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Friday, May 23, 2014

Spotlight Artist: Five Drexler

Ever wondered what Rap and Hip Hop's illegitimate love child would look like? Meet Five Drexler he's the
forbidden love child and he's here to shake the game up....

St.Petersburg, FL Hip hop, rap producer, artist and writer. Five Drexler was born as David Rollins on March 14,1986 in Ft Myers, FL. Five is a recording artist, and producer absorbed in the hip-hop culture and it shines through his music.

Raised by his single mother in St Petersburg, FL he started recording at the age of 15. Since he has been featured on numerous mix tapes and dropped his solo album "The Broadcast" (May 2012). There has been no slowing down for the MC, writer, and producer.

Five is the Co-founder of The Treble Makers, a production team made up of artists and producers. Five and The Treble Makers started making strides to create innovative and popular music. They came together in late 2009 to establish a rare channel of expression, passion, therapy, and release. Five possesses a fearless determination and continues to sacrifice self-interest in pursuit of modern philosophy. The Treble Makers enjoy making music and have years of it ahead of them.

With a refreshing sound flavored by production from The Treble Makers, Five Drexler with his classic hip hop with a twist of new school rap is an incomparable and refreshing sound all fueled by production from The Treble Makers. He restores the culture with witty lines and meticulous flows that hook the audience immediately. I undoubtedly see nothing but continued momentum and creativity from Five and The Treble Makers as Florida Hip Hop emerges from the ever saturated “dirty south”. Check out my Q & A session below with Five and his extensive discography and videos and links.

Q & A with Five Drexler

[M$C]: What do you strive to accomplish through your music

[FIVE DREXLER]: Originally it was just an outlet to express myself and something to do for fun. Over the years I’ve realized the power and responsibility that comes with it. I want to reach people, educate and/or entertain.

[M$C]: Is working with a network of artist and producers sometimes a challenge?

[FIVE DREXLER]: It can be, depending on the task and the artists. Haven't had anything too difficult as of yet.

[M$C]: What was your hardest project to complete?

[FIVE DREXLER]: Probably "The Forecast" my new project. Its very thorough and has alot of different styles / sub genres in it. Along with the expectations for better media and marketing, its been the most strenuous project I've made. But definitely worth it, I’m very happy with the results.

[M$C]: Do you consider yourself a stereotypical white rapper?

[FIVE DREXLER]: I don't consider myself a stereotypical rapper at all, let alone a stereotypical white rapper. Although I sometimes do club / high energy songs, the majority of my content is conscious, real life events and deep lyricism.

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Check out Five Drexler's Discography:

Rapbasement.com vol 1* 2003

Rapbasement.com vol 2* 2004

The Latest 2007

Rise and Grind mixtape vol 1* 2009

Rise and Grind mixtape vol 2* 2010

Google me B*tch vol 3* 2011

Indie Castle/C2C "Independent but Major" Vol6* 2011

IndieCastle/Coast 2 Coast Vol 11 * 2012

Rockstar Wrestling (Internet tv show)* 2012

Five Drexler - "The Broadcast" 2012 (Mixtape available on Datpiff.com)

Dangeruss & Five Drexler - "Spring Breakers : The Mixtape" 2013 (Mixtape available on Datpiff.com)

"Head Crack 3 : Street Statement mixtape" 2013 (Mixtape available on Datpiff.com) )

Dangeruss - "Brick Flair" 2014 (Mixtape available on Livemixtapes.com)

Five Drexler - "The Forecast" Summer 2014

CONNECT W/ FIVE DREXLER:
Youtube: Youtube
Twitter: Twitter
Facebook: Facebook
Myspace Myspace
Instagram:Instagram

Monday, May 19, 2014

Camp Spotlight Artist: Black City Hustla Records LLC

With so many camps emerging now it’s no wonder that Tallulah, Louisiana's own Black City Hustla

Records LLC is running in the race. Now operating out of Talluah, Lousiana Started by Joshua Davis in February of 2012, the company specializes in music and video productions, graphic designing, and artist management. Three artist are currently with the company A -Block who is the Co- Chief Executive Officer of BCHR LLC, Tony Tone Montana, the founder of BCHR LLC, and T Dub brother of Tony Tone Montana and a real spitter out of Louisiana. Below discover what makes them all individuals but also check out the Q & A below to see how they come together as a team. Make sure to connect with them as their links are below.

-M$C

Meet A - Block:

He is a musician based out of Germany. While growing up, music has always been a part of his life and will always be in it. His rap career was set to start, when he was rapping to one of his favorite songs, and a random guy attention was caught by A-Block's skills. He told A-Block that his delivery was so great, that he should become a rapper. A-Block questioned himself and felt so confident that he started his journey to become one of the best musicians to come out of the Germany area. Around late 2007, A-Block was on Myspace listening to songs and also networking with a few artist. He ran into another musician by the name of Joshua Davis (Tony Tone Montana). Him and Tony Tone talked for hours and formed a tight friendship, which led him a position in Black City Hustla Records LLC.
A-Block is on a mission for success and will not let nothing come in his way to get it. What sets him apart from other musicians, is that he brings not only his story to the game but also tell stories that his fans can relate. The songs that he produces, not only influences others to the point where they cry, but also to where they think that they are the ones who are spitting the lyrics. He also shows his sense of humor and is not afraid to show or tell what he is feeling. He writes music to express his feelings, in a positive way, instead of committing crimes.

