As an MC, producer, DJ and devout crate digger Cadence has been involved hip hop in one way or another since the mid 80's when he was growing up in Cambridge MA.
What you have are two young gentlemen with an album called ABBRACADAMN!!!, a charmed answer to the question "where can underground hip-hop possibly go next?" The gentlemen are AmDex and DT, and it is our esteemed pleasure to introduce you to music's next great duo, Clan Destined.
Cosmo Galactus (for short Cos-G) is a super energetic emcee from the southside of Chicago. Cosmo uses a original brilliant rhyme style scheme.You may have heard Cosmo on projects such as Thaione Davis "Situation Rennaissance" Infinito & Thaione's IT Project "Low Income Housing", Nacrobats "Allways" and other projects.
Count Bass D is the Gregory Hines of this Hip-hop music thing. Someday. Somehow. He will be crowned. Pound-for-pound. The greatest alive.
Dj Mafioso: (el platano maduro, binkis secret weapon, LL Mafi) Atl's Most Versatile dj... Born to Dominican immigrant with Corona, Queens NYC roots and an ATL foundation Mafioso infuses many styles to create his own. Always sprinkling that Latin sazon sound on everything he touches.
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My name is Dutch VonEpp Ziegler, Also and Professionally known as Dutchmassive...You can just call me Dutch.
“The original Tennessean don dada” Eddie Meeks is a true veteran of the music industry. Eddie Meeks who makes up one-third of the Atlanta based super group Prophetix has been releasing records for almost 10 years and still going strong.
One of the last of his kind. J-Scienide is an emcees emcee. Raised in the ways of hip-hop icons as Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap and Krs- One. This wordsmith / beatsmith is a student of golden age hip-hop and all music that has some kind of substance in this saturated market.
A true student of the game, and lover of all musical genres, JACK FLASH IS...DEAD? has managed to cut, paste and combine the attributes of decorative artists ranging from: Sunspot Jonz (Living Legends), MF Doom, to Herbie Hancock.
In short, commercial hip-hop isn't really hip-hop anymore; its rap without the depth, ingenuity and creativity that was present in innovators like Rakim or Eric B's artistry. So what does a music lover do? Give up the genre to the commercial slaughterhouse? No. They can check out Virginia's Jazz Addix instead. Why? Well, this duo consisting of MC Mudd (originally from Chicago) and DJ Ragz (originally from Sacramento, CA) has brought texture and lyricism back to hip-hop.
Jon Foster, otherwise known as 'DJ Jon Doe', is a hip-hop DJ/producer currently residing in Atlanta, GA. The Kentucky native was exposed to rock, soul, country, and jazz early in life, attributed to his family's appreciation for music. Through the study of other DJ's, listening to records, and endless hours of research and practice, Jon's skill on the wheels flourished.
Majik Most is that Original Sweaty Back Bastard from Florida and he's bringing the type of solid creative material the scene needs right about now. With just the right mixture of creativity, wittiness, and his ability to hit off every track with nothing but quotables, he plans to mark his spot on hiphop and stay there.
Moka Only - is a dynamic artist with a career that spans over 10 years, 26 LP's and 400,000 records sold independently. He has won three Juno's, seven Much Music video awards and is a former member of the west coast super group Swollen Members.
Hailing from Dalmeny, Saskatchewan (pop. 1,500), Muneshine has come a long way. From first hearing hip hop music at age 9, experimenting with words and turntables in his teens, to travelling the world collaborating with legends in his field and inspiring others, Muneshine’s story is unlike any other Canadian hip hop artist.
Dumi Right and Pep are O.U.O. (Of Unknown Origin), a pair of emcees who trace their lineage all the way back to Zimbabwe, where the two cousins began breaking and popping, before developing the rhyming skills that would carry them across oceans.
After embracing his insanity, he naturally fell into place with making music - first as an MC, and later on as a producer. Like many other kids, he dreamt of being an artist and made beats for fun, but he didn't consider himself an MC until he recorded his first song.
Rob Swift knows all about evolution and its conceptual cousin, revolution—whether it's the spontaneous kind that sparks radical change, or the vinyl-based kind that occurs at 33-1/3 revolutions – per - minute (and variations thereof).
Now, a few years after never completing his solo album, Saint returned to the drawing board and emerged with "About Time" on Pro Se/Domination Recordings. He is joined on the mic by Cadence, Dumi Right, NYOIL, Mr. Man, Eternia, Emskee, Muneshine, Anti-, Honey Larochelle, Verses, Dr. Becket, Mr. Complex and El Da Sensei.
Seven aka Young Bunchy Carter hails from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. With a potent combination of story-telling, political insight, and street swagger, the Central Islip, Long Island native has plenty to prove.
Nicklaus Davis aka Shorty Raw, former student at Augusta Technical College (a Microcomputer Specialist major) was born and raised in Augusta, Ga. and was always a fan of music. Starting out with Infinite Cycle and now making his debut on the solo tip with his new release titled "Magnum Opus".
They live on separate hemispheres of the earth. They've never met each other. They haven't talked on the phone. They don't even know what the other looks like, but here they are, two strangers who've made one of the freshest sounds in a while. They are Spacebound.
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Fierce intelligent rhymes, mixed with soft dreamy vocals over spaced out Hip Hop beats describes the sound that is Stacy Epps. Her sound is truly unique in her flow, songwriting style and beat-choice. Stacy has worked with some of the most talented & creative Hip Hop producers of this time.
Storm the Unpredictable is a hip hop artist with a lyrical style that can instantly change the mood of any crowd, like the weather quickly changes with an approaching violent storm.
At the tender age of 6 he made his first mix tape, which consisted of beating random objects around the room whilst his brother blew obscene notes on a saxophone. At 9 he taught himself to play the bass, followed by guitar at 11 and drums at 14.
Though he had a few indie releases under his belt long before, Supastition garnered his first dose of national attention when his Nicolay - produced song "The Williams" was hand-selected by ?uestlove of the Roots’ Okayplayer Records to appear on their compilation album.
Representing Hempstead, Long Island New York is the duo Hus Tha KingPin and SmooVth Dude who make up the hip hop crew Tha Connection. Young in age but old souls in the game with musical influences including Slick Rick, Wu Tang Clan, DJ Premier, AZ, DITC, Pete Rock, Jeru the Damaja, Nas, MF Doom and Jean Grae to just name a few.
Ultimately, the heart and brain are essential for survival and well being. One cannot exist without the other. The same factual philosophy has formed a duo that wants to keep Hip Hop's heart from stopping and mind from being 'brain- dead.' The Heart and Brain is a strong breeze of fresh air to the masses that crave what most real Hip Hop fans want…dope beats and dope rhymes.
One of the few that truly does it all, MC/DJ/Producer, Uncle Traveling Matt drops his long awaited debut album, Postcards From The Edge.
Demetrius Travis a/k/a UNDERSTANDING is a hip-hop artist who understands the vast impact that hip-hop music has on today's generation. He is a visionary and his purpose is to use the artistry of hip-hop to give those who love hip-hop a greater love for it but also to show those who think negatively of it that it can be used for more than always talking about guns, "ice", "hustlin'", the ghetto, money, "hoes" & clothes, etc.
Aspiring emcee and producer Will Widdoss hasn't been in the game long, but he is starting to carve his own niche in hip hop. Born in Philadelphia but mostly raised in many areas of Florida, he discovered a passion through his pen and the soul pounding sounds of hip hop music.