After people heard me in local freestyles and battles I'd always hear people say "That kid's got mad vocab!" After a while people started calling me that and the name stuck.

I play locally for friends and hip hop fans. I'd say a noteworthy moment was walking into a house party where my CD was being played. Up until that point, I didn't know people actually listened to my music unless I forced them to.

Even though it's hurt record sales for major labels, the internet's been good for up-and-coming and underground artists looking to be heard.

If a major label had a good offer for me then I'd probably sign.

I grew up on old school soul, funk and jazz of all kinds. I listened to everything from Motown, Earth Wind & Fire and James Brown to Miles Davis, Thelonius Monk and Herbie Hancock. I also listen to hip-hop, from early artists like the Fugees and A Tribe Called Quest to newer ones like Jay-Z, OutKast, and Nas. Right now I'm heavy on underground hip-hop like Pete Rock, Little Brother and MF DOOM.

Right here in New Ro.

I use an Akai MPC 2000XL, Korg Triton Module and a Yamaha Motif 8 to make my beats that I mix with Pro Tools. I'm supposedly starting to use Reason software, but we'll see how that goes.

If you're interested in ordering a CD or purchasing instrumentals, hit me up at Vocabproductions@gmail.com.

You can cop any of my albums at otherground.net/releases.