WHITE ROUX

DEFF MY PLEASURE TO BE WRITING ABOUT WHITE ROUX RIGHT NOW.. AS SOON AS I HEARD HIS MUSIC I WAS A FAN. IT WASNT EVEN A SITUATION OF GOING THROUGH HIS MUSIC TO FIND SONGS THAT I WOULD ENJOY, EVERYONE THAT I HEARD I LOVED. ITS ALWAYS MY PLEASURE TO WORK WITH AN ARTISTS I CAN CONNECT WITH AND VIBE TO BE ON THEIR LEVEL, ROUX IS DEFF AT THE TOP OF MY LIST FOR THE BAY AREA.. COMING STRAIGHT FROM HIS HOMETOWN IN THE 352 HIS CAMP INCLUDES RED MIKE,MR.BENTLEY,RUDE BOY,LIL' D,DEEZY,DNP,KIDRAW,T-MONEY,DJ L, AND KUSHFELLAS..ROUX IS AFFILIATED WITH STSIGOLD AND THE WHOLE GOLD TEAM. WHITE ROUX HAS A DEVELOPMENTAL DEAL RIGHT NOW WITH SHADY RECORDS FOR 1 ALBUM WHICH HAS TWO PARTS. HIS MANAGER IS SR A/R FOR SHADY RECORDS RIGGS MORALES. HIS PRODUCERS ARE STATIK SELEKTAH,RICO BARRINO,IRON,SOLOMAN,BATTLE RAY (PRODUCED EMINEM AND ROYCE DA 59'S-LIGHTERS) ROUX'S ENGINEERS ARE YURI ZWALDUCK,MARIO MEIJA, AND THE WHOLE REDLOUNGE TEAM. WHEN I WAS GETTING TO KNOW WHITE ROUX AS AN ARTIST I QUICKLY HAD A SMILE ON MY FACE BECAUSE I UNDERSTOOD HIS LEVEL AND WHERE HE'S MENTALLY AT WITH HIS MUSIC.. HE REALLY COULD CARE LESS ABOUT THE FAME, HE WANTS TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR HIS FAMILY AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE A LIFESTYLE THAT HE WAS NOT ABLE TO HAVE. HE WRITES ALL OF HIS OWN LYRICS, WHICH I DEFF AM A FAN OF. I LOVE THE WAY HE MANIPULATES THE BEAT, AND SPITS PERFECTLEY. NOT ALL OF HIS LYRICS I CAN RELATE TO BUT THE MAJORITY OF THEM I CAN. WHITE ROUX SAYS THAT THERE ARE TOO MANY TO NAME, BUT EMINEM,JADAKISS,BIG,BIG PUN,BIG L,2 PAC,BEANIE SIEGEL AND CASSIDY INSPIRE HIM MUSICALLY, AND I MUST SAY THEY HAVE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB!!! ROUX IS MOST DEFF AT THE TOP OF MY LIST FOR THE BAY AREA FROM DAY ONE, AND I HAVE NO DOUBTS THAT HIS SKILLS ARE GOING TO BRING HIM ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP! TAKE THE TIME IT WILL BE WORTH YOUR WHILE TO CHECK OUT ROUX'S MUSIC ON HIS WEBSITE http://www.whiteroux.comAND DEFF HAVE TO CHECK OUT HIS MIXTAPE 16'S ON DATPIFF http://www.datpiff.com/White-Roux-16s-mixtape.310834.html WHITE ROUX IS ABOUT TO DROP HIS NEWEST MIXTAPE 88-12 THAT I MUST SAY IM GETTING HYPED FOR, SO KEEP A LOOKOUT FOR THAT! FOLLOW ON TWITTER @ITSWHITEROUX AND FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL AT WHITEROUX@GMAIL.COM CHECK OUT HIS SHOW ON JULY 25TH 2012 IN CITRUS COUNTY FROM 11PM-2AM ROUX'S WHOLE CAMP WILL BE PUTTING IT DOWN!!!!! WATCH HIS BATTLES ON YOUTUBE TO GET A TASTE!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v61rQqgfrYg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2s41_QTbJg

