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Tre9 / Press

“Last night, Bun B gathered a few friends for his Religion and Hip Hop Culture Class at Rice University. The panel included Malice of The Clipse, Talib Kweli, Tre9, and Trae The Truth, who in the clip above debate the topic of rappers being role models with a teacher in the audience.”

“Religious content, artistic integrity, creative responsibility, censorship, parental accountability, political issues: these were a few of the topics on Bun B’s agenda during his panel discussion on “The Ethics of Hip-Hop” at Houston’s Venue Nightclub last night (April 12). The co-professor of the “Religion and Hip Hop Culture” class at Rice University moderated the second public session in a continued effort to close the cognitive distance between rap culture and academia. The Professor of Trill—as he’s come to be known on campus—played aggregator of content as fellow MCs Tre9, Trae the Truth, Malice of The Clipse, Talib Kweli and Lupe Fiasco spoke openly for three hours about their collective views on how they approach hip-hop artistically and socially.”

“The panel was geographically and philosophically diverse: The Clipse's Malice, whose spiritual awakening is well documented in his book Wretched, Pitiful, Poor, Blind, and Naked; Brooklyn's Talib Kweli, a premier lyricist who's devoted most of his life and art to promoting education in the African-American community; and Chicago's Lupe Fiasco, an outspoken MC with a genuine affinity for positivity. Representing Houston were christian rapper Bobby "Tre9" Herring and street poet Trae tha Truth, with Bun as the able moderator.”

“Hailing from Houston, Texas, Tre9 is the epitome of a Southern gentleman: young, ambitious, honest, humble, not to mention the co-founder of one of the largest Christian hip-hop networks across the globe.”

“Bobby Herring is Tre9. For the past 12 years, Tre9 has represented a new side of the Hip-Hop culture; and he is still pressing forward to bigger things.”

“Together with some indigenous leadership, Rickie and local artist Tre9 (see Hip-Hop Gospel) are working to plant and develop organic churches in the notorious Fifth Ward in Houston.”

“Houston is the birthplace of many major labels and rappers, and has been one of the hottest cities in the rap scene since the 80's. Now, Houstonian Bobby Herring wants to change the stereotype of the rapper. ”