Focus on St Louis Top 25 rap artists for 2010

Friends,

As member of Saint Louis Hip Hop Community, I received a update about their blog and here's a TOP 25 of that local scene with lot of good names ... Personaly I'm interested to know & learn more and more everyday about the U.S. RAP SCENE (from my country house lost somwhere in Belgium... NOT A HOOD LIFE but hustlin & reprezenting 4 Real haha...). Check and let me know what's your local top 25

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CHEERS - ENJOY & THANX 4 Your mail about my request friends, ...

Arn-O / EVOLUTION MS



WHERE DO I GET OFF MAKING THESE LISTS, CHECK MY RESUME.......

WHAT I LOOKED FOR:

THE "IT" FACTOR, THE MUSIC,NET PRESENTS, STREET PRESENTS,PEOPLE ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT U IN STLOUIS OR ELSE WHERE (KC,NAPTOWN,CHICAGO,MEMPHIS,NASHVILLE,NATI, OUR REGION), OVERALL MARKETING (BRANDING), ARTWORK (YOUR LOOK)

IN THE WORDS OF MR.MARCUS MIXTAPE "DONT GET MAD AT THE LIST, BE HAPPY PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT U"

25) CB THE HUSTLA:

MIXTAPE "HUSTLA'S AMBITION", SEVERAL SITES TO GET IT ON, HE OUT HERE PUSHIN A SINGLE BOTH 89.5 & HOMEJAMZ MESSING WITH IT, I SEEN HIS SINGLE BLASTED OUT BY A MAJOR INDUSTRY EMAIL BLAST SO I KNOW HE INVESTED IN HIMSELF



24) TEFF DEEZY:

"IT" FACTOR MUSICLY THIS OLE BOI GOT IT!! LYRICALLY & PATTERNS ARE OFF THE CHAIN, "MONEY SWAG HOES" PRODUCED BY ICU. ICU & TEFF DEEZY IS TRAXSTER TO TWISTA!!, MARKETING WISE FUK N SHAME NOBODY HEARD THIS DOPE ASS SHIT.......THE "IT" FACTOR GOT HIM ON THE LIST



23) YUNG JUKE:

"GOT'EM JUKIN" MIXTAPE DID GOOD NUMBERS AT LEAST ON MY SITE (MIDWESTMIXTAPES.COM), HIS SINGLE "BUBBLE BUTT" GOT SUM SPINS & HE FOLLOWED UP WITH "GOIN LOUD" (DOPE RADIO RECORD), MAKING MOVES AND HIS PEOPLE ARENT SCARED TO BREAK BREAD IF ITS WORTH IT TO THEM.....



22) SAINT ORLEANS:

"2010 & BEYOND" DID NICE NUMBERS ON THE NET, HOSTED DJ T GUTTA'S "LETS DO IT DEN"VOL.9 THAT DID NICE NUMBERS, NICE SINGLE NEW NIKKO SMITH, DJ T GUTTA CO SIGN IT VERY GOOD LOOK CAUSE HIS REACH IS FAR



21) T-WILL

"FOLLOW DA ARCH" DID NUMBERS NICE NUMBERS ON MWM.COM,DID A COUPLE MAGAZINES, "MOOLAH" SINGLE GOT SUM GOOD SPINS. IT WAS ON GREENHITZ.COM, HIS MGT TEAM WILL SPEND IF THEY FEEL ITS WORTH IT



20) 700

"IT" FACTOR IS ON TEN!!!, THERE MIXTAPE DID NUMBERS, SUPABAD GOT SPINS APPEARED ON MIXTAPES LOCALLY, SUM "STREET" BLOGS PICKED UP ON THEM & THEY GOT GREAT REVIEWS, WHY SO LOW THAT SHIT LASTED LIKE 3 MONTHS WHEN THEY COULD OF PUSHED THIS ALL YEAR.......SMH



19) JUNE 5TH

JUNE 5TH WHO IS NOW WITH MIZAY ENT., "HERSTORY" MIXTAPE DID NUMBERS, GOT A GOOD REVIEW FROM BEN GRIMM, "DOLLAZ" SINGLE GOT GOOD AMOUNT OF SPINS & APPEARED ON SUM DJ MIXTAPES, THEY TOURED



