HB ARTIST INSIDER: YOUNG DIRT

         

                 In the music industry its fair to say that the underdog is not always recognized but, they are always necessary.  Coming straight out of Reidsville, NC we bring you one of the Carolina heroes Young Dirt.  Although, Dirt has not had many mainstream accolades, along with his team GHSL (pronounced G Hustle) he is definitely pushing his way to the top.  There is no separation from Young Dirt the artist and Young Dirt the man and HB is gonna let you know why.
               Dirt like many others fell in love with hip hop when it became an escape from the things going on around him in his personal life. Dirt felt like music was his only friend that totally understood and never judged him. Music taught Dirt how to maintain and helped him grow into a leader.There was no better feeling than when he started doing shows and seeing people rap along with him word for word. Knowing people can feel and identify with his pain makes the journey more worthwhile. Along with his little brother Young Hood, who is currently serving fed time, Dirt started GHSL.  Grind Hard Sleep Less had nothing to do with music though. Young Dirt and his family have always been about getting to the money, handling business and doing what's got to be done by any means. When Hood got locked up Dirt switched up the name a bit and shortened it to GHSL (pronounced G Hustle) as an acronym and as a salute to Young Hood. He was a G that hustled, and now the hustle is music.  GHSL has everything from your thug artist, female rapper, R&B singers and lots of love.  When around them you know its not a team...it's a family.  Look out for the GHSL compilation mix tape followed by Young Dirt's album! 

      
     The two time, 3 category Carolina Music Nominee is definitely one artist that understands the importance of reaching out and having support even from the "little people".  Whether it is a open mic event,  listening to your free music, or sharing and liking your links on Facebook it is a blessing.   Young Dirt said he respects the CMAs first off for being a legitimate and credible accolade in the Carolinas and beyond that for being a meeting place for artists to become familiar with the movers and shakers and even executives of the Carolina Music industry. If you can't gain from being present at an event like that you aren't cut out for the business. The year he won, Dirt said he showed up with a duffle bag full of cds in a white tee and some camo shorts and walked out with an award. 
        "That feeling alone helped to push me to another level of the grind just to maintain the respect and acknowledgement I felt I was being issued through the award. No one had to say good job to me much less give me an award. But I also know the level of work it took to receive the award, and if you're not campaigning in the Carolinas YOU WILL NOT WIN." ~Young Dirt 
        Currently Young Dirt resides in Atlanta, GA but, he frequently returns to NC to put on for his state. Atlanta artists are almost always close to a celebrity in one way or another so a lot of them have some kind of notoriety before they even start making music. The ones that don't have to have an impeccable grind to cut through the politics and make a name. Dirt realizes that to not be from ATL and still be buzzin in the streets means he is truly blessed and highly favored.  He was able to catch a lot of people by surprise with his sound and receive a lot of support early in his travels to Atlanta while word of mouth gained him a lot of momentum.  
          Its fair to say that Young Dirt is the next young mogul and has what it takes to be a star.  Stay tuned because he has a bright future and will not let his fans down.  

"Follow me on instagram and twitter @youngdirt, like my Facebook fan page www.facebook.com/youngdirtakamrdoitall, check out my youtube page www.youtube.com/youngdirtghsl and my VEVO page www.youtube.com/youngdirtvevo! I'm out here workin and imma keep bringin yall that 2 Real 4 Radio flow #SALUTE" ~ Young Dirt

Booking/contact

(919) 521-3740
Mr. Demetrius D. Williams
Personal Management
(828) 303-3150
Ms. L.B. Whitener
Press Management

YoungDirtGHSL@gmail.com
MsLBMgmt@gmail.com

HB Artist Insider: Suave Ri

     

