Born January 28, 1985, Virginia Beach native John Rowles better known to his peers as Mannie, emerged from the shadows of the underground hip hop world with his unique since of musical expertise in 2003. While attending his first year of college in the spring of 2004 in North Carolina, Mannie's popularity grew amongst his peers with his numerous appearances and performances at homecomings, fashion Shows and talent showcases. With that Mannie began to develop a swagger all his own that set him apart from the duplicated sounds of most mixtape and mainstream artist of today.
In 2005 Mannie began attending open mic nights at the local clubs near his school in an attempt to sharpen his performance skills and gain popularity amongst the locals. Upon his return to the ever missed streets of VA Beach in the spring of 2007, Mannie immediately began production on his most recent project entitled "Creative Recreation" , released September 24,2008. With the help of SEEVA (Southeastern Virginia Art Association) coordinator, and project manager Tamia Pauling, they began to flood the underground Va market with mixtapes and video promos through popular social networking sites such as Myspace, Facebook, Youtube, and Zshare. Eventually Mannie was introduced to Sizzling 2 production manager Cheryl Lawrence who assisted in landing him his first major celebrity showcase for star of BET's "The Way It Is" Neffe, January, 24, 2009.
Despite all obstacles, Mannie has emerged triumphant in the face of adversity over the past three years with the recent loss of his grandmother two days before his 22nd birthday and the dissolving relationship between him and his oldest sibling. His favorite quote is "what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger" and as a result of the unfortunate events that occurred , Mannie's work ethic and his potential to take over the hip hop world has strengthened significantly. With his ability to touch on the more conscious side of hip hop but still be able to relate to the streets as well as his broad vocabulary and witty punch lines, Mannie is sure to set the stage for new school hip hop .
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