18) HUEY

HAD A FEW NICE SINGLES OUT THERE, DJS STILL MESSING WITH HIM, SEEN HIM ON A FEW WEBSITES, "IT" FACTOR OUT OF ALL THE STL ARTISTS EVER SIGNED TO A MAJOR I THINK SKILLWISE HE IS THE BEST, YALL CAN ARGUE HE COULD BE HIGHER, BUT HE A SIGNED ARTIST (E1) I THINK HE COULD OF DONE MORE HE JUST MISSING SUMTHING IN HIS TEAM TO GET HIM OVER THE HUMP TO HOUSEHOLD NAME.......



17) RAY GOSS

(POLITICAL, I MARKET FOR HIM) BUT HEY HE GOT HIS ROCK OFFS LOCALLY IN HIS FIRST YEAR OUT, WE TOOK HIM ON THE ROAD THIS YEAR, HAD HIM IN SEVERAL MAGAZINES (BRANDING), VIDEO WAS ON SEVERAL OUTLETS, PREACH STILL SPREADING, STARR & BUCCWILD APPEARANCE, HE HAS A NEW RECORD STARTING TO SPREAD WITH FREDDIE GIBBS (XXL MAG. 2010 FRESHMEN COVER) "JUST HUSTLIN" ALREADY APPEARED ON FAKESHOREDRIVE.COM (XXL MAG'S TOP100 HIP HOP SITES)......



16) RAY DA KIDD

"KEMO SOBIE" THEN "SHINE" STL'S BIGGEST RECORD HANDS DOWN IN 2010 OVER 70 BDS WHICH FOR A COMPLETELY INDIE ARTIST IS AMAZING!!!, "KIZZY" MIXTAPE GOES HARD, ON THE ROAD ALOT THIS YEAR, RAY DA KIDD SHOULD BE BIGGER THEN WHAT HE IS IF HE WOULD ONLY LET PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT HIS MUSIC ......



15) AJULE AKA JU THE CZAR

"KINGS & PAWNS" MIXTAPE IS A FLATOUT CLASSIC, ICU DID THE BEATS SO PRODUCTION IS THERE,"GLOW" IS SICK SINGLE HE HAS SEVERAL THAT COULD BE A FOLLOW UP, PLEASE DONT DROP THE BALL ON THIS ICU & JULE!!!! ALOT PEOPLE WANT TO SEE YOU WIN!!! COULD BE HIGHER BUT GOT A LATE START IN 2010. 2011 HE SHOULD BE HIGHER



14) WILL VICTORY

2 MIXTAPES WITH DJ ILL WILL & ROCKSTAR, VERY GOOD NET PRESENTS TO GET HIS MIXTAPE OUT THERE, HE APPEARED ON ONE THE MIDWEST BIGGEST MIXTAPE SERIES DJ G-SPOT'S "MIDWEST INVASION", OVERALL GOOD MUSIC, HE ROLLING WITH AYE VERB NOW SOOOOOOO THAT WILL BE INTERESTING.....



13) GENA

MIXTAPE WITH DJ SMALLS WITH SUM DOPE MUSIC ON THERE, "DIP IN THE CLUB" SINGLE IS A DOPE JUNT ITS GETTING SPINS ON THE RADIO, IN THE LAST FEW YEARS HIM & RAY DA KIDD HAS GOT THE MOST LOCAL RADIO SPINS FOR INDIES BUT Y ISNT HE SIGNED YET.......



12) BLACK SPADE

I PAY ATTENTION TO THAT BACK PACK SHIT, DUDE MAKES SOLID MUSIC FOR THAT SIDE OF THE TRACKS, ALOT OF BLOGS GAVE HIM GREAT REVIEWS & NOT JUST BLOGS THAT WERE RUN BY PEOPLE AFFILATED WITH "THE FORCE"......



