BALANCE INTERVIEW - THE NEW BAY

[Damien J.]

It is perhaps apropos that an emcee by the name of Balance is leading the battle to restore order to a Hip-Hop scene once bristling with creativity, and is now over-saturated in mediocrity and monotony. After witnessing the West Coast rap elite fade into obscurity for the last six years, Balance is upping the ante of skill and hit making in the Bay Area. “I came up during a period where you couldn’t say you rhymed unless you earned your stripes battling” says Balance. “Too Short, Spice 1, Hieroglyphics, Mystik Journeyman….all those who paid dues to earn their spot nationally had to earn it locally. That is how I came into it.”

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[Damien J.]

He received Unsigned Hype honors from The Source and he was listed in XXL Magazine as "Top 5 To blow In 2005".