Hip-Hop

Doomtree

Hip-Hop

Doomtree

NO. 111

BY ZAC MEYER

Doomtree is a hip-hop collective base in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The seven-member band and record label is known for its homegrown DIY ethos, wide range of musical influences, and lyrical complexity and wordplay. Their fanbase on a local level, as well as nationally, has grown organically since their founding in 2001, to the point where former Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak proclaimed a "Doomtree Day." Recently they released their third official full-group album All Hands, and I spoke with the primary producers, Lazerbeak (Aaron Mader), Cecil Otter (Kyle Smith), and Paper Tiger (John Samels).

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