11) STEVIE STONE

HE WENT ON TWO TOURS WITH TECH9 THIS YEAR & EVEN HAD HIS OWN TOUR WITH "SET IN STONE" MIXTAPE, STEVIE MUSIC IS SOLID, DUDE IS BUILDING A FANBASE, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT TECH 9 GORILLA LIKE MARKETING......HE IS GONA BE AROUND FOR AWHILE I BELIEVE



10) RUKA PUFF

DROPPED A COUPLE MIXTAPES & AN ALBUM, "TURKEY HAM" BY TRIFECKTA GOT SUM SPINS, HE STLOUIS' VERSION OF TECH 9 DIFFERENT LOOK SAME CRAZY TOURING SCHEDULE, HE ALSO LEAVES IMPRESSION EVERYWHERE HE GOES, SEEN HUM IN A FEW MAGAZINES, MANY MARKETING PEOPLE I TALKED TOO & EVEN ARTISTS FROM OUT OF TOWN LOVE HIM, ALSO APPEARED ON ALI'S "THE CHAMP IS HERRE" MIXTAPE & REMIX OF LUEY V'S "ST.LOUIS ZOO".......



9) YUNG RO

"FRESHA DEN THE MALL" GOT ALOT ALOT ALOT OF SPINS, APPEARED ON ALOT OF MIXTAPES, OZONE PATIENTLY WAITING & WAS IN SEVERAL OTHER MAGAZINES, HIS TEAM KNOWS HOW TO BRAND HIM!!! HE ALSO HAS A YOUTH OUTREACH TYPE THING WITH RUNWAY TO EMPOWERENT.....TAKES MONEY TO MAKE MONEY SO DONT HATE HE HAS THE MEANS TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. FIND YOU A TEAM WHO BELIEVES IN YOU AND YOU COULD BE WHERE HE IS TOO......OH YEA HE SOWED STLOUIS FIRST THEN KC & NAPTOWN BEFORE THEY WENT TO ATL. IM SAYING HE TOOK CARE OF THE REGION FIRST..



8) CITY SPUD

"TWELVE-12" MIXTAPE WAS A NICE WAY TO SAY "I'M BACK FOR THE FIRST TIME", 3 MONTHS STRAIGHT AS NUMBER #1 ON MWM.COM, HE GOT OUT HERE WITH THE MIXTAPES AND DID SHOWS ........YEA THIS ARGUEABLE BUT HE BEEN AWAY FOR TEN YRS SO GIVE DUDE A SECOND TO REALLY GET ADJUSTED BACK TO THE INDUSTRY.



7) ALI

TWO DOPE ASS MIXTAPES "THE CHAMP IS HERRE" (WHICH GOT ALOT OF GREAT REVIEWS) & "SO ST.LOUIS", MIXTAPE TITLE SET OFF A WAR OF WORDS WITH SPAIDE RIPPER (SPAIDE DISS SONG WAS DOPE, EXCEPT THE LINES ABOUT ALI'S KIDS), SONGS APPEARED ON QUITE A FEW MIXTAPES EVEN "MIDWEST INVASION", GOT HIMSELF IN SUM MAGAZINES, I THINK HE WOULD OF GOT OUT HERE IN THE STREETS MORE LIKE CITY SPUD IF HE DIDNT HAVE KNEE SURGERY. HIS MIXTAPES DID LET ST.LOUIS KNOW DONT COUNT OUT DERRTY ENT......



6) HAKEEM THE DREAM

"THIS DAT LOUD" VOL.1 MIXTAPE IS FLATOUT WAS A NEAR PERFECT ALBUM MIXTAPE, TOP 10 MOST DOWNLOADED MIXTAPE ON THE SITE OF MWM.COM OVERALL, "HELLO" IS A DOPE SINGLE, HE PUSHED A COUPLE VIDEOS, THE REASON WHY HAKEEM IS SOOOO DAMN HIGH ON THE LIST IS BECASUE HE KNOWS HOW TO PUSH HIMSELF HE DOESNT WAIT ON HIS TEAM HE DOES IT HIMSELF......WHEN HE DROPS THIS ZAYTOVEN PROJECT HE GOT COMING IF HE CAN GET THE SINGLE ROTATING ON RADIO VIDEO SPINNING AND CIRCULATING ALL AT ONCE, GET SUM PUBLICATION COVERAGE BLOG COVERAGE FROM SUM SITES I THINK HE CAN GET SIGNED.