MACKEY

NOTHING BETTER THAN WRITING ABOUT SOMEONE WHO LIVES, BREATHES, AND EATS MUSIC. NOT FOR THE FAME OR NOTORIETY, BUT BECAUSE ITS WHO THEY ARE. I BELIEVE 100% THAT MUSIC IS WHO MACKEY IS. LISTENING TO SOME OF HIS LYRICS I FELT AS THOUGH I WAS GETTING AQUAINTED WITH MACKEY JUST BY LISTENING TO WHAT HE HAD TO SAY ON HIS "SINCE BIRTH" MIXTAPE THAT HAS JUST RECENTLEY DROPPED IN MAY 2012. WITH MACKEY TALKING ABOUT REAL LIFE EVENTS THAT I ALONG WITH MY FAN BASE CAN RELATE TO, I KNEW MY JOURNEY WORKING WITH MACKEY WOULD BE SIMPLY AMAZING. ALTHOUGH JUST RECENTLEY SIGNED TO AOK RECORDS THIS YEAR (MANAGED BY SARAH ROBERTON) MACKEY HAS BEEN WRITING AND PRODUCING MUSIC FOR A VERY LONG TIME. THROUGHOUT HIS CHILDHOOD MACKEY USED MUSIC FOR MANY THINGS. NEVER TO BE POPULAR, OR TO FIT IN.. MACKEY EXPLORED HIS TALENTS, AND WROTE HIS MUSIC WITH NO INTENTIONS OF PUTTING IT OUT. HIS MUSIC WAS MORE OF AN MOTIVATIONAL TOOL TO HELP HIM DEAL WITH THE EVERYDAY STRUGGLES THAT HE WAS GOING THROUGH AT THE TIME. MACKEY HAS 3 OTHER MIXTAPES OUT THAT HE HAS DEDICATED HIMSELF TO PRODUCING AND ENGINEERING HIMSELF "KINGS WEAR GOLD" "FAR FROM LOCAL" AND "JUST MUSIK" NOW HIS NEWEST "SINCE BIRTH" IS AN COMPILATION OF OLD SCHOOL CLASSICS, ENGINEERED BY MACKEY, YOU CAN FIND IT AND LISTEN TO IT ON HTTP://TWEETMYSONG.COM13CR565~ WITH MACKEY BEING SO YOUNG AND BEING SO TALENTED I JUST COULDNT HELP BUT ASK HIM WHAT HE THOUGHT THE FUTURE HELD IN STORE FOR HIM, AND HE SAID THAT HE JUST WANTS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. NOT ONLY WOULD A PERMANENT DIFFERENCE IN MUSIC BE WONDERFUL, BUT A PERMANENT DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITY ALSO. HE SAID HE HAS ALWAYS TAUGHT HIMSELF TO LET THE FUTURE BE THE FUTURE, BUT I HAVE NO DOUBTS ABOUT MACKEY'S FUTURE! I KNOW THAT HE'LL NOT ONLY BRING HIMSELF TO WHERE HE'S COMFORTABLE BEING, BUT HE'LL BRING HIS AMAZING TEAM OF PEOPLE ALONG WITH HIM. LOOK OUT FOR MACKEY AND AOK RECORDS AT THE LABORATORY JUNE 1ST IN GAINSVILLE FL, ROOFTOP RADIO SHOW WITH L.N.E.M ON JUNE 7TH, THE BAYBORO VUNUE JUNE 16TH, AND MGK/TECH N9NE ON JUNE 27TH. TO FOLLOW EVERYTHING ON MACKEY AND KEEP YOURSELF UP TO DATE WITH AOK FOLLOW ON YOUTUBE AT MACKEY AOK FOLLOW ON TWITTER @MACKEYSOR, LISTEN TO HIS LINKS ANYTIME ON HIS FABEOOK PAGE MACKEYAOK, AND E-MAIL MACKEY FOR ANY OTHER INQUIRIES AT MACKEY1894@HOTMAIL.COM

