Hella Treez

HELLA TREEZ Est. 2012 | Reborn in 2019 It sparked in a thick cloud of smoke—a blunt, some dusty loops, and the realization that Toronto’s realest voices weren’t being heard. DJ Chino420 lit the flame with one mission: Preserve the essence. Push the craft. Represent the unheard. Chino and Plasma XL both came up in the Atkinson Housing Co-op in Alexandra Park—aka P.O. (Project Original). Same block, but they didn’t connect until later—West Toronto Collegiate, ‘96. . XL got locked in 2005, came home in 2012, got caught up again—7 more years. In 2019, he touched road. They shot “Burning Mirrors” and “Rhyme Savage.” six months later—back inside. 2022, and dropped “Cocaine Caviar.” Three Projects That Lit the Flame Hella Treez dropped like smoke bombs: 1. “Sucio” – DJ Chino x Che Uno January 2021 2. “Herbie’s Hole” – Gambit Ramsay x D.O.V September 2021 3. “Cocaine Caviar” – Plasma XL June 2022 D.O.V joined in 2019 and 2021, Gambit Ramsay stepped in.He and Chino first crossed paths in Grade 9, when Gambit moved to Old Dundas and enrolled at Western Tech. Chino got kicked out after Grade 10. Gambit hit the Downtown streets. Years later, the bond came back“Herbie’s Hole” sparked it. “Cocaine Caviar”blew it up.This ain’t local—it’s global smoke. Hella Treez South American underground: Rustle 3V (Ecuador), Hormiga aka ANT (Colombia) Graffiti kings. Tattoo artists. Microphone beasts.