Gifted Mind
I'm just speakin my mind man...Band/artist history
I started writing rhymes out of boredom one day in 7th grade math class. Somehow, I ended up writing bars every day until I graduated high school. After graduating high school, I kinda lost interest and did my own thing for a while. Around 2002, myself and a few friends started freestyling just for fun, and I ended up doing that every chance I got. Then one day, I decided to enter a battle down at Rutgers, and I ended up having to battle (and destroying) this dude Chivy, who ended up winning 7 straight weeks on Freestyle Friday on BET's 106 and Park. After that motivation, I moved on and won battles in NYC, DC, PA, Montclair State, and Seton Hall. As time passed, I jotted down a few bars here and there, but never really started writing until I got down with a collective of poets, dj's, mc's, and other artists known as Guerrilla::Words. Aside from hosting a monthly Open Mic in NYC, Guerrilla has provided support to artists such as myself in numerous other ways. Through G::W, I have been blessed with the opportunity to share the stage with the likes of Immortal Technique, Pack FM, Tonedeff, Substantial, Thought Breakers, Louis Logic, Poison Pen, Pumpkinhead, Flo-Brown, L.I.F.E.Long, and Percee-P. As Guerrilla::Words continues to expand from humble beginnings, I am simultaneously growing with the movement. The mission is simple: to enlighten the masses by showing that there's more to art and hip hop than what's on television and what's on the radio.Have you performed in front of an audience?I've performed up and down the east coast.
Your musical influences
A Tribe Called Quest, 2Pac, Rakim, Nas, Biggie, Canibus, Slick Rick, Big Daddy Kane, Apathy, Copywrite, Rise, Immortal Technique, Juice, Big L, Atmosphere, Substantial, Common, Pack FM, Tonedeff, Black Star, Pharoah Monche, Akrobatik, Shabaam SahdeeqAnything else?
I don't waste my time with internet MC's and text MC's. Anyone can write a decent battle rap if you give them a pen, paper, and some time. If you got somethin to say to me, bring it to real life, OFF THE DOME. If you talk shit but can't freestyle, don't even try to talk to me. If you talk like you're doin big things but nobody knows you, dont' talk to me. If you claim to be nice with it or claim to be the sickest around, but yet haven't proved nothing and haven't spit for anyone except your boys, don't waste my time, just give up your dream. Don't get me wrong, I'm not claiming to be sick with it, nor am I claiming to be celebrity status. All I'm saying is that I've got a lot of other things to do and projects to work on, so I don't have time to waste on dreamers. Don't mistake my bluntness for conceit, I know I ain't big or blown up (nor do will I be anytime soon), and I know I have my flaws as well.OMG that was hot
nice chorus niggas
nice flow too, i like the type of beat you selected too
show me some love and peep my page
new track i got up
b ezYo pretty nice battle verses, even tho they always better in person I can tell u had tha crowd behind you and came up with some clever ish. I battled at MSU & Rutgers at one point too, maybe our paths will one day cross. Keep spittin. One Love.peeped the dj 80 proof freestyle u did sh*** hot man stay doin ya thing word up and peep my sh*** and tell me wha u think aight be safe and keep e-z ~1~Whut up my fellow hip hop headz, I go by the name of A#SHARP. I'm already South Jersey'z Finest so now I'm tryin' na branch out and use this internet sh*** to collab with my brothaz & sistaz worldwide. I spit but I also do all my own beats--under the production banner, Akil Sharp/2D4U2C Ltd.--and I play keys. Peep my page, VOTE on some tracks, leave me sum feedback on my message board & lemme know if u tryin' na connect. I do generic & custom beats so holla if u wanna build. One. A#All comments (11)
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Hi, I`m a Rapper & make a mixtape. I like your Style, your Beatz are very TIGHT! Please contact me at (mcadriano@okay.ms) I pay also for Beatz, Peace!