After years of holding down street cyphers and corner battles, Protoman knew a transition into music wouldn't be a hard one. Growing up in sunny South Florida, Proto has been stirred in a melting pot of cultures and religions that shows the diversity ingested in his voice and words.
With already an independent LP (Analog) released last year that sold into the thousands, he's now determined to break into the majors while slinging intensely articulate rhymes over jazzy, old-schoolish boom-bap and forward-leaning distorted electronics. While he's not as esoteric as most backpack-rocking MCs, he certainly isn't rapping about the manhole-cover-sized rims on his platinum-plated Hummer either. This lands the kid comfortably in an accessible middle ground that allows humor, talent, and integrity to coexist. His live show is nothing short of electrifying as well. Holding down the mic solely without skipping a word for a monster set has become something not seen by the crowd with other acts and is one key component that brings so many people out to see him in the flesh.
For those who are just discovering FUSIK, heres the pre-requisite knowledge....we are a band of musicians/artists that are determined to bring back the original fundamentals of Hip Hop music to the masses. Hip-Hop was a counter culture created by the urban Youth for the urban youth, as a healthy, positive means of expression and emotion in the face of the poverty and social oppression. Fast forward twenty years and now you find "Hip-Hop" on all corners of the Earth. The problem? The music too often doesn’t reflect the culture of the people, more often it reflects nothing but empty values and superficial wealth. FUSIK has been created to re-instate A PURPOSE in Hip-Hop music. FUSIK has been established to re-introduce the BASIC FUNDAMENTALS of the Hip Hop culture to the youth and the world. FUSIK has been formed to provide an identity that people of all races and backgrounds can relate to. FUSIK, taking all the elements, creating new compositions to bring everyone together in the name of true HIP-HOP. Thank you for checking us out, hope to see you at a show because we know you will not leave the same.
