP series

Tre's first solo full-length project, a 15-track mixtape titled Heaven Isn't Far From Here, was initially released on December 1, 2013 – the project was later re-released on November 16, 2015, via SoundCloud. [6] [7] The mixtape features guest vocals from American rapper Trae tha Truth and production contributions from Black Milk, Hit-Boy and DJ Dahi. [8]

His second project, the first installment in a series of projects conceptually themed and inspired by Gundam, is a six-track EP titled Gundam Pt. I or Gundam Part 1. It was released via SoundCloud on September 21, 2014 – the EP features guest vocals from Canadian rapper Sean Leon and production contributions from Eestbound and Wondagurl. [9] [10] [11]

His third project, a follow-up to Gundam Pt. I, is a six-track EP titled Gundam Pt. II or Gundam Part 2 – it was released on June 8, 2015. The EP features guest vocals from English rapper Danny Seth and fellow D.lx member Mathaius Young. The entire project was produced by Wondagurl and Eestbound – they are also both credited as executive producers for the project. [12] [13] A record titled 'Critical Thinking' from the project was featured during the tenth episode of OVO Sound Radio. [14]

2016–2017: I Can't Die Yet and We Must Do Better

Zane Lowe premiered Comeback of the Century – the first single from Joiner's fourth project – in December 2015 alongside Pusha T. The 11-track studio album titled I Can't Die Yet, was released on March 15, 2016. The album features production contributions from Eestbound, Cardo, Charlie Heat, Sango, Stwo and WondaGurl – there are no guest vocal contributions on the final published version of the album. [15] [16] The album later went on to be recognized by Just Blaze, Ab-Soul and Noah "40" Shebib. [17]

Joiner was a candidate for the tenth pick on XXL's "2016 Freshman Class" – he subsequently lost the nomination to Lil Yachty.

Joiner's fifth project, an 11-track studio album titled We Must Do Better, was released on January 7, 2017. The album features vocals from SiR, TĀLĀ, Ismael & Martin $ky. The album also features production contributions from Eestbound , Haze Banga, Michael Seven, VNSN, and frequent collaborator WondaGurl. [17]

2018–present: Various projects and Hero

Following the release of We Must Do Better, Joiner began working as an intern for G.O.O.D. Music. [18] On December 7, 2017, Tre announced via Twitter [19] that a studio album titled Hero, would be released in 2018. His sixth project, an eight-track collaborative EP with Haze Banga titled New Tier, was released on February 28, 2018. [20] His seventh project, a six-track collaborative EP with Mathaius Young titled Burnin' Castles, was released on May 30, 2018.

Tre has performed a wide variety of showcases including SOB'S NY, SXSW, headlining "The Mint" theatre 2x, Troubadour, El Rey, Santa Ana Observatory, Reggies in Chicago, Union, A3C & opening up for Legends on the Art of Rap Tour at the Palladium.

Blue Eyes White Dragon Flow was the first record recorded for the album (executive produced by frequent DONDA designer Joe Perez) while assisting and helping along sessions for the entire remainder of 2017 continuing into summer of 2018. The cover for Hero is designed by Alex Haldi. The listening session for Hero was held at No Name Studios June 28, 2018. The album features vocals from Anthony Kilhoffer & Mathaius Young. The album features production from Anthony Kilhoffer, WondaGurl, HazeBanga, S1, Josh Simons, Michael Seven, Nabeyin, VohnBeatz, Idle Kid & more — available on all streaming services.

Influences

Joiner has stated that he is influenced by his father Xzibit, Tupac Shakur, J. Cole, Earl Sweatshirt, Black Milk, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar and Lil Wayne. [21] [22]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details
TitleAlbum details
I Can't Die Yet
  • Released: March 15, 2016 [23]
  • Labels: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download
We Must Do Better
  • Released: January 7, 2017
  • Labels: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download
Hero
  • Released: June 29, 2018
  • Labels: D.LX
  • Formats: Digital download
Liberty
  • Released: April 24, 2020
  • Labels: D.LX
  • Formats: Digital download

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected details
TitleAlbum details
Heaven Isn't Far From Here
  • Released: December 1, 2013
  • Labels: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected details
TitleAlbum details
Gundam Pt. I
  • Released: September 21, 2014 [24]
  • Labels: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download
Gundam Pt. II
  • Released: June 8, 2015 [25]
  • Labels: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download
New Tier
(with HazeBanga)
  • Released: February 28, 2018
  • Labels: D.LX, PHZMSC
  • Formats: Digital download
Burnin' Castles
(with Mathaius Young)
  • Released: May 31, 2018
  • Labels: D.LX, Nomad Music Group
  • Formats: Digital download

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name
TitleYearAlbum
"Comeback of the Century"2015I Can't Die Yet
"Welcome to the Glory"2016We Must Do Better
"Clean"
"Descent"2017Non-album singles
"Inspired Freestyle"
"Blue Eyes White Dragon Flow"2018Hero
"GROSS!"Non-album singles
"PIVOT"
"Tolerate"
"Witness"2019
"Take a Guess"
"Overheat"
"WORTHY"Liberty
"RUN!"2020

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