Busting onto the scene from the gang-riddled Crenshaw area of Los Angeles, we have Mic Check. Three charismatic, talented, young men with great flow and stellar personalities to match. They free-style, dance, act, write, produce and completely entertain. In the words of Big Red from the Five Heartbeats, ﾓWhat donﾒt you do?ﾔ And the answer to that isﾅthey simply do it all.
Comprised of high-school friends Jonathan Wellman (J-Double), Robert Marshall (Gizmo) and Brian Allen (B-Cautious), the 17-year olds are getting a great head start on their visionary rap careers. They have a deal with Los Angeles based label Ex Recordings, their debut album is complete, national radio promotions are about to kick off, and a banging video for their single ﾓIﾒm Freshﾔ is ready to hit screens everywhere. Their live set is none too shabby either ~ their tours of Los Angeles Middle and High schools have caused near riots as word of their skills got around ~ especially amongst the young ladies.
Mic Check came to Ex Recordings after founder Michael London, an entertainment attorney and film producer, began a talent search for his start-up label. With his finger in many entertainment endeavors, Michaelﾒs reach was wide and he received hundreds of submissions from young hopefuls looking for their break. ﾓWhen I started Ex Records we received countless submissions by many groups and solo artists. Michael muses. ﾓThere was just something about Mic Check though that was undeniable. They are the whole package.ﾔ
These young men have begun to build an impressive buzz on the streets. Some of the highlights of their zooming career have been performing at the Inglewood Forum for ﾓBattle Zone 3 ﾽﾔ, ﾑkrump dancingﾒ with Tommy the Clown, who stars in David Lachapelleﾒs directorial debut ﾓRizeﾔ, performing at the Geneva Awards and opening for The Ruff Ryders in Oakland, CA.
These kids havenﾒt missed a beat stepping into the game at this point and their plan is to continue getting rave reviews for the next ten years to come and then some. Their debut album ﾓGuaranteedﾔ, which drops July 19th, 2005, will speak for itself, and weﾒre sure it has a lot to say.
Keep your dial set to Mic Check. You donﾒt want to miss whatﾒs next. ExRecords.com
Here’s some songs to preview.
Fresh (full)
Arrived (snippet)
Jae Dub(snippet)
100 Bars(snippet)
