This emcee wrote his first song at age 11. He has been producing since he was 14. His first release was “King of Hallucination” at age 17. He followed up with “No Secrets, No Lies” at age 19. Sandman has been active on the scene here in Minnesota for a while. He has the ATM (About That Money, And The Music)mixtape droppin and he will be droppin his third album “To Whom it May Concern” real soon.

Sandman teaches at a school for music production (IPR). He also has two production companies “ATM Muzik” and “Black World Order”. Sandman is a layed back type of cat. He makes music as a way to keep the streets informed on whats real in the world, because there are a lot of people out there that are lost. Through his muisc he touches on the good and the bad in everthing, and tries to make people see that when you take right and wrong out of the equation, it just is what it is.

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“It’s the end cause the game’s tired, It’s the same vibe as Good Times had right after James died, that’s why the gangsta rhymers ain’t inspired, heinous crimes help record sales more than creative rhymes, and I don’t want to keep bringing up the greater times but I’m a dreamer, Nostalgic with the state of mind..” – Nas, “Can’t Forget About You”.

Nas, Nas, Nas. What am I going to do with you huh? Sometimes I love ya and sometimes I hate ya. See one minute you’re in love, next minute you’re sending threats to haters about putting them in caskets. One minute you’re uplifting Africa and next you’re promoting misogynistic ideals. Even worse though, Jay-Z bones your baby’s mama and then you go fall in love again with Kelis and get a tattoo of her on your arm? Huh? Yuck!! Makes Benz0 want to vomit. But still at the end of the day Nas has and always will have the potential to always drop album the year cause he’s still crazy poetic.

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“It ain’t my fault I’m RAW, I’m Sorry….BUT I WANTED WAR!!….” – Cam’Ron, “You Gotta Love It”.

Oh yeah! WAR TIME! YOU GOTTA LOVE IT! Been a while since some big names went to war….Enter Cam’Ron from Stage Left. With his newest album, KILLA SEASON, Cam’Ron throws his hat in the ring of big names trying to go to WAR. Just a couple years ago Cam’Ron had joined the “Roc” but word had it that Jay-Z wasn’t around when Cam’Ron was signed and secretly never liked Cam’Ron being a part of the R-O-C.

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Before his name and number became a national phenomenon Mike Jones had to grind like everyone else. His diamonds are gigantic and some will even say that his ego is the same way. However, in Mike’s eyes, he deserves more credit than he’s received and a little less criticism.

Placed in a Houston rap scene that already boasted a share of local heavyweights Mike Jones found the struggle to be overwhelming and truthfully wanted to quit pursuing his rap career. If it hadn’t been for his grandmother’s constant advice we wouldn’t even know who Mike Jones is. He gives his grandmother the credit for all his success and it would seem corny if he wasn’t so sincere about the matter. In fact, he sounds sincere about everything almost to the point where you might agree with him if you got the chance to speak with him.

Other talking about his grandmother’s influence on him Mr. Jones spoke on the Houston rap scene and his place on the totem pole. His perspective is almost Hollywood when he talks about himself, however there’s a presence or characteristic that keeps his opinions seemingly well-founded. It could leave you thinking that he was right for leaving Swishahouse and starting his own label. It could leave you with an understanding of why he made a movie to complement his album. You just might see why he wears all the jewelry. When you see where a man came from you can see where a man is coming from. Don’t you remember back then?

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