2 Shot Da Prince is a native of South Side Jamaica Queens, New York.
2 Shot got his start in music by just playing around with it and having fun. People begin telling him that he was good, so he decided to pursue music as a career.
20 Mile is a group composed of Sean (Miles) Johnson, Tharell(Twinti)Roberts, out of Atlanta, GA.
Miles started singing in church at the age of 7 and from there he was in and out of several groups doing talent shows, showcases in around the city he eventually got up with extraordinaire Felix the House Cat hot mix 5 and recorded songs that landed him several trips overseas London, Amsterdam, and Germany to name a few. He went on to be in a group called UnCut with renowned House producer Felix da Housecat and recorded a song entitled KUT Street that hit top 10 overseas in the UK. From their he decided to get back to his roots which was pop music with a twist of R&B and combined his talents with those of his god brother Twin to create the group 20mile. Miles mentor is song writer Tigerdawriter A&R for mega producer Teddy Riley Twin started early as well in church singing in various local community choirs God’s Anointed Now Generation, Hinesville Community Choir, as well as middle school and into college, Georgia Southern University and Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Ga.
A.c.3 Squad (A Cashville Trio) is a rap trio made up of Ace (Anthony Jordan), J-swift (Jamal Jordan)both of Nashville, TN, Lil Solja (Nick Francis) of Moss Point, Mississippi.
A.c.3 Squad decided to become musicians because making music was something fun that they liked to do when they were younger. As they became older they decided to put their talents to the test and see if the music industry and the world would accept them. They started working with their friend who was a producer at the time and he showed them the in's and out's of the music business. After they caught on to the business side of music they hooked up with their current producer Paramount who is introducing them to the industry from a new side.
Big Shane of Cut Tha Check Entertainment, is an internationally know rap artist. He reps DeRidder Louisiana. At a young age, Big Shane was very into music as a fan, his parents listened to many different kinds of music, so he basically grew up surrounded by music. Big Shane started to experiment with rapping when he was in 7th grade.
Biz, of the FYF Squad, born Devontae Johnson, is new to the game but he coming hard with full force. He began his journey as a rapper just five months ago, he got his start with FYF Squad when one day he decided to spit a freestyle to Mz. Unique. She loved his flow and soon after shebegan guiding him in becoming the rapper he is today.
Dj Rio aka Blackwood was born Mario Lawrence. Blackwood is a native of Alexandria, Virginia.At the age of 13 Blackwood started freestyling on the block and porches wit my friends everyday after school.
BlaqDiamond born Recarra Gadson is a native of Miami, Florida.
BlaqDiamond is currently a student at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Florida. She enjoys dancing, writing music for herself and others, going to the studio and meeting new people in the music world.
Bombchelle born in Somerset, NJ describes herself a being a mother and wife first and HipHop artists second.
BombChelle got her start when she was going through hard times and needed a way to vent and get her emotions out. She was over her friend Bobby Bonds Jr's house who had a pre production studio. He encouraged her to write something and record it, she did the track and never stopped!
Boognights is a native of Spring Valley, NY.
Boognights loves music. He has had the talent of songwriting and rhyming all of his life. He felt like he needed to express his talent to the rest of the world and give music a shot.
“I have nothing to lose but regret. Just last year I took it real seriously. I just released my first mixtape called "The ARTiste" this past March which presented me to the public as a artist.” – Boognights
Bronko was born in Vietnam, he came to the U.S when he was still a newborn and lived in Minnesota ever since.
Bronko describes himself as being a strong writer. He is skillful in any type of writing he does whether it be an essay for class or his raps.
CasaKnova, born RushDee Williams, describes himself as being a family man. CasaKnova is from Michigan. CasaKnova always knew he had talent in music but he decided to pursue his interest in music when he met his friend Capacity, he then realized a career in rap was actually possible and not just a dream. In Capacity he saw someone else that was just as ambitious and hungry as he was, he thought of this as a message from God, that this was the right path for him.
Cash Clepto is a native of Seattle, Washington. Cash Clepto describes himself as a natural leader with common sense.
Most of the little free time he gets, he spends with his son. Unfortunately this point in his career doesn't allow him much time to relax, so he tries to be around his son as much as possible. If he's not with his son he is likely chillin at the house with a few comic books and Miles Davis records.
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Chief was born In Minneapolis, Minnesota but raised in Marietta/Atlanta GA after the age of 8.
In his freetime Chief loves to write songs for himself and other people.
"Writing is the best way to express yourself, and if im not writing its probably because im out chillin with my ppl!" -- Chief
Crushall is a native of Spring Valley, New York (Rockland County).The pain that Crushall went through earlier in life motivated him to become a musician so that he'd have a way to express himself and get his feelings out.
