“Tree” is a bold new offering from Chance, Lil Wayne, and Smino, focused on resilience and visual power.
“Tree,” the new collaboration from Chance the Rapper, Lil Wayne, and Smino, arrives as a timely homage to resilience, womanhood, and creative protest. The track channels the voice of legacy through its sonics and imagery.
Chance uses his platform here to reflect on systemic inequality and cultural empowerment, anchoring the song with a deliberate and passionate tone. Meanwhile, Wayne and Smino bring versatility — their verses swing between cleverness and critique, adding nuance to the storytelling.
Filmed at a Black woman-owned dispensary, the video — directed by Chance — is layered in symbolism. The moment the environment shifts into a flower shop becomes the emotional apex, representing how Black women preserve peace and dignity in spaces they build and sustain.
“Tree” offers a glimpse of what’s ahead: Chance’s Star Line, a genre-crossing project drawing from Marcus Garvey’s revolutionary ideas and Chance’s own journey through diasporic identity.
More than a song, “Tree” is a heartfelt offering wrapped in rhythm, verse, and vision.
