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Career

Tre Hardson began his career in the entertainment industry as a dancer and choreographer under the moniker Two for Two with his two high school friends Bootie Brown and Imani. Two for Two made numerous appearances in music videos, but had its most notable exposure with a short stint on the television show ''

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''. As a member of The Pharcyde, he has contributed to ''

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'', as well as its follow-up release ''

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''. He also worked on the third album ''

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'' with the two remaining members of The Pharcyde after

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's departure. After the release of ''Plain Rap'', Tre also decided to leave the group to pursue a solo career. Since his departure from The Pharcyde, Tre would also go by birth name of "Tre Hardson" as well as "Slimkid3". He has also formed the band Faqawi which has accompanied him with his solo career. In 1996, he produced

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's debut album, ''

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''. Hardson's first solo album, ''Liberation'', was released in 2002. Recorded over three years, it featured contributions from the likes of

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, and Kim Hill. In 2011, he released ''Another Day Another Dollar'', a collaborative EP with

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. ''Slimkid3 & DJ Nu-Mark'', his collaborative album with DJ Nu-Mark, was released on

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in 2014.

Discography

Albums

* ''Liberation'' (2002) * ''Slimkid3's Cafe'' (2006) * ''Slimkid3 & DJ Nu-Mark'' (2014) (with

)

EPs

* ''The Legend of Phoenix'' (2000) * ''Another Day Another Dollar'' (2011) (with

)

Singles

* "Ayyomyman" b/w "Roots Love & Culture" (2002) * "All I Want for Christmas (Is Somebody Else)" (2007) (with

) * "Bom Bom Fiya" b/w "Bouillon" (2014) (with

) * "I Know, Didn't I" b/w "No Pity Party" (2014) (with DJ Nu-Mark) * "King" b/w "Let Me Hit" (2014) (with DJ Nu-Mark)

Guest appearances

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– "Cameltosis" from '' Follow the Leader'' (1998) * The Angel – "Make It Betta (No Cuss Version)" from ''No Gravity'' (2001) * Fieldy's Dreams – "Sugar-Coated" from ''

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'' (2002) *

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– "Fallen Part 2" from '' Sugar & Spice'' (2008) * Jazz Liberatorz – "Ease My Mind" from ''Clin D'Oeil'' (2008) * Ivan Ives – "Stand Up" from ''Newspeak'' (2009) * N.A.S.A. – "Hip Hop" from ''

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'' (2009) * Iron Lyon – "Keep On" from ''From the Ground Up'' (2012) * Yancey Boys – "Rock My World" from '' Sunset Blvd.'' (2013) * Alex Lilly – "Paranoid Times" from ''Paranoid Times (Single)'' (2014)

Production

– ''

'' (1996)

References

External links

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