BEAST UNCUT MUZIC

AH HA... FIRST SOUTH SIDE ST.PETE RAPPER IM WRITING ABOUT~ IVE BEEN FOLLOWING BEAST'S MUSIC FOR A BIT NOW AND MOST DEFF FELL IN LOVE WITH HIS MUSIC. LYRICALLY CORRECT ON THINGS I CAN RELATE TO, OBVIOUSLY, BUT THE DRIVE OF HIS TEAM IS WHAT PRETTY MUCH CAUGHT MY EYE. BEAST GOT ON TO THE ST.PETE MARKET ABOT 2 YEARS AGO, BUT HAS BEEN RECORDING WITH SHAWTY T FOR FOUR YEARS NOW. DEMETRIOUS IS CURRENTLY SIGNED WITH SO EXCITED ENT. RAN BY BLACK BOI/ STYLISH FAM ENT. (WHICH IS RAN BY SHAWTY T) BEAST'S MANAGEMENT TEAM INCLUDES BLACK BOI AND SHAWTY T, AND HIS ENGINEER IS SHAWTY T. I MOST DEFF LOVE ALL OF HIS MUSIC BUT HIS TOP HITS ARE "ALL MY BUDDYS" "LUV ME" AND "REP YOUR PUSSY". DEMETRIOUS QUOTES THAT SHAWTY IS HIS GUIDENCE AND POSITIVELY KEEPS HIS HEAD STRAIGHT, AND BLACK BOI HELPS WITH HIS VIRAL BUZZ, AND HAS A POSITIVE IMPACT ON HIS STAGE PRESENTATION. UP COMING SHOWS FOR BEAST ARE YO ISH SOW ON JUNE 7, 2012, DJISH BACK TO SKUL BASH ON JUNE 17, 2012 WHICH I KNOW IS GOING TO BE HOT~ AND HE IS OPENING FOR YOUNG JEEZY (YESSUH) ON AUGUST 1, 2012. HE'S ABOUT TO DROP HIS "BUDDYVILLE" MIXTAPE, SO KEEP A LOOKOUT FOR THAT. FOLLOW BEAST ON *FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/BEASTUNCUTMUZIC *TWITTER @GAINGREEN2G AND ON *YOUTUBE BEASTUNCUTTV WHERE YOU CAN FIND OUT ABOUT THE LATEST FROM BEAST

NEFF GANG ENT

I JUST HAD TO WRITE ABOUT THIS KIDD WHEN I SAW HIM PERFORM AT BEST OF THE BAY.. COULDNT GET OVER HIS STAGE PRESENTATION EVEN KNOWING THAT "RIZZY" WAS ONLY 16 YEARS OLD. EVERY ONE IN NEFF GANG IS UNDER 18, BUT DONT DOUBT THIS GROUP OVER AGE, I BLEIEVE 100% THROUGH THEIR HARD WORK THEY WILL DEFF SUCCEED IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY. NEFF GANG ENT. INCLUDES TRIZZY, RIZZY, AND LENNY. EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN PART TO MAKE THE TEAM COMPLETE..RIZZY IS THE MAIN PERFORMER AND THEY PRODUCE THEIR OWN BEATS WITH RIZZY(16) BEING THE MAIN PRODUCER, TRIZZY(18) BEING THE SECONDARY PRODUCER AND LENNY(17) IS THE ENGINEER. I DEFF HAVE TO GIVE THEM A SHOUTOUT FOR THEIR PERFOMANCES AND DEDICATION TO THEIR SONGS "LIKE ME"(FT LEX LYNN) AND "DOIN IT" (PRODUCED BY LENNY). UP COMING FOR NEFF GANG ENT. IS A PERFORMANCE WITH 8 OTHER PEOPLE FOR THE SEMI-FINALS AT AZUCAR NIGHT CLUB IN TAMPA,MAY 25,2012 FOR THE CHANCE TO WIN A $2,000 PRIZE. NEFF GANG ENT WILL BE OPENING FOR "YOUNG MINT" FOR TEEN NIGHT ON JUNE 17,2012 AT AZUCAR NIGHT CLUB. KEEP A LOOK OUT FOR THE NEW MIXTAPE "THE PROPHECY" DROPPING THIS SUMMER ON DATPIFF AND REVERBNATION (CANT WAIT!!) FOLLOW NEFF GANG ENT. ON *TWITTER @_RIZZY_Ng *E-MAIL RASHANN96@GMAIL.COM *YOUTUBE http://www.youtube.com/user/NesquikKidz?feature=mhee AND HIT THEM UP ON *FACE BOOK @ http://www.facebook.com/pages/RiZZY/282822201753150?ref=ts