        Representing Salisbury and Thomasville, NC, the ladies of HB would like to present Suave Ri.  Recently we got a chance to exchange words with this 25 year old music entertainer/rapper from the 704/336 and it was nothing but, love.  He has been a frequent performer for Trippple Threat Thursdays, which our President Mz Leggz is involved in with DJ Small Wonda.  He finally took the time to let the ladies get inside of his head.  Suave began his journey with hip hop around seven or eight years old from my brothers, Jermaine, Tone, Al, & Matt.  Suave said he vividly remember times back in the day with Jermaine when we would sit around in the room or just in the house cleaning up and listen to hip hop all day. They would rap lyrics back and forth and have debates on who was the hottest artist in the rap game or who's accomplished this and who's won this and that.  Although he has been enjoying hip hop most of his life, honestly speaking he has only been apart of the game four years.  Suave said he was always the quiet dude that never said much but, was always up on the latest music.  He often found himself surrounded by rappers to the point there would be five dudes in the house free styling over instrumentals Suave would find off the internet.  He would never say anything during the sessions.  Instead he would wait until everyone left and play beats and rap over them to himself.  One day, Suave finally got the guts and joined the cipher and proved that he had the juice. 

                          https://soundcloud.com/richo-b-1/best-kept-secret-by-suave

          His once biggest fear of performing in front of crowds has been surpassed and he is seen frequently at different showcases letting his lyrics speak to the crowd.  Everyone has their opinion on the music industry today and Suave is no different. Suave spoke on how today sex sells more so than the  "content"  of music.  However, Suave separates himself from other artist by being a conscious rapper who recreates real lifestyles in the listeners head that they can relate to because they are living that lifestyle. A person can feel passion through your words regardless of what words you may use.  Suave wants to be able to show his soul to the fullest extent through his music. His goal is for his fans to be able to take his songs and have his music speak volumes in there life, to help them through there struggle like other artist did for him, and for listeners to be able to take the good with the bad of me because everything he says on his tracks are real regardless of right or wrong, rather you can relate to this or that track or not.  His advice for other artist, which he received from DJ's and A&R's, is to stay on the scene, get familiar with people who are watching, and always have a show mix!!!!! Never let anyone tell you no and always give 100% on the stage! 


        Anyone who supports me is thank you, thank you, thank you! without any of you it wouldn't be possible, its hard to get people to support and believe so for the ones that do its much love and respect this way! ~Suave


 follow Suave Ri on soundcloud @Suave Ri 
                       or on Facebook @Suave Ri,
                                    On IG  @Suaveri22

HB Artist Insider: Lady Leash

            The music industry can be torture to a female in the game. Females often have to fight the image of being easy or often they are persuaded to be sexual in order to make moves. Well, Newark Delaware's Alicia Dickerson, known in the underground music world as “Lady Leash” refuses to follow the norm and will not give up. Currently residing in North Carolina, Leash has been doing music since she was in elementary school. She was a member of the chorus from the time she was in third grade until she reached ninth grade. She once dreamed of being a singer however when she wrote her first rap in 09',somewhat imitating the infamous Mary J, Lady Leash found her hidden talent. Now she writes, raps and sings.

            Lady Leash is a firm believer that the messages in music today are a big part of the problems we are having with our youth. However, she she feels that its only heightened when the kids are not getting the proper love, guidance or support at home. Therefore, our youth are easily influenced and believe the negative they hear is cool. With her son as her motivation Leash is determined to make a difference with her music. She wants to tell her story while also helping fans gain knowledge, self respect, confidence, strength and realness from her tracks. She knows that she is blessed with a talent that she strives hard at achieving. She fears not succeeding.

                              

          Currently, Lady Leash is working on her mix tape “Un~Leashed” and it has her focus. You can find Leash at local shows and contest working on being heard by anyone and everyone who is willing to listen. She hopes to one day work with her favorite rapper, Meek Mill, because she feels his testimony is a lot like hers and shows her she can make it too. She would also like to reach her plateau with artist such as Yo Gotti, Rich Homie Quan, Trey Songs and the beautiful Jasmine Sullivan. When asked what she wants her fans to know, “That I am going to give ya'll what ya'll have been missing, I'm the good stuff”.  

HB Artist Insider: Yung Bee Bee

       Facebook, twitter and youtube have been buzzing for months with different freestyles from Florida underground artist Yung Bee Bee.  People sharing the video with friends and wondering "Who is this dude?".    HB's CEO Nena got a chance to speak with the artist while he finishes off some time to get in his head and see what his future holds. As a child  he was given the name Bee Bee and because of the age that he started rapping it followed yung.  His music follows a global approach, Bee Bee wants to speak to the world.  He says the beats tell him what to say.  Bee Bee likes to speak to his fans and have them understand his pain. He has had his share of up and downs just like the next person but, he believes we all have to keep pushing and never give up. 

