Born Gerald Frazier Jr. in the notorious Cabrini-Green Housing projects and raised in the streets of Chicago; Gerald better known as Blacknight has been a major force in the cities underground scene since 1998. Honing skills in various ciphers, open mics and MC battles Blacknight linked up with the infamous BUC crew in 2001. Working under the tutelage of producers such as Deka Derse (WKKC 89.3), SC (Double Shots Mobb Deep), Skip Lava, Raistlin, and Gutsplatta; Blacknight released his first solo album Americas Favorite Superhero August 2002 through MP3.com. Blacknight was the top rated hip-hop artist from Chicago amassing over 1300 units sold. From there Blacknight entered into alliance with two other local acts to form DAO (Defy All Odds). DAOs single Verbal Connection has received rave reviews climaxing with Garageband.com featuring the single as the song of the month. Garnering radio play from WKKC, WHPK, WNUR, WXAV and Power 92.3 in the Chicago land and northern Indiana area for the various singles: Chicago, Family, Get That Doe, and Verbal Connection; Blacknight has been a constant on the local hip-hop scene. Currently Blacknight is recording tracks for Sick Doctor Entertainment in preparation for release of his second LP entitled Grown Man.Booking Info and Manager Contact:
CMG
773-921-1431
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