TATTED GANG

IM GOING TO DROP SOME LINES NOW ABOUT THIS YOUNG, UP AND COMING GROUP DROPPING BEATS FROM ST.PETERSBURG. ONEOFAKIND AND HOTTBOIIKEITH HAVE BEEN GRINDING WITH DETERMINATION TOGETHER FOR THE PAST 6 YEARS AND HAVE BEEN LAYING DOWN HITS PRODUCED BY RYAN TG TYPTON, ALL OVER YOU TUBE AND FACEBOOK TO SHARE WITH THE BAY AREA. WATCHING ALL OF THEIR YOU TUBE VIDEOS AND SLOWLY BECOMING AWARE JUST HOW DEEP TATTED GANG IS, I QUICKLY BECAME A FAN. FROM HITS LIKE "TATTED UP" YB FT ONEOFAKIND (AND YES THEY ARE TATTED) "PINK EYE" FT HOTTBOIIKEITH AND LACEZ "HOLD YOU DOWN" FT HOTTBOIIKEITH & SLATE (ONE OF MY FAVORITES)"NA GET IT" AND "REPPIN" YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE ALL ABOUT. THESE MEN ARE PUTTING IN OVER TIME NOT JUST SOLELY ON THEIR MUSIC, BUT WORKING NUMEROUS JOBS TO SEE THAT THEY MAKE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN THEIR RAP CAREER. WHILE DOING SHOWS AT UPCOMING GRADUATIONS, ONEOFAKIND AND HOTBOIIIKEITH ARE DROPPING THEIR MIXTAPE "THE ONE AND ONLY" ON JUNE 30,2012 ON WWW.DATPIFF.COM/ AND I HAVE A GREAT FEELING THAT IT WILL SUCCEED BEACUSE OF THEIR DRIVE TO RISE TO THE TOP. YOU CAN LISTEN TO ONEOFAKIND'S AND HOTBOIIKETH'S SONGS ON YOU TUBE AT WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/LJVRDLL~FOLLOW ON FACEBOOK WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/LEVIONEOFAKINDVERDELL AND WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/HOTTBOIIKEITH~FOR BOOKINGS OR COLLABORATIONS YOU CAN E-MAIL AT LJVRDLL@HOTMAIL.COM OR HOTBOIIKEITH@HOTMAIL.COM

JUST POKE IT OUT&HOLD STEADY W/ STRIZZO

MY MAN STRIZZO SHOWS THAT WITH HARD WORK AND DETERMINATION IN THE GAME YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH YOUR GOALS AND HAVE NO LIMITS TO THE TOP. THIS LOCAL ARTIST HAS BEEN GRINDING IN THE BAY SINCE 1996 DJING AT PARTIES AND WEDDINGS AND QUICKLY BRANDED HIMSELF TO BE A HOUSEHOLD NAME OUT ON THE STREETS. AFTER WORKING WITH CLEARCHANNELS 95.7 THE BEAT, STRIZZO HIT THE STREETS AND BECAME A WELL KNOWN ARTIST IN 2004 AND TOOK OVER WITH HIS "BUSS IT OUT" TOUR AND BEGAN HIS JOURNEY LEADING THE WAY. STRIZZO (TEAM JOOK) GOT LINKED UP WITH DJ/PRODUCER LIL' KEE IN 2006 WHILE WORKING AT CLUB 112 AND STRIZZO SOON MADE THE DECISION TO JOIN LIL KEE'S *KEEZONE PRODUCTIONS* AND SINCE, THE TWO HAVE BEEN UNSTOPPABLE. FROM HITS LIKE "POKE IT OUT" (FT JAVON BLACK) WHICH HAPPENS TO BE ONE OF MY FAVORITES, LOW LOWWW, AND BURN MY SHIT I OBVIOUSLY BECAME A FAN AND SOON REALIZED HE'S GOT HIS HANDS ON ALOT OF UP AND COMING PEOPLE IN THE BAY AREA. A FEW OF MY TOP COLLABERATIONS FOR STRIZZO IS WITH SHAWTY "I MADE IT RAIN","POP" WITH SOULJA-P, AND OF COURSE LIL KEE AND STRIZZO'S SONG "BUSS IT WIDE OPEN" FT JAVON BLACK AND YUNG G. RIGHT NOW YOU CAN FIND STRIZZO'S ARTIST MIXTAPE "#POW" AND HIS DJ MIXTAPE "EXXXCLUSIVE MIXTAPE SERIES" OUT ON WWW.REVERBNATION/STRIZZO AND ON WWW.TWITTER.COM/STRIZZO ~ FOR BOOKING CONTACT *KEEZONE PRODUCTIONS* AT (813-789-4372) AND DON'T FORGET TO HOLLA @ YOUR BOY AT HIS UPCOMING EVENTS FRIDAY MAY 11,2012 @PALLADIUM NIGHT CLUB IN TAMPA, SUNDAY MAY 13,2012 @GASOLINE ALLEY IN LARGO, THURSDAY MAY 17,2012 @24KT GENTLEMENS CLUB IN CLEARWATER AND FRIDAY MAY 18,2012 @PALLADIUM IN TAMPA.