Crushall was brought up in the suburbs but he described this suburb as more like a city wit all the trafficking and shootings since he was young this was his reality so what you hear in his music is basically his life jotted down.
DJ50, born Darius Jackson, describes himself as a young talented person from Detroit Michigan. All his life he played drums even in his high school band, that's where he learned how to read music, and pick up melodies. Since high school he has just been working jobs and trying to survive. He really has just been working hard in and out of the studio. He even has his own little studio in his room, he doesn't even have a bed it's just music equipment.
Don Perignon is a native of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Don Perignon became a musician because of his love for music in general. Then he began to write and perfect his craft afterwards he saw an elevation and it made him work even harder.
“I am still trying to get my foot in the door in the industry but I feel like my time is coming soon.”
Dragnet, born Marcus Reece is a native of Dallas (Oak Cliff), Texas.
Dragnet's love for music started at a young age. In elementary school he played the violin, he was also in his church choir.
Dubbciti is a native of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dubbciti believes he brings a swag and sound that is not cookie cut or copied, to the music industry. He has his own swag and just the sound of his voice is different. "Not only do I bring music, I bring change for communities with what I want to do because of my success from music.It is about more than just slick talk on a record, it's about bettering the world and making a difference in the time we are here." -- Dubbciti
E*Klipse Tha Champloo, born Eric Edmunds is a native of Norfolk, VA.
All his life E*Klipse Tha Champloo was around various types of music.
“My uncle is a DJ so from an early age I’ve been around all types of music. I've always been a fan of music but I didn't really want to be a rapper until i heard CL Smoothe and Pete Rock "T.R.O.Y.". That’s when I was like ‘I want to rap’.” – E*Klipse Tha Champloo
Giovanni born Giovanni Cotto is a native of Waco, Texas.
Giovanni used to DJ for other artist and engineer in a studio before he decided to try rapping himself, he originally used rapping as an outlet to vent emotions and feelings, he son developed a love for creating music.
GT Garza, of the Swat Product, is an underground rap sensation. Repping Houston Texas. He spends his free time networking in various different areas. GT Garza is affiliated with Rob.G "Mr Reppin My Block" and The Swat Product. He also has his own team called "The Machine" and various small business he is working on.
HuFame da Beast, born Michael Williams is a native of Dallas (Oak Cliff), Texas.
HuFame has been writing since he was 11 or 12 years old. He used to write songs for his brothers and they would sing them for his mother and other members of his family.
Intalek born Theodore Jamison III, is a native of Virginia Beach, VA.
Intalek has always been into music. His mom and dad were and still are avid listeners of R&B, Jazz, and Soul music. The oldies were played heavily in his household. His father did listen to early golden era, 90s hip hop which greatly influenced Intalek. Inalek stole his father's MC Lyte tape "Lyte As A Rock" and it was a wrap. He jumped into the art of words like poetry at the age of 12 years old and never looked back. It was only recently that he turned it into lyrical, hip hop music, about 5 years ago.
Laylo Junior of the FYF Squad, born Justin Jackson, describes himself as a father first and a lyricist second. Laylo reps Tulsa,Oklahoma, of which he says he is going to single-handedly put on the map through his unique style of Hip Hop.
KM Tha Original, born Kamau Brunson is a native of Chicago, Illinois.
While growing up, KM’s older brothers played a lot of Rap Music such as; Tupac Shakur, Biggie, and Dr Dre. Whenever his brothers had company over they would always make him perform! KM was 4 or 5 and already knew all of the words to the raps songs. It was fun for him. He loved the music.
Maade Men born Michael Bailey, Nigel Grant and Javar Woodson are natives of West Philadelphia.
Maade Men describe themselves as three men out of West Philadelphia that has linked together to bring forth a motivated self determined group called Maade Men.
MAyTee (pronounced M80) was born Michael Walker and is a native of Saginaw, Michigan.
MAyTee started off singing first, and then once he lost his voice, he began rapping.
MikeBaggz, born in Brentwood, Long Island, New York., is the fourth member of the Block Boyz, a Street Alliance consisting of MikeBaggz, Two Five, Mo Bills, and Mels.In his free time MikeBaggz stated that he throws big parties in Long Island and New York City.
MikeBagz decided to become a musician so that he could be known for something, so he decided to start rapping on the same day that Big Pun died. He got his start in the industry working under Stack Bundles, Cau2g$ and Bynoe of the Riot Squad.
Mike Dreams, born Michael Hannah, is a native of Minneapolis Minnesota. Young Son describes himself as a poet.