In conclusion, A-Block hopes that his songs can help others, whenever they are feeling down, to let them know they're not alone. He encourages everyone to be true to themselves and also if they have a dream, make them come to reality.

Connect with A- Block

www.facebook.com/ablockmusic

www.reverbnation.com/itsablock
www.soundcloud.com/itsablock

www.twitter.com/ablockofbch

Meet T- Dub:

Born in Monroe, Louisiana and raised in Tallulah, Louisiana. T.Davis (T-Dub) is known to be a great musician, Even thought he was known as "Tony Tone Montana's lil bro" he set his own path to follow and started to do his thing as a successful artist with a wild party mood. His songs are mostly meant for clubs and stage performance and that's why he rules the industry now.

Connnect with T- Dub aka T -Davis:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/T-Dub-AKA-T-Davis/228935247117586?ref=ts&fref=ts
twitter:@lillouisiana15
reverbnation.com/tdavis318

Meet Tony Tone Montana:

Joshua Davis is an American musician. Tony Tone Montana is named after the infamous fictional character from the movie “Scar face”, Tony Montana. Tony Tone Montana brings a unique southern style that produces a form of cocaine to the ears , that keeps his “fiends” (Fans) asking for more of his product. Even though both Tony Montana’s are different, they both shared similarities to be bosses and also to own the world.

Discography:

The Massacre of Tone Corleone

#Pink( Hustler’s Ambition)

A Hustler’s Mentality

Accomplishments

2011 – “ Get Crunk” ft. Deadly Boyz Affiliated received over 10,000 downloads

2012 – Model Chickz made #1 on Top 100 best songs of 2012

2012- Nominated for “T.C. Next to Blow”

2013- Nominated for “ Artist of The Year”

2013- Nominated for “Song of the Year:” ( Black City Hustlaz’s “I’m BCH”)

Connect with Tony Tone Montana

https://www.facebook.com/TonyToneMontanaMusic
www.reverbnation.com/tonytonemontana
www.soundcloud.com/tonytonemontana
www.twitter.com/tonytonemontana

[Q & A with BCHR]:

[M$C]: It seems you guys are all over the world doing music, how do you guys find time to get collabos done?

[BCHR]: We find time after we are done with our own business for the day but actually we have always had time to do collabos with other people.

[M$C]:Tony Tone Montana and T- Dub since you guys are related does it make it difficult to work together?

[BCHR]: Nope, it doesn’t make it difficult its easier for us because we are brothers and we know how the other person act and what he wants.

[M$C]: Who has the best flow amongst the group according to you guys?

[BCHR]: Everybody got the best flow in his own style because we are different characters in the group so yea everybody creates his own style and direction.

[M$C]: What can listeners expect from each artist individually?

[BCHR]: The listeners can expect that we work very hard on our music and that we put blood, sweat and tears into our music. We keep it real with all the people, we do music for every kind of person Grinders, Hustlers, Strugglers, Club People, Gangstas, Thugs, Women etc. Everybody works on his own projects and also we work together on our group album as well so they can expect a lot in the future!

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Thursday, January 23, 2014

King of the New South [Spotlight Artist: King Phy Da Beast]

Self-Proclaiming himself, “One of the hottest rappers on Earth.” You can’t really tell the Confident St. Petersburg, Florida native rapper King Phy he ain’t the Sugar Honey Ice Tea. He considers himself a rapper from a city that has no major support but he continues to put on for his city regardless of the skeptics. He has performed numerous shows throughout the U.S. with mainstream stars like Trick Daddy, Triple C’s, B.G. and Twista to name a few. He has also performed with local as well as indie artists. Being an 80’s baby had its’ perks and because music was so diverse back then he grew up listening to all types of music but Hip- Hop was just that genre he was naturally attracted to. He recalls being in his first group at the age of 6 and is ½ of the group “Da Real Loud Pack Mafia” ( who have been featured on worldcomeup.com) He gushes about being a great father to his sons and says Run-ins with the law and stints in jail and prison caused many setbacks in his music career but King Phy is back and ready to continue to show the world why he is King. He is anticipating the release of his latest Street Album sometime this year, “Trapping Outta Space”, which has all original production and a great balance of street life and sultry street anthems for the ladies. He comes across as a very well accepted rapper in his home town as well as in surrounding cities and states.But don't call him a rapper he prefers being called a "Clean Artist" He is also a business man and looks at himself as a mogul.He is the CEO of BUTCHA Block Muzik. I see nothing but good for this artist as he brings Trap music a refreshing reboot with singles like “Street Dreams” and Sh*tted Again Haterz” I wish nothing but continued success to King Phy as he kicks off the new year with new music and another chance to soar in his artistry. Below are a couple links to his songs on soundcloud and official artwork for #TrappinOuttaSpace. There are also videos from a few years back that you can check out. As you guys should know I do a Q & A with the spotlight artist check out the dope responses from King Phy below.

Q & A with King Phy
[MSC]: What artist influenced you to even start making music?
[KING PHY]:2 Pac, Pimp C Rakeim, and Master P
[MSC]:What are your aspirations for your city and the future of music there?
[KING PHY]: To make the industry look here (St. Petersburg). There's a lot of talent but no major artist have come from here. Also starting a Youth Foundation to give back to the kids, more jobs in the inner city, more business and an all around better community.
[MSC]:When is TOS dropping?
[KING PHY]: No date yet, but Soon!
[MSC]: What sets you apart from other rappers?
[KING PHY]: Even though I do put my music online to be downloaded and viewed I am still old school with hitting the streets with music and selling it right out the back of my trunk.