                                                                 

                                                      

                                                     Yung Bee Bee - Number Line (Freestyle)

         Bee Bee's music career is fairly fresh as far as getting his music out to the world but, his music videos have gone viral so fast and he thanks God for it.  He was picked to be apart of a reality show called "Kings and Queens" with rap artist Bone Crusher and the comedian Shawty.  He see's that as one of his biggest accomplishments as an artist.  This is only the beginning because this man is super talented.  From watching his youtube view grow, to having women ask him to sign her boobs, Bee Bee is thankful for all that he has accomplished.  Make sure that you stay tuned for this star in the making. 

Twitter: yungbbturnup954

Facebook: David yungbb heller,  young bebe,  bee bee

IG:  yungbb_next2blow

HB Artist Insider: Producer J Manifest

North Carolina’s J. Manifest is more than just a producer. He’s a business man behind the beats. Coming from Rocky Mount, Jerard ‘Manifest’ Wiggins proved his rare ability of being a great emcee and producer at the very beginning of his young life. High-quality production remained the ‘focus’ of Manifest’s motives, which would soon land him in the mist of engineering at the early age of 13. Responsibly determined, Manifest took it upon himself to play around with musical instrument sounds, from piano keys to drums, until his entire neighborhood was familiar with his production wisdom & craft.

Each weekend would arrive, and the super producer-to-be would make sure to be present at all of the city’s rap battles, hosted by Rocky Mount’s main radio station, WRSV Soul Jams 92.1. Using his double sword talent, J. Manifest would win every single battle in the city, only confirming his gift for music. Manifest carried that impressive winning title up until the rap battles were cancelled but didn’t stop there. During high school, the young music chief would leave sports practices and go over to East Sound Studio, where he obtained his very first job as an engineer. Manifest ventured into the ‘independent artist’ lane for only a brief era, but he’d soon find out that being an artist wasn’t his truest niche.

Luckily, his music focus and his decision to manifest his dreams still opened up doors for him –leading him to his real music purpose – super producing and engineering. With recent music placement/credits under his belt like working with: Poe Boy Music Group, MMG artists, Project Pat, Max B, Beanie Sigel, Young Buck, and Smack DVD/URL battles, Manifest continues to create top notch projects with artists of all breeds. This includes recently producing MMG's Rick Ross's track "Drug Dealers Dream" on his new Mastermind album.

In 2001, amazing things began to happen for J. Manifest. He teamed up with a few fellow NC producers, which would help him to sharpen his producing skills and recording techniques. As mentioned earlier, Manifest, has always been equipped with the luxurious ideas of branding, which birthed his ‘Kickz-N-Snarez’ clothing label, inspired by fashion and music. A plethora of hoodies, varsity jackets, and t-shirts come from this musically influenced clothing label, and are include custom designed images. M.E. MusicWorks studio located in the heart of Carolina (Raleigh, NC), is presently the super producer’s place of business. Many of the state’s most focused indie artists come to this man for ideas, consultation, and most importantly ‘high quality recording and production’. There is only more greatness to come from this ‘King’ of a producer. To stay in tune with what J. Manifest will present next, visit www.legionofmuzik.com and www.kickznsnares.com .

HB Artist Insider: Trapbo Chad

         Born in the 860 and Raised in a town they call K-vegas, Chad Landry fell in love with hip hop at a very early age.   As a toddler his mother taught him his first verse, " Well I am wonder mike and I'd like to say hello/ to the black to the white the red and the brown the purple and yellow, but first..." a line from the infamous Sugarhill Gang.  Chad is influenced by many great artist including the late greats Biggie Smalls and Big L as well as Curren$y.  Trapbo says that Biggie Smalls "Gimme the Loot" is the song that actually made him fall in love with hip hop.  He laughs at the thought of bumpin the track, screaming every word out the window except for the curse words because he is working on cleaning up his speech lately. 

