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TRICK-TRICK

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“There’s a way out of everything; I should know,” Trick-Trick rumbles in a thick, guttural tone edged with both menace and a refreshing sarcastic jest.  He’s beat the case before; most famously murder charges a few years back (thus the provocative title).  “I wrote a lot of songs while I was in there,” he says, reminiscing about the months he spent in prison in 2004 before he was found not guilty.  “Got through it.  I’ve been going through a lot of obstacles that people kept putting in front of me.  These were not obstacles that I’ve been putting in front of myself.”

The case may be closed, but the musical journey Christian Mathis aka Trick-Trick has blazed is definitely still open for discussion - loud, raw, and 7-Mile hard.  7-Mile Road, one mile east of the infamous 8-Mile, has its own legacy rich in Detroit heritage and a distinct ride-or-die attitude.  Growing up on 7-Mile, Trick-Trick learned to love music from his mother who used to sing backup for jazz legend Alberta Adams.  He also grew up listening to funk; soul and gospel music at home, some of his early musical memories include Phil Collins and George Clinton.  Eventually, Trick-Trick picked up percussion as well as all the instruments in the church.  “When I came up in the school it wasn’t about rap then; it was about music,” he says, with more than a tinge of pride in his voice.  Trick-Trick came full circle and began to listen to rap naming hip-hop legends Run DMC, NWA, and Public Enemy as his influences.

He also picked up the name Trick, at an early age.  A nicknamed he earned for his skillful ploys, wooing the neighborhood girls.  Later, he changed the name to play off his best friend and label-mate Click-Click.  Trick-Trick cultivated his early sound when he signed his first deal with Click-Click’s label, Click Boom Records in 1992, but his path to musical success did not come without  a struggle.  ...