Tyrant aka Lil Ty is a prime example of an emcee who bounces back like a ball every time he hits the ground. He’s rocked the streets of the underground hip hop scene across the county including St. Louis and New York City and he released an independent album called “I’m That Nigga” which was deemed a classic but received poor support. Now Lil Ty is working on his sophomore album titled “The Design” with a presidential theme and a lead single called “Choosy Lover”. HipHopClub talks to Tyrant about his new album and single, his opinions on the “New St. Louis” as well as sharing with us his current status with BET’s 106 & Park Freestyle Friday champion Big Will, who was also his friend and other half of their legendary rap duo The Slu Cru.

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New MC (a.k.a. Big Zach) is a longtime staple of the underground hip-hop movement in Minnesota. As a teenager, Zach jumped on the scene early with his crew the Kanser Troop, playing coffee shop shows and opening for Twin Cities pioneers such as Urban Atmosphere (now known as just Atmosphere, of course) the Abstract Pack, the Micranots, Musab, and others. In 1997 Kanser pushed over 1,000 copies of Now, an album produced on Atmosphere producer ANT’s 4-track and dubbed by hand to cassette. By age 20, Zach was booking/hosting and co-running “Headspin Sundays,” the now-legendary all-ages Hip Hop weekly held at the late Bon Appetit Cafe—it was an event that launched the careers of many in the current Twin Cities hip-hop scene. Groups like Brother Ali, Odd Jobs, Unknown Prophets, DJ K-Salaam, and Leroy Smokes are just a few of the many bands that played Headspin Sundays.
New MC also is a pioneer on the MN hip hop scene and he is releasing a solo album. HipHopClub had the opportunity to interview New Mc

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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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