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(Los Angeles, CA) – Bred just north of Los Angeles, rapper J Styles always favored the opposite East Coast. Whether it was his desire to get out of his small town, his admiration for Brooklyn rapper Jay-Z, or simply the way he talked, dressed and stylistically mirrored East Coast, J Styles has always stuck out.

Growing up in a small town across the way from a state penitentiary with little opportunity, when J Styles he turned 17 he moved to the city in LA to pursue his dreams of being a rapper, where he continues to pursue his career today.

“Its a small town with nothing but Bloods and Esés, with not much money in the town, with little opportunity for jobs, all people can do is get in trouble. I got friends locked up and jail,” J Styles explained. “Both of my brothers are locked up. I had to make the move and make a gamble and see what happened.”

Since then J Styles has made his mark on the LA scene getting noticed by clothing brands like Popular Demand, getting spins from well known local club DJs at SupperClub and Playhouse and popping bottles with artists like OT Genasis.

“There’s an A side and B side to life just like with records or tapes . There’s the A side where there’s a better life than drugs and jail, and there’s the B side that leads to jail and a lot of things you don’t want,” J Styles explained.

In the mean time J Styles is focused on the release of his music. Currently J Stylesis pushing his song “I’m Drinkin”, that has a great Summer feel to the record. He is also focused on putting together a project called Questionable Cause set for release this quarter.

(Detroit, MI) – Known for causing a scene in their hometown of Detroit and having just been banned from from Detroit’s Hot 107.5 Summer Jam, The Family’s rap collective Band Gang has generated millions of views online and are in position to take their city by storm. Recently at one of their videos the Detroit Police came through in full force with helicopters and riot police to stop the commotion caused by heavy support of their fans at their video shoot.
“There’s definitely some good artists out in Detroit, but there a lot of acts that rap on a Cali or Atlanta beat with a Detroit sound, I think our records represent Detroit to the fullest,” The Family explained about Band Gang.
With some members still in high school, their connection to the youth of the streets is undeniable. Band Gang is prepping for their release of their Young Kings project dropping June 30th hosted by DJ Cassius Caine and RJ Lamont. Check out the previously released video for”Ham” and the single from the Young Kings’s Mixtape dubbed “2 Bad Bitches” featuring Detroit’s own Icewear Vezzo and produced by veteran producer Cassius Jay.

“Really YouTube got us going going. The song Band Gang or No Gang has over a million views so after that everything we put out seems to get good views,” Band Gang explained. ” We started getting viewers in Oakland and other parts of the Midwest.”

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