.:: CITY OF STARS ::. Birmingham Stand Up!!!

	Profiles Index
Hip Hop	V.I.C.E. I'm Vice aka Vicious Integrated City Environment. An MC from Birmingham with a true passion for Hip Hop. I have been MCing (properly!)since 1999, and since then I have been concentrating on honing my skills.
Hip Hop	Tyson M.I.C's Tyson Verse is an aspiring musician frustrated with the British attitude towards today’s music, irritated by today’s stereotypes and with the state of society, and fully focused on biting back at the Top Dog of British Democracy… The Underdogs are about to bite back!!!
Hip Hop	Rawality Rawality the Souljahress (aka Hip-Hop's Wife) is one of the best female lyricists in the UK! Hailing from Birmingham, she has been writing and recording tracks for 20 years - thus making her loyal and dedicated to Hip Hop.
Hip Hop	Ravage What else can be said but Ravage is Class, Ravage Is Focused, Ravage Is The Future. Emerging From Brum City (BIRMINGHAM) In The UK This Self Described " 2 DECADE " Rapper is on some serious shit.
Producer	Raul Supreme Starting at the tender age of 16 Rauls ambitions and goals were always clear, Raul having an extreme passion for beatmaking and the art surrounding hip hop in itself capatalised under the circumstances he was in creating great beats with little equipment.
Hip Hop	Quartz Crystallus Quartz, writes produces and is also a graffiti artisan that lives Hip Hop Nuff said, If you are real and you know him, if you don't, get to know C.O.L.D!!!
Hip Hop	Psyche Diplomat Born and raised in Birmingham UK. Music is my soul, my heart, my life and my passion. I started writing lyrics for the first time when I was 16 years old and evidently through my songs I am culturally aware and feel that my purpose is to inform, enpower and enrich others though the vibes, through the rhythm and through the words.
Producer	Prime Killer This talented teenager started producing at only 13 years old, he states "Well, when I was 13, my friends were doing this rap/mc thing and I wasn't too tight with the lyrics so I thought I'd take on the alternative.
Hip Hop	P.O.K. Representin' Birmingham C-Style, C.I.A (Cain Iz Abel) and Kandeman are ready for the takeover. As individuals they have all been writing lyrics for over 10 years. With their unique lyrical styles, attitudes and experiences you can see why the diversity that P.O.K. has exists.
Grime	Mr Major Mr Major has made various tunes that are getting airplay across the country. The biggest tune that he has made is called “So Simple”. So Simple has been aired extensively in the Birmingham scene as well as getting lots of play by UK DJ’s across the country.
Producer	Mr Lazer This Birmingham born producer has been into music from an early age. Coming from a musical background, it was only a matter of time before Mr. Lazer was going to pursue a career in the industry.
Grime	Monza Monza has been spitting bars since he was 14/15 years old. It all began at school when Monza heard Stone and Nemesis (then called Whiteout) freestyle on a regular. This was the inspiration Monza needed to start in the Grime game.
R&B	Mark Dwayne Life began at 18 for Mark. He established "Street Cred" magazine but still maintained his singer/songwriting skills. He has written countless tracks and collaborated with a multitude of local artists and produced an album.
Various	Lady MJ I am dedicated female MC working in a wide genre of music but mainly Urban. I have worked with many different artists from all backgrounds, cultures and ages. I strongly promote unity to raise awareness of culture, heritage and disabilities and propel these messages in my lyrics.
Hip Hop	Kayvew Kayvew "The Truth" is an artist who uses rap music to raise awareness to social, political and global issues such as world hunger, racism, etc.
Hip Hop	Kandeman This Rapper/Song writer/Producer started rapping at 13 years of age, he had a brief spell on the Jungle scene and has continued over the years to adapt his style to whatever opportunity he can get to demonstrate his god given talent, enabling him to flow on all kinds of rhythms from Reggae Dubs to Dance music.
Grime	eLCon Elcon is an MC/Producer from Birmingham, part of a clique called On Road Entertainment, which consists of many different artists from around Birmingham and Dudley. He's been chatting bars since 2003 and producing on Reason since the start of 2006.
DJ	DJ Bullet Bullet has been a DJ for approximately 4 – 5 years. During this time he was a member of the Platinum Ice Cru. As time passed he felt that he had to move on to further pursue his own personal musical goals.
DJ	DJ Ames I’ve been into the urban scene for most of my life and I knew that I always wanted to be a DJ ever since I used to go and watch my mate on his decks playing his dance music. But for me Dance music just didn’t give me that get up and go feeling.
Hip Hop	Deez'L Skillz – the only one word that you can think of when you hear the name Deez’L and he definitely has those. 2Pac was his main inspiration. This combined with his lyrical capabilities and the confidence that he has in his talent there is no stopping him.
R&B	D-Joe Its clear when listening to D-Joe that this guy has a talent. He is not afraid to experiment and whether he is singing over a heavy beat or Accapella Beat Box his talent shines through.
R&B	Christof Jennings So far Damian in Greek words means “To Tame” And this is exactly what I intend to achieve in the industry. I have travelled a lot of times in my life but have now settled down and am ready to take on the challenge I have set for myself, the roots have been planted, now its time to grow.
Grime	Chico Chico has been emcing since the start of 2006. He states that he started off by doing radio sets and featuring on other peoples tracks, then eventually started working on his own material.
R&B	CB CB has performed at China Whites with the likes of Warner Newman, The Custard Factory, Miss Birmingham 2005,Birmingham carnival and Marcus Garvey day. The list continues..
Hip Hop	Cain Iz Abel If it’s not his passion for his music, his drive to succeed or the depth of his knowledge the lyrical flow of Cain Iz Abel is hard to parallel. He calls his style “Uncontrolled Substance”. As his lyrics portray there are the two sides to C.I.A. and he has a lot more stories to tell.
Hip Hop	C.O.L.D. Children Of the Last Days (C.O.L.D): designed by Pythagoras the Preying Mantis, inspired by Lorna ‘Atlantic’ Harris, enhanced by Dark Water Quartz, blest by other kindred artists and managed by Eva Cross.
Hip Hop	C-Style Speaking with C-Style it is clear that his goal is to be Number One in this industry. He states “I’m striving for worldwide exposure.” He goes on to say “but most of all I want to make a difference in society and open doors for the youth”.
Hip Hop / Rock	Budda Chi Budda Chi, born and bred in Birmingham started out as a Garage MC 8 years ago playing in Clubs abroad from Majorca to as far as Cyprus. Not satisfied with just spitting over tracks with repetitive lyrics, he entered the world of Rapping.
Hip Hop	Broken Bars Broken Bars are busting out tunes with beats made by all types of producers from around the UK, and have managed to get their own in house producer "Immature Minds" and also the addition of a new member to the Broken Bars collective known as "Deasiah".
Hip Hop	Bones Since the age of 15 Bones has been rapped up in the underground music scene, having got heavily into Drum & Bass music. Since the first gig he attended, knew what path he had to take, having been inspired by those that donned the mic. Often whilst mixing beats with mates he'd mess around with a few lyrics and found a natural flow and ability to freestyle.
Hip Hop	Addikshun I see rap music and its lyrical content as a very powerful form of expression. That goes for all forms of art. Art allows people a sense of freedom to pretend to be something the ‘real’ world doesn’t allow them to be.
Record Label	1-2 Entertainment 1-2 entertainment prides itself in maintaining our independance, straying away from the practices of major record companies. we will do all we can to expose new artists and at the same time, arm them with the tools to craft a career in possibly the worlds most unstable and risky business... music.