BELLUH MONROE

IT'S BELLUH BABY! COULDN'T WAIT TO PUT THIS ONE DOWN ABOUT AN INDEPENDENT ARTIST NAMED BULLUH MONROE.HER RAP GAME, REMIXES, AND DOWN ASS PRODUCTION BEATS(FROM TREY, BIGGA R RECORDS, AND HER ENGINEER JayPe COOP) HAD ME GOING THE FIRST TIME I HEARD HER. THIS GIRL'S GOT HER OWN HEAD TO TOE SWAGG THAT MOST FEMALES WISH THEY HAD.. AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT HER IS SHE HAS NO PROBLEM TALKING ABOUT IT THROUGH HER LYRICS.IT'S NOT VERY OFTEN THAT YOU RUN ACROSS A FEMALE VOCAL ARTIST IN THE RAP GAME THAT NEARLY EVERYONE WOULD AGREE UPON, BUT THROUGH HER SPIT FIRE ATTITUDE SHE'S WINNING OVER THE BAY AREA. FROM TALKINKG TO BELLUH, AND LISTENING TO HER MUSIC I KNOW THAT SHE'S AN AWESOME PERSON AND SHOWS MAD LOVE THROUGH HER LYRICS ABOUT EVERYDAY PROBLEMS. BELLUH QUOTES "I JUST WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD,I WANT MY MUSIC TO HELP SOMEONE THROUGHOUT THEIR DAY IN WHATEVER ISSUES THEY'RE GOING THROUGH".. IM DEFINITELY A FAN OF HER MIXTAPE AND HAVE MY FAVORITES SUCH AS "ION KNO" AND A SONG THAT EVERYONE CAN RELATE TO "MY MOMMA" WHICH BELLUH MONROE COLLABORATED WITH BABYBOI ON. BELLUH SAYS THAT IN HIGH SCHOOL IS WHERE SHE "KNEW" THAT SHE WAS ARTISTICALLY INCLINED, LEARNING TO READ AND WRITE MUSIC,PLAYING THE GUITAR AND 6 STRING BASS, AND SOON FLOWED THAT INTO A BAND CALLED "THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS" WHICH IS NO LONGER TOGETHER. BELLUH STUDIED IN COSMETOLOGY, AND PLANS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITH HER TALENTS. SHE REALLY WANTS TO OPEN SCHOOLS AND HELP OUT WITH PROGRAMS FOR SINGLE MOMS.BELLUH MONROE HAS HER "THE GOOD THE~ BAD~ THE BELLUH" MIXTAPE DROPPING THIS SUMMER, AND PLANS TO RELEASE HER NEWEST VIDEO FOR "MY MOMMA" AT 12PM MOTHERS DAY SO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THAT. GET AT YOUR GIRL BELLUH FOR FOR HAIR,NAILS,TATS,AND FASHION ENQUIRIES.. SHE DOES IT ALL~STAY UP TO BEAT WITH BELLUH MONROES MUSIC,ART, AND FASHION ON YOUTUBE @wearebellatv, LISTEN TO HER MIXTAPE ON www.reverbnation.com FOLLOW ON TWITTER @iambelluh AND FOR BOOKING E-MAIL missbella727@gmail.com or call 727-557-7639

