Ask DJ Trackstar why you think the sky is blue and he’ll give you the most logical explanation to why it is, plus he’ll break down the mathematics and physics as to how the light scatters to make it happen. The Egon Spangler-esque intellect of DJ Trackstar aka Gabe Moskoff is only a fraction of what makes up the unorthodox disc jockey from Wisconsin. If you took the time to really get to know him, you would find out that he is an innovator, volunteer, business man and an honorable element in hip hop. His catalog consists of Boogie Bang Music which is a 9 volume mixtape series, holding meetings at a college university to teach children the history of hip hop that he squeezes into his full-time DJ schedule and a long list of accolades that he has received for what he’s done in St. Louis hip hop.

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Give us an overview of who M.anifest is?

The music is really a logical extension of me, so before I identify as an emcee, I like to keep it thorough with who I am as an individual. I’m an African cat, born and raised, with a passion of seeing me and mines progress through the years. I embrace and articulate struggle but in a more complete sense. For instance you can catch me talking about trying to get a visa and a love for women in the same verse. Balance you know. Artistically, I strife to get things original, fresh and true to the experiences I know. If that doesn’t make a sound backdrop for good music, then I might have to get into doing action flicks or something.

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Ghetto Poets are a seven man hip hop group that is a mixture of writers, battle emcees, producers and business owners. Together they complement each other well with a wide variety of styles and energy. When it comes to making great music this group is in a league of their own shying away from the commercial gimmicky rap that is so common today to make music from the soul with true meaning and feel. Ghetto Poets have continually composed records that are radio ready and mainstream mobileand they continue to rock crowds all over the Twin Cities at venues such as: Karma Night Club, Fine Line Music Cafe, the Dinkytowner, and Trocadero’s.

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James (Afro-Preachah) Porter iii, was born to Rev. James and Anita Porter Jr in Kansas City Mo as the oldest of three children. Afro’s musical roots were given to him by his father and grandfather, both Baptist preachers, and step-father, hustler by trade. At the age of 5 he started singing in choir while going to blues and jazz clubs with his father. Sitting in his father’s practices, Afro was awed at the way James Jr. would have the whole apartment complex jumping. Afro always saw his father as a music mystical shaman. Everyone in there apartment complex would come home from work and knew that the music his father played would heal them. James and Anita divorced when young Afro was 7 killing his passion for music.

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