jade tree

Producer / Artist / Sound designer

jade tree is the instrumental hip-hop project of Cara Best — a Canadian-born, San Francisco-based producer crafting beats with depth, soul, and atmosphere. Her work spans studio albums, curated sample packs for producers, the jade tree Live podcast - radio show, and the Golden Hour playlist.

• Sample packs
• Albums
• Golden Hour Playlist
• jade tree Live
• EPK

• Substack
• Instagram
• Bandcamp
• Email

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Sample packs

Golden Hip Hop Drums

Dusty, golden-hour drum loops and one-shots Buy Now →

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Hip Hop Essentials Vol. 1

Core drums, bass, brass, guitar, and loops for building head-nodding hip-hop from the ground up Buy Now →

Tape Warmth & Dusty Grooves

Loops and one-shots with rich saturation and vinyl-like texture for golden-hour beats Buy Now →

Albums

growing roots (2024)

for now, we're here (2025)

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jade tree Live

podcast radio show

episode 10

episode 11

episode 15

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