BEST IN THE BAY

THINK YOU'RE BEST IN THE BAY? THE ONLY WAY TO FIND OUT IS TO GET ON THE STAGE AND PROVE YOURSELF TO EVERYONE IN THE BAY. THERE'S A $2,000 CASH COMPETITION, FRIDAY NIGHTS AT TROPIC LOUNGE @ 4350 W. WATERS AVE. (CORNER OF W. WATERS AVE AND MANHATTAN AVE.) SO PAY ATTENTION AND KNOW THAT YOU STILL HAVE THREE WEEKS LEFT. THIS WEEK, NEXT WEEK AND THEN THE 18TH OF MAY 2012.THERE IS A $50.00 ENTRY FEE AND A $25.00 DEPOSIT REQUIRED AT REGISTRATION. THERE ARE 12 SLOTS AVAILABLE PER WEEK. WEEKLY WINNERS WILL COMPETE IN THE SEMI-FINAL ROUNDS WHICH ARE HELD THE LAST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH. SEMI-FINAL ROUND WINNERS WILL COMPETE FOR A $2,000 CASH PRIZE, A PROMOTIONAL PACKAGE WORTH $1,500, CLOTHING PACKAGE, STUDIO TIME, AND SO MUCH MORE IN THE GRAND FINALE TO BE HELD JUNE 2,2012 AT AZUCAR NIGHT CLUB @ 6710 HANLEY ROAD, TAMPA FLORIDA. HOW IT ALL ROLLS DOWN BASICALLY IS THERE ARE 10 FEATURED ARTISTS PER WEEK THAT ARE ALLOWED 6 MINUTES ON THE STAGE THERE WILL BE 4 DIFFERENT INDUSTRY JUDGES EVERY WEEK THAT WILL BE JUDGING YOU ON A SCALE OF 1-10 FOR ORIGINALITY,TECHNICALITY, STAGE PRESENCE, AND OVERALL PERFORMANCE. THE TOP 2 JUDGE SCORES MOVES ONTO THE SEMI-FINALS, AND THEY ALSO CHOOSE A FAN/CROWD FAVORITE TO MOVE FORWARD SEMI-FINAL ROUNDS WORK THE SAME WAY, THE TOP 2 JUDGES SCORES AND 1 FAN (AUDIENCE) FAVORITE. THE GRAND FINALE WILL BE BASED ON JUDGES SCORES ONLY. SO SHOW UP WITH YOUR BEST, AND PUT IT DOWN YOUR HARDEST! WHO'S THE BEST IN THE BAY COMPETITION IS BROUGHT TO THE BAY RASHAD P(DAHSAR) AND VALERIE FUSSELL DAVIS WHO ARE THE FOUNDERS OF VISIONS ENT. GROUP WHICH PROMOTES AND DOES EVENT BOOKING FOR THREE DIFFERENT VENUES- AZUCAR NIGHT CLUB @ 6710 HANLEY ROAD, TAMPA~ TROPIC LOUNGE @4350 W. WATERS AVE, TAMPA~ AND THE STATION BAR @1947 W. MAIN STREET, TAMPA.UPCOMING THIS MONTH VISIONS ENT GROUP HAS THE FIGHT MAY 5TH 2012 AND A 15 ARTIST SHOWCASE AFTERWARDS,AND ON MAY 12TH 2012 THEY HAVE 6 ARTIST PERFORMING AT THEIR DESTINATION RUNWAY @ AZUCAR NIGHTCLUB 6710 HANLEY ROAD, TAMPA.. GET AT RASHAD ON rashad@visionsentgroup.com ASAP IF YOU'D LIKE TO BE INCLUDED~ AND PLEASE DONT FORGET ABOUT OPEN MIC NIGHT EVERY FIRST AND THIRD WEDNESDAY OF EVERYMONTH. VISIONS ENT GROUP DOES PROMOTING, GRAPHICS, AND PHOTOGRAPHY FOR ALL OF THESE EVENTS. IF YOU'RE AN ARTIST,COMEDIAN,DJ,MODEL OR ENTERTAINER/HOST AND ARE INTERESTED IN PERFORMING AT ONE OF THE VENUES CANTACT VISIONS ENT GROUP ON booking@visionsentgroup.com IN 2012 VISIONS ENT GROUP STARTED ITS ARTISTS MANAGEMENT DIVISION, SO IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF MANAGEMENT PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT VALERIE FUSSELL DAVIS AT valerie@visionsentgroup.com

