LOYALTY AND HONOR

Reeko Hood and Jorge Bravo found a love for music. Growing up in a Latino household, they listened to alot of Merengue, Tropical and Spanish ballads. At a young age, Reeko Hood and Jorge Bravo discovered Hip Hop, and were fascinated by the music and its lifestyle. The twins discovered another type of music which was different from Hip Hop, it was Heavy Metal. They loved the energy and the aggression in the music so they found inspiration with Metallica and Guns N Roses. They decided to become serious M.C.s. They hooked-up with producer/composer J-vibe 2004. J-vibe wrote the music/vocals and the twins wrote rap lyrics. This combo would take LOYALTY AND HONOR to a new level. Together, Jvibe and Loyalty & Honor have come up with a production that captures the esscense of their style. 100% original composed tracks. LOYALTY AND HONOR represent the people and their emotions. Their lyrics speaks about real events in everyone's life, not just the thug. LOYALTY AND HONOR bring a new sound to the World Market. They want to knock-down barriers and stereotypes, and remain true to the streets, cause whether your a rich corporate employee or a begger on the street, we all share the same emotions. LOYALTY AND HONOR is ready to crank-out hits that stab at your deepest emotional nerves. Remember the name, LOYALTY AND HONOR!

Ice Cube, Wu-Tang Clan, Redman, Run-DMC, Eric B. & Rakim, The Beastie Boys, KRS-ONE, Public Enemy and N.W.A. Actually, we are influenced by anything that is created good. Our producer comes from a background of playing every style of music you can think of.

J-vibe creates most of the tracks on a Mac G5 running Protools, a Tascam 38 & 32 Reel to Reel. Sequential Drum beats are created on an SP-12, DMX or Drumtraks. Sounds come from Emu Emax (analog/digital sampler), Supernova, Korg Poly-6, Roland JX8P, Oberheim OB-8, Juno 1, MC-303, Moog PolyMoog and others. Vocals and Raps are captured using a Peluso 2247 LE (German Telefunken tube version). Reverb from a Roland R-880, Bellari Tube Compressor/Preamp and occasional plug-in when we want that special computer trickery. Guitar is a Epiphone Special II. Pedals: Boss DS1 Distortion, Boss MT2 Metal Zone, Boss CH1 Super Chorus, Boss AC2 Acoustic Simulator and the Dunlop Original Cry Baby WahWah Pedal all hooked up to SKB-PS-25 Pedalboard, with monster cables. Dunlop Tortex guitar picks .88 size and as well as Dunlop Gator 1.14 and D'Addario EXL110 guitar strings. Most importantly - No Sampled Music in our Beats! All original compositions.