About Me
To say that TrakBoss loves music would be an understatement. It’s an affection that cannot be described in words. Music runs in his blood. Trak was born and raised on the Southside of Chicago. He was always focused on making something of himself. Although he lived for music, he always treated it as a hobby. Until his years in high school, the idea of a career in the music industry didn’t really cross his mind.
After performing and winning his high school’s talent show during his freshman year, Trak began to consider a career in the music business as a hip-hop artist. Not wanting to follow the norm and record over already used beats, he began creating his own original tracks using the popular digital audio workstation FL Studio. He had discovered a new, astonishing talent in music production.
Trak later made the decision to put the mic down and put all of his energy towards a career as a music producer and song writer. He educated himself in basic music theory, enhanced his skills in sequencing midi instruments and synthesizers, and has developed "an ear" that allows him to properly review, mix, and master his tracks. He has had the pleasure of working with many talented artists including Raleigh Randolph, Knocout, Jus Love, Dark Soul, Yung Black, Sam Dew, JMC, Qori Storm, and Lil' Lumpy. Along with producer Lu-E-J, Trak also co-produced and mixed Whitney Young Sounds, Whitney Young High School’s first studio-recorded album featuring original songs written and performed by the students.
After supplying bangers for other artists, Trak decided to pick back up the pen and pad and return to the mic. In 2007, he produced and recorded his very first solo hit "How It Go", a Chicago street anthem that WGCI Radio's DJ Lil' John described as "one of the best Chicago songs" he's ever heard. Trak released it via his myspace page and received great reviews from listeners around the world, gaining new fans that yearned for something fresh and original in hip-hop music.
Establishing confidence and comfortability in the vocal booth, TrakBoss was beginning to remember just how much of a talented lyricist he was. But, it wasn't until early 2008 when he produced and recorded "Swag On Ten", a more up-tempo, hypnotizing, club track with braggadocios lyrics, that he realized that he was planting the seeds for a fruitful career as record producer, song-writer, and hip-hop artist.
Working off the momentum and buzz of his first two recordings, TrakBoss recorded three more songs for what would become his debut EP, Let The Hate Begin, distributed first through SNOCAP in April 2008, and later redistributed in 2009 on iTunes, Rhapsody, & AmazonMP3. Although the album only has a total of five tracks, it's enough to showcase his lyrical abilities and production savvy.
TrakBoss' hunger for success in the music industry grows more and more everyday. There isn't a day that goes by where you won't find him in the studio programming drums for a new beat, or studying his pad trying to perfect that one line. This double threat is on his way to making a powerful impact in the music industry. TrakBoss is truly an unearthed diamond waiting to get his deserving shine.
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