SOULJA P

ALOT PEOPLE THINK ITS SO FUNNY THAT A WHITE BOY WANTS TO RAP, OR EVEN TRY TO BE IN THE GAME BUT IM GOING TO HAVE TO SAY THAT SOULJA-P FROM CLEARWATER #727 IS DEFINITELY AN ARTIST THAT I FEEL COMFORTABLE PUTTING IN MY TOP 10 CATEGORY FROM THE BAY AREA. FROM THE FIRST TIME THAT I HEARD SOULJA-P ON YOUTUBE I JUST ABOUT BECAME A FAN INSTANTANEUOSLY. I THINK ALOT OF SOULJA-P'S MUSIC HAS LYRICS THAT I CAN RELATE TO. HIS LYRICS ARE ABOUT EVERYDAY STRUGGLES. GRILS, MONEY, BEING LOCKED UP, LOSING LOVED ONES, AND GRINDING OUT ON THE STREETS. TRY NOT TO HAVE YOUR OPINIONS JUST BECAUSE SOULJA-P IS WHITE AND A RAPPER. HE HAS HIS OWN FLOW THAT IS CONTINUOUS, AND HAS HIS FANS CONNECTING WITH THE LYRICS RIGHT AWAY. FOLLOWING SOULJA-P AND DOING SOME RESEARCH THROUGH HIS VARIOUS WEBSITES I QUICKLY LEARNED THE MANY REASONS HE WAS NATURALLY MUSICALLY INCLINED.SOULJA-P STARTED PLAYING THE DRUMS AT 8 YEARS OLD AND CONTINUED FOR NUMEROUS YEARS IN SCHOOL AND WAS IN A JAZZ BAND WHICH WENT AROUND THE STATE AND PLAYED IN FRONT OF LARGE CROWDS. AS SOULJA P GOT OLDER AND CHANGES OF HIS LIFESTYLE WERE MADE HE SAYS THAT HE GREW AN INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE RAP GENRE AND THE TRANSFORMATION FOR HIM EASY. FROM HIS KNOWLEDGE OF BEING A MUSICIAN HE WAS USED TO PLAYING WITH NOTES AND "TRIPLETS" WHICH HE QUOTES HELPED HIM ALONG THE WAY PERFECTING HIS RYTHM. HE ALSO QUOTES THAT "TWISTA IS A MASTER, ALONG WITH "BONE THUGS AND HARMONY" AT MANIPULATING THE BEAT, AND MAKING HITS WITH IT~ SOULJA-P IS SIGNED TO MONEY MAKIN MUSIC ALONG SIDE LIL ZANE (ONE OF MY OTHER FAVORITES) WHO HAS BEEN IN THE GAME FOR A HOT MINUTE, AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT SOULJA P'S ON HIS WAY TO THE TOP. SOULJA P'S AFFILIATED WITH HIGH POINT PROMOTIONS ((SHOUTOUT)) AND HAS COLLABORATED PERFECTLY WITH MANY UP AND COMING SINGERS,DJ'S,AND SONGWRITERS FROM THE BAY AREA. FROM THE TIME I STARTED FOLLOWING SOULJA P, I FELL IN LOVE WITH SOME OF THE NEWEST FROM HIM. ITS HARD TO SAY, BUT MY TOP 4 FAVORITES ARE "MY BABY" SOULJA P/LIL ZANE ~"LIFE OF A HUSTLA" FT LILZANE/SHAWTY ~ "PUT UP A FIGHT" FT SHAWTY & "BEDROOM" FT AJAY CARTEL ALL OFF THE "BOOTCAMP" MIX TAPE WHICH WHICH DROPPED ON DATPIFF,TWEETMYMIXTAPE, AND REVERBNATION MAY, 2012. SO KEEP A LOOK OUT FOR THE "BOOT CAMP" MIXTAPE RELEASE PARTIES THE FIRST WEEK OF MAY 2012 . THE MAJORITY OF SOUJA P'S MUSIC REMINDS ME ALOT OF BONE THUGS & HARMONY (THE WAY HE CAN SPIT OUT LYRICS OUT VERY QUICKLY) TWITTER: @SOULJAPMUSIC AND VISIT SOULJA P'S WEBSITE AT http://souljap.com Youtube: http://joannaapplegate.blogspot.com/

