Who knows when and where it all started. Do you hate reading other artists bio where they talk about being 3 years old listening to this and being 10 years old and writing that? Its all bogus!!! For as long as he can remember, Tay Butler has been involved in a roller coaster love affair with music. From Public Enemy tapes his mother bought him for Christmas, to he and his brothers practicing New Edition songs in the living room, its a part of him. Wasn't until high school that he started ignoring teachers and taking his lessons from his favorite rappers. Later, artists like Nas, Biggie, Twista and Jay Z shaped his understanding of the world outside of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Nas told us the World is Yours, so Tay Butler took his word for it and went out to see it. Being underprivileged and black meant his enlistment into the military would have to make that possible. And it did, as he traveled around the country and across seas. Meeting men and women from every corner of this world allowed Tay to create truthful and powerful observations....and attempt to make them rhyme!
10 years and 10 underground mixtapes later, Tay Butler is here. With a slow, steady, undeniable flow and a uncanny ear for original and catchy music, his time is now. Nicknamed "The Mayor" courtesy of a mixtape he created during the 2004 Election for Mayor of Milwaukee, the name stuck as he solidified himself as one of the artists on Milwaukee's underground scene who wants EVERYONE to eat! Linking with a crew of some of Milwaukee's best, The Eekuawlim and the Umbrella Music Group, Tay Butler is primed to bring recognition not only to his own movement, but the legions of talented artists in Milwaukee just dying for a shot at national success.
The first step is Baby Boy, the official mixtape EP. Just an introduction into the world of Tay Butler, it serves as the appetizer before "Tay's Anatomy" the debut album from Tay Butler. With production primarily from El Plaga, unknown and unheralded, but easily one of Milwaukee's best young producers, and featuring up and coming stars like Efeezo, Haz Solo and Los Angeles diva JimiJames, this debut is sure to let everyone know who the Mayor is!
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