The name The Alliance speaks for itself. It came about from a pool of names. J.Lone choose The Alliance because it stood for a group of people coming together for one cause. That's what we are. We came to bring a quality to hip hop that has been scarce in the game except for a few artist.

Yes, we play live, and look to play as much as possible in the near future. We've played at Candlelights in High Point, NC, PS 211 and the Formula all in Winston-Salem. We have shows lined up in SC that we're looking forward to and hopefully some other spots through the south and up the coast.

The internet when used properly is an asset. It's a promotional tool. We are allowed to reach people that aren't in the areas where we do shows. You never know who's logging on to hear mp3's of unsigned artist.

If it's to our advantage of course. To date the record contracts we've been offered would've made us slaves to the lable. We thank our attorney for saving us from those situations.

J.Lone - I was influenced by James Brown, George Clinton, Public Enemy, BDP, NWA, and the Juice Crew.

Seven - I grew up listening to MC's like Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Nas

Mz. Nokz - I like Big L, Nas, Tupac

Jon Blaq - Pac, Biggie, Eminem, Nas, Jay Z

J.Lone - I work out on a MPC 2000 XL and a Roland RS-5

Be on the look out for The Alliance. Email us for comments and booking. If you need beats we supply that too. Peace!