LKOK

I FOUND LK OK ON YOU TUBE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE IN THE BAY TO LISTEN TO AND INSTANTLY BECAME A FAN. HE OOZES SWEETNESS FROM VERY FIRST SIGHT AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT UNDER THAT HARD EXTERIOR IS A GENUINELY NICE PERSON. ITS NOT VERY OFTEN THAT YOU FIND QUALITIES SUCH AS BEING NICE,SMART, AND HAVE TALENTS OF SINGING AND DANCING ALL IN ONE PERSON. SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST REALLY LUCKY. FROM TALKING TO LK OK, LUCK HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. HARD WORK FOR MANY YEARS AND BEING A PERFECTIONIST PAYS OFF FOR HIM. GRINDING FOR 14 YEARS NOW TO PRODUCE HIS LIFE JUST WHERE HE WANTS IT, LK OK STARTED OUT BY GETTING HIS BASKETBALL SCHOLARSHIP TO UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA AND HAPPILY GRADUATING WITH AN EXERCISE SCIENCE DEGREE. HE IS NOW THE CEO OF BETTER BODY FITNESS IN TAMPA BAY AND HAS A BOOK OUT CALLED "DROP DOWN AND GIVE ME 20" IN WICH HE TALKS ABOUT THE HIS POINT OF VIEW ABOUT THE INDUSTRY~ AND GIVES MOTIVATION EVERYDAY FOR PEOPLE WHO READ IT. COMING UP LK OK HAS THE "SWITCH UP" MIX TAPE, A JOINT VENTURE WITH JAMEZ ANTHONY aka "PUPPET MASTER" AND AN R&B MIX TAPE WITH JAY ROSENBERG. LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING LK OK THE STAGE WITH R KELLY IN APRIL 2012 TO HEAR SOME OF MY FAV'S FOR LK OK GO TO www.soundcloud.com/L-K-2 FOLLOW LK OK ON TWITTER @LKBALLER10

STREET WAYS

THIS SHOULD BE ANOTHER FAN FAVORITE~ BURSTING ON THE STREETS A YEAR AGO BY DROPPING "FIND OUT" STREET WAYS IS CONTINUING TO CLIMB FOR THE TOP. AFTER PERFOMING AT OPEN MICS AND COMPETING AT THE CYPHER AND WINNING SECOND PLACE, HE OPENED FOR PAUL WALL THE 28TH OF APRIL AT PALLADIUM AND SINCE THEN HAS SHARED THE STAGE WITH TWISTA, TRAVIS PORTER, AND LIL WHYTE MACHINE GUN KELLY. STILL MAKING HIS WAY TRHOUGHOUT THE TAMPA BAY AREA YOU CAN HEAR FROM STREET WAYS RIGHT NOW GENIOUSLY COLLABORATING WITH SOME UP AND COMING PEOPLE IN THE BAY AREA SUCH AS MS.BREEZY'S "JUST LISTEN" MIXTAPE,STRIZZO'S 2ND QUARTER COMPILATION MIXTAPE, AND CANADIAN DJ~ DJ BANKRUPT "THE AWAKENING" . LOOKING FORWARD, STREET WAYS HAS DJ HEADBUSSA'S BIRTHDAY MIXTAPE DUE TO COME OUT ABOUT A WEEK AND HAS A VERSE WITH SOULJA P AND HP ON SOULJA P'S MIXTAPE CALLED "BOOT CAMP" (ONE OF MY OTHER FAVORITES)COMING VERY SHORTLY. TO FOLLOW THE G.R.Q.C MOVEMENT YOU CAN GO TO youtube.com/strretways813 AND Follow ON TWITTER AT twitter.com/streetways

on the grind

OK SO HERE WE GO.. I ALWAYS KNEW THAT I WAS BORN TO WRITE, JUST COULDNT FIGURE OUT WHAT ABOUT. I KNEW IF I WAS GOING TO WRITE AND WANTED TO EVERYONE TO BE INTERESTED IN READING IT ID HAVE TO PICK SOMETHING THAT EVERYONE LOVES, AND WHO DOESNT LOVE MUSIC? SOME PEOPLE JUST HAVE MUSIC NATURALLY BUILT IN THEM- THEY BREATHE IT, LIVE IT, AND LOVE IT JUST LIKE SECOND NATURE. OTHERS SOMETIMES JUST HAVE TO WORK A LITTLE HARDER THAN OTHERS. I WILL BE WRITING ABOUT PEOPLE THAT ARE MUSIC 100%. FROM SINGERS, SONGWRITERS, PRODECERS, DJS, AND EVERYONE THAT HELPS RUN THEIR CREWS