Tenfoe

Born and raised in WEST PALM BEACH, FL. Tenfoe is a singer/rapper/songwriter who talks about any topic. He's been through it all so he spits about the journey it took to get him here and what's important to him. He was a model student in elementary to middle school. He took gifted classes up until high school. He got exposed to the streets late but he went in them head first. As time went by he started seeing the world through his own eyes and realized that no matter what you do to survive, you have to GET MONEY. Once he graduated he enlisted for the army. He was stationed in Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri. He learned discipline, integrity, and respect from his superiors. One day, when they were in recession, Tenfoe's battle buddy was yelling out obscenities and caused the seargant to stop PT. She asked who made the sound and if somebody didnt come forward everyone was going outside. Being that it was 95 degrees, Tenfoe wasn't about to go outside so he stepped up. The consequence was 500 push-ups off the side off the stage. Tenfoe got to 478 and slipped from exhaustion. He hit his chest on the side of the stage and had to be hospitalized. They released him a few days later. He went through 7 weeks of basic training only for them to say that he was diagnosed with chronic asthma. He was sent home 4 days before his birthday. When he got home he hooked up with his cousin and let her hear some raps he wrote. She thought they were good and turned him on to a group out of Shreveport, Louisiana. Their name was 2thowed. He made hits with them such as "Get Buck", "Persuasion", and others. He joined the group MVS which consisted of him and Bout It B. It ended a few months later because his family was against his music and made it too stressful to take. He had to excuse himself for a while. He then went to Daytona to attend college but the street life was in his heart. He withdrew from school once he met his homie SNAP (RIP 2006). They came up with a clique called the BLOODSUCKAS due to the fact that Snap's brother was the leader of the bloods in Nevada. They recruited some yanks (goons as many would say) and they took over the hood like nothing. One day Snap and Tenfoe were talking about branching out to the music aspect when one of their yanks got out of a car. He grabbed Tenfoe's hand and pulled him aside. Then shots rang out. When Tenfoe got off the ground he found SNAP laying on the curb. They had shot him. He tried to revive him and even carried him as far as he could. It was too late. Retaliation was a must. Tenfoe couldn't take the loss of his blood brother so he moved back to his hometown. He linked back up with 2thowed but it didnt feel the same. He did a couple shows and recored two more songs when he found out the most devastating news. His cousin Erika who had introduced him the group had passed away due to unknown circumstances. Tenfoe lost the will to live for a while. His heart was 6 feet deep and he was lost in the shuffle. He left 2thowed once again and went back to the streets. He wrote music for a while but it didnt match up to his earlier lyricism so he stopped. One day while chilling with his cousin YAE YAE he heard about an old friend of his.....VANDAM BODYSLAM.....he decided to go by his house to talk to him. Vandam asked him to record one song and he did. It was called "Stay or Leave" which was a mixtape song recorded on the Plies feat. T-pain song Shawty. He was then signed to Double E (Entrepeneur Entertainment). The hottest label in Palm Beach to this date. He started getting exposed in the r&b aspect and did songs like "Right or Wrong", "Hustlin is Wrong", and "Givin you da Bizness" on Clete's first album. He did "Kilo" which is a new thing for the ladies that HB will be dropping soon. He is blessed and ready to get his grind going. He left Double E due to personal problems. He is now venturing out independently and has staretd his own mixtape entitled "I'M JUST ME". He felt that would be the best title because the hip-hop game is flooded with artists that portray a facade to their fans. "I don't consider myself to be anything but myself. So many artists can be compared to each other which brings competition. I'm my own competiton. I brought Tenfoe to life and I am Tenfoe. There's no difference in me or any other artist. I just don't believe in being labeled. I haven't seen it all but I've seen enough. I haven't gone through it all but I've gone through enough. I do this for Erika, Snap, and my boys that wont see the outside. But most of all I do it for my family."-quote from TENFOE 2008. Be on the look-out for the mixtape entitled "I'M JUST ME" with hits like "Trapp" and "Whatcha Lookin Like". Much more coming after that. The grind doesnt stop.