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Straight out of Chicago, Illinois, Kxng Double refuses to slow down as the rise to being a well-known artist in the rap industry seems closer than ever to achieving. Formerly known as Naybahood, Kxng Double has a vision that is steady, and has the support right behind him that he needs to stay focused. “My ultimate career goal is…

Straight out of Chicago, Illinois, Kxng Double refuses to slow down as the rise to being a well-known artist in the rap industry seems closer than ever to achieving. Formerly known as Naybahood, Kxng Double has a vision that is steady, and has the support right behind him that he needs to stay focused. “My ultimate career goal is to be a Platinum artist with my own…

Straight out of Lawrence, Massachusetts with an adamant disregard to the mumble rap trend that is found within hip hop today is new rising artist Rafayel. Aside from his great knowledge of the genre Rafayel displays his knack for word play and lyrical precision  specifically with his latest single “Medicine.”…

Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Kev lived in the same building as legendary hip-hop emcee Sean Price. As a young boy, Kev was heavily influenced by a musical family. His older brother and sister were into hip-hop, and his father was into reggae. As he grew up, he began experimenting with a combination of those two genres, while also dropping in sounds from pop…

"My movement is based off of the struggle of the people," O.B.A.$ said in an interview with artist DJ Buck. He continued, "I am one with the slums, raised in the streets along with having the dreams of the elite.” Born in Orlando, Florida but creating his career in the rap industry in Connecticut, O.B.A.$, which stands for Only Believers Achieve…

Q: When did you realize you wanted “Zoomin'” to be your lead single? In addition how did that song come about and who produced the record?

A: I realized I wanted to choose “Zoomin'” for the lead single during the recording of the song at the studio. Around 10 of my closest homies came through to support and it was a mix of males and females at the session so…

Money Carsin has been a man on the move for many years. Even a Divisions 1 scholarship couldn’t keep this man out of the studio. After college, money was on his grind harder than ever appearing on mix tapes hosted by the legendary Dame Grease, Dj Alamo and Dj Superstar Jay throughout the Tri-State. While also working with various industry producers such as Leon “Pop…

Why did you choose to shoot the video to your single “Long Paypa” ft Lambo Anloin at a high school? Was it a significant meaning behind the visuals? 



A: Yea personally that High school we shot at is my actual Alma Mater, so as far as the hallways and classrooms that’s where a lot of my early dreams and…

Gimmicks and games in the rising music industry are not topics of discussion nor business rising rapper M.T.G involves himself in as he continues to plan on heading for the top spot in the business. New York’s native Malc The Gawd (born Malcolm Ward) was born in Nyack and allowed the flows of recording artists such as Mick Jenkins and Isaiah Rashad to inspire his love of…

Aspiring Hip hop artist Jay Sek of Plainview, New York proves once again that it is possible to transform emotions into music.

This paired with his creativity, authenticity, and simplicity has made for quite the host of relatable fans. Most of which showed up in great numbers as the rising star opened up for Famous Dex just a few short weeks ago

To keep…

Q. ( 4 part question) What was the motivation behind creating the label ?

First artist you signed and why

How to do you choose artist to bring on

How would you describe the sound of the label / style

A.The motivation for creating the label: I was at a point in my life where I knew I wanted to do something different. I was a professional fighter…