5) M.C.

"GREY GOOSE,HEADPHONES,& THIRSTY WOMEN" OVER 30,000 DOWNLOADS WORLDWIDE!!!!! YOU CAN FIND US HIS MIXTAPE ALL OVER THE NET, SINGLE "GET AWAY" IS DIFFERENT THEN THE USUAL BUT HE MADE IT WORK, HE APPEARED IN A FEW PUBLICATIONS ......HE MAKES GOOD MUSIC FLATOUT, HE HAS THAT "IT" FACTOR



4) AYE VERB

HE HIT US WITH HIS LABEL MIXTAPE "KLOSED CIRCLE" WHICH IS A LABEL FULL OF BEASTS (ONE BEING DUTCH JACKSON & NOW WILL VICTORY), "DRUMMA" RECORD GETTING ITS SPINS, HIS BATTLES AND HIS VIEWS IS WHAT HAS VERB ON THE LIST SHOW ME SUMONE ELSE IN STLOUIS INDIE SCENE THAT CAN GET 150,000 AVG VIEWS WHENEVER HE DOES SOMETHING



3) SKIDDALZ

IF U ARE A SCRATCHING YOUR HEAD ON WHY SHE IS ON THE LIST OR EVEN THIS HIGH U ARE A DUMB ASS, I DIDNT HEAR ANY OTHER STL AREA ARTIST MUSIC ON "JERSEY SHORE", "OMG" & "GREEN EGGS & HAMMIN" SINGLES GOT HER ALOT OF ATTENTION, HER MIXTAPE DID NUMBERS AND STILL DOING NUMBERS, SHE HAD QUIET A FEW BIG NAME DJS GIVING HER ALOT OF LOVE ON TWITTER FROM THE CORE DJ RETREAT IN ORLANDO, SHE APPEARED IN A MAGAZINES AND BLOGS (BRANDING), SHE IS GETTING PAID TO DO HER MUSIC.......HOW U GONA HATE ON THAT!?! GO WHITE GIRL!



2) RICHIE STACKS

"PHILLTHY PACKS" MIXTAPE IF U DIDNT COME ACROSS THIS MIXTAPE YOU WERENT PAYING ATTENTION, OVER 3,000 PUSHED IN STL ALONE, PERFORMED OUT AT THE INDIANAPOLIS BLACK EXPO & PUT 1K MIXTAPES IN THE STREETS OF NAPTOWN, INSTEAD DOING INTERVIEWS HE ACTUALLY ADVERTISED HIS PRODUCT (BRANDING), HIS SINGLES "FRESH N FLY" & "1,2" WERE/ARE GOOD LOOKS BUT IT WAS HIS "ITS ON" THAT APPEARED ON OVER 80 MIXTAPES (COAST 2 COAST DJS), DID SEVERAL SHOWS IN ALABAMA AND ATL WHICH HE WAS INVITED TO OPEN FOR RICK ROSS AND OTHER BIG SOUTHERN ARTIST NAMES (PROMOTERS ACTUALLY BROUGHT HIM DOWN THERE) , WENT TO A FEW MUSIC CONFERENCES WHICH HELPED GET THAT MIXTAPE LOOK......MORAL OF THE STORY GET OUT THERE AND NETWORK I HAVE A LIST OF DJS WHO WANT TO DO MIXTAPES WITH RICHIE STACKS.........



1) LUEY V.

HIS TWO MIXTAPES THIS YEAR REALLY LET HIM SHOW OFF HIS SKILL, "DO YA OWN DANCE" APPEARED ON 106 & PARK, HE APPEARED IN HIP HOP WEEKLY & A FEW OTHER MAGAZINES SHOWED LOVE, "DROWNING" IS HEATING UP IN THE CLUBS & HE ALSO STARTED DOING MAJOR INDUSTRY EMAIL BLAST ON IT, STLOUIS ZOO & STLOUIS ZOO REMIX IS ONE OF THE BEST STL ANTHEMS IVE EVER HEARD, "IT" FACTOR LUEY V HAS IT .......I FEEL HE IS THE NEXT OUT OF STLOUIS