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He has been a part of King of the Dot, Canada
   Premier Rap Battle League, Capital Rap Battles
   and BEAST MODE battles, which can all be
   watched on YouTube right now. We have
   Jamaican backgrounds. Born in Canada. My

   brother Chin got some Chinese in him. As far as
   record labels go, they help on a partnership
   level; when you’ve already developed your own
   independent       machine.     They can       provide
   resources that an artist may need but for the
   most part, this is something you Gotta build
   from the ground up. But I prefer it that way, I
   don’t want too many hands in the pot. We
   were exposed to music at a young age. I
   wouldn’t say any one person put us on to
   music. It played in our home. A lot, and outside

   while we were playing as well. We would tape
   music videos on VHS and stuff like that. So, it
   became a part of us. Maybe our parents put us
   on. We inspire ourselves to make music.
   The beast we make I would describe It as fire. It          More availability when it comes to
   doesn’t matter what bag Chin decides to go in,             lending    your    talents    to   others.
   it’s going to come out classic. But we do try to           Support from every angle. That is
   go for the classic, timeless feel . We’re                  what Canada needs to do more of.

   chameleons. We can blend into anything if we               Atlanta supports and curates their
   wanted to. But hip hop needs some more                     own very well. We can do the same.
   balancing first. If we could open A show for               At least I hope so. The industry is
   someone it would be De La Soul. Something like             shifting towards artist independence
   that. Maybe an older artist like Anita Baker.              anyway, sort of like, back to square
   Make it a weird show. But good. More central               one. I like it personally because it
   facilities for artists. More studios.                      maintains our integrity as creators.
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