       Trapbo Chad definitely has the drive to become a major star. His first show Chad paid 300 bucks to radio personnel, Waleed Coyote for 35 tickets. He stood in the cold in mid-December 2012 slanging the tickets outside of Venue Lounge in Greensboro. I performed at like 1:45 am and then when we were done at 2:10 am.  He believed in himself enough to take the chance which is more than be said for many new artist. A lot of artist don't invest in themselves.  This became Chad's most memorable experience as an artist because after his performance his homie said a girl was "waiting" for him in the hall. Chad said when he  went over to the hallway to see what was up and he received his first kiss with a black girl. Trapbo lost about a hundred bucks for that event but, it was a learning experience.

      When speaking on hip hop and whether it is dead, Trapbo Chad refers to Curren$y when he said  "Rap ain't wrong, it's just fucked up, not like that forever though. Because you got us, good weed, bad bitches among us. Try not to let this bullshit become us..."  Trapbo believes in this perspective of the rap game heavy. He says he doesn't want to breathe life into it, Ihe wants to blow kush on it.  And by the way. Curren$y if you see this,  "I'M TRYNA WORK" ~Trapbo Chad.  Trapbo has some  top notch material and a little bit of weed and a dilligent work ethic which he feels will help him when he gets his chance to work with anyone in the industry already. He spoke briefly on getting his hat signed by Spitta and Roddy. He has been flying it on his wall ever since.  He thinks after working with these artist that he could die happy. 

   If you have never taken a listen to any of Chad's music you definitely want to.  He is featured on HB's "Fucc Yo Beats" with his rendition of Jay-z's What's my name.  In 2014 he is looking forward to more progress as well as the drop of his mix tape "Young Man the tape" and  Blackened Essence Debut Magazine issue on January 17th.

Salute to you Trapbo Chad from The Ladies of HB

http://www.soundcloud.com/trapbo_chad

http://www.reverbnation.com/trapbochad

trapbo_chad@yahoo.com

twitter: @trapbo_chad

HB Artist Insider: Choo Biggz

          Darryl Greene was born on August 29th, 1985 and was givin the name "Choo-B" at birth by his Godmother.  Choo grew up in New York and was bred into music due to his grandfather Richard Truss being the owner of the legendary T-Connection Night Club in the 1970s.  Growing up Choo-B was inspired by musical idols such as Michael Jackson, Jay-Z, Nas, Biggie, 2-Pac, Wu-Tang Clan and DMX. These days Choo feels that the music industry sucks and he is only a fan of Jay-Z, 50 Cent, and Diddy. However, he has alot to offer to the music world.

 

        He learned his first rhyme at the tender age of 5, with the push of his uncle John-B.  Choo spent his youth moving from NYC to Maryland and then Georgia, attending various schools in different cities and letting the souther influences shape his musical tastes.  Due to the many influences Choo is able to bring a very universal style to his music.  His music is inspired by his passion for thought and problem solving. Because he spends alot of time thinking he is able to create the best music to leave his listeners wanting to hear more of his voice as well as his stories.  Even though a Bronz native, Choo counts artist like Pastor Troy, HitMan, Sammy Sam, Three 6 Mafia and Cash Money amongst other influences.  Gathering much acclaim over the years as a flurishing artist,  Choo has been co-signed by the likes of Mister Cee as well as 50 Cent, who recently twittered "Check this sh*t out"  Underground star choo biggz its hot!".
         Choo Biggz debut album "The Underground Star" LP, is highly anticipated after signing a recording contract with David Michery of ESMG in 2012.  His first single "Tonight", features 50 Cent & Tank.  It was produced by 2Deep of Germany, who has accumulated over 100 million song plays though his own website as part of the Anno Domini Beats production team, as well as numerous critically acclaimed mixtapes, platinum selling albums and collaborations with the Hip Hop greats.  2Deep is also responsible for the production work on "The Underground Star" mixtape by Cchoo, which features songs or remixes with Styles P, Tech N9ne and Shyheim the Manchild.  Although, Choo faces the big obstacle of making sacrafices, they have not stopped this young man from definitely doing what needs to be done to make it. Check him out....


Latest Mixtape Release:  "The Underground Star" (Prod By 2Deep)
           http://www.sendspace.com/file/po1u0t