Mike Dreams grew up on the south side of Minneapolis, Minnesota. He began getting interested in hip hop music as early as 4 years old. As a child, he performed in many of Minneapolis' community talents shows at local libraries, parks and churches. During his Jr. and Sr. High years, he became an extensive poetry writer, being published in national anthologies and gaining nominations for Amateur Poet of the Year on multiple occasions. After high school graduation, He began a full-on plight as a professional artist.
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Ms Proper born Shantale Person, is a native of Fayetteville, NC but has been in Richmond,VA since the age of 5.Ms Proper is always writing and she started an Independent label by the name of So Proper Entertainment in 2006. Her plan was to just do background work but she ended up doing a couple of features for her first artist Concise and people just demanded more of her so she decided to pursue it and give the people what they wanted.
Mz Unique of the FYF Squad, born Alexis, describes herself as being unique and different. Mz Unique is from the hometown(s) of Muskogee and Tulsa Oklahoma. She has been in love with music from birth but got her start in her church choir as a child until she discover that she really couldn't sing, so she shows her emotion through her rap.
Nick Pratt is a native of Fort Worth, Texas but currently lives in Pittsburgh, PA via The University of Pittsburgh.
Nick has always been around music. He grew up around old soul records and gospel music. He used to sing but now he focuses more on rapping.
Q.B of da’ Midwest is a native of Chicago Illinois. In his freetime he enjoys writing, web design and photoshop, baking, cooking, shopping, hanging out with friends, playing his PS3, and play fighting with his dog Gucci.
Growing up Q.B was always in love with music, he decided to make it his business to learn all he could about music when he was in school. He played a few instruments, but singing was his passion; Phantom of the Opera, was one of his favorite songs in school.
Razor is a native of Lakeside, Miami Florida.
In his free time, Razor likes to work on perfecting his production skills.
"Everyday, everywhere, all the time I see and hear sounds/songs, hooks, verses, and skeletons for beats flow through my mind constantly so music chose me for this." -- Razor
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Rellie Bo, born Terrell Cotton is a native of Oakland California.
Growing up Rellie Bo honestly never wanted to be a musician. He wanted to play football but that didnt work out for him unfortunately. He was joking around with his family just rapping and a few of his cousins told him he should rap professionally. He tried it and later agreed to stick with it
Shor-T is a native of Louisville, Kentucky. In his free time he is an author, so when he isn’t making music he is working on materials for his book.
Shor-T’s father used to have a band growing up, Shor-T looked up to him a lot. Writing poetry helped in aid Shor-T’s ability and skills in rapping.
SparkDawg of Killeen "Green City" Texas, is a business man by all means, not only does he own his own company, Spark-a-lot, Records, LLC, but his is also always working, he constantly networks and is always in the studio. He has been featured in many major Hip-Hop magazines from The SOURCE, to XXL, to Ozone, he's been nominated for numerous Southern Entertainment Awards and Ozone Awards.
Sunny Tuff, born Ayat Salaam, is a native of Philladelphia, Pennsylvania. Sunny Tuff describes himself as being a musician was from his bones. He grew up dancing to James Brown. His Uncle Karl taught him to listen to James Brown. Also his cousin K.B. used togive him Kid Capri Mixtapes. It inspired him to make mixtapes for himself. He used to blend Betty Wright and KRS-1, at that time, the old and the new, the sound was good, he descrubes himself as a scientist in the lab making a concoction!
Van Solo born Austen "Vananthony" Campbell is a native of Houston, Texas.
Wreck A Mic is a native of Dallas by way of Denton, Texas.
Wreck A Mic comes from a musically inclined family. He has always loved music. He grew up in the era of hip-hop so it was natural for him to identify with the culture growing up the way he grew up and experiencing what he experienced.
Y.L.S. ( Young Lyrical Soldiers) is a group which consist of Drizzle (Daryan Wilkinson) and K-check (Kwasi Chabwera). Drizzle is a native of Atlanta, Georgia and K-Check is a native of Ayden, North Carolina.
In their free time they try to broaden their musical horizon by: networking, producing and designing.
Young Bishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota. Considers himself a true music lover and does his music around the clock even in his free time.
Young Bishop's whole family is musically inclined, from his Grandmother to his nieces and nephews. He got his start in the industry at the age of 6 but he started taking it seriously as his career 6 years ago.
Young Gift born Nadir P. is a native of Newark, New Jersey.
Young Gift is always in the studio but when he does get freetime he spends it playing Xbox360, playing basketball and working out.
Young Star, born Deion Stephens is a native of Oklahoma City.
Young Star decided to become a rapper so that he can put his state on the map. In 2006 Young Star started a record label called 6G Mafia and he also joined a label called Presidential Trap House Records.