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S.T.L.

"Trust Me, I Know What I'm Doing", Coming Soon!!

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Everything You Need To Know About Striggs:
"Trust Me, I Know What I'm Doing". The Semi-Sophomore album coming very, VERY soon! (I promise!!)
S.T.L. is a rapper. These days, that doesn't really come as a shock to anyone, because (as DeFakto so eloquently put it) every 6 out of 5 people rap. But, somehow, Stress manages to stand out from the pack and gain recognition and kudos everywhere he goes. How the hell is he able to do that? First of all, let's get to know the guy a little bit more.
S.T.L. stands for Stress Tha Lyricist. Yes, the "Tha" is purposely spelled with an "A" instead of an "E". You will not win any grammar points for trying to correct it. Moving along...although S.T.L. is his official stage name and is the name that will be connected to all of his work (except for his collaborations with DeFakto...more on that later), he is known by a variety of alias; including but not limited to: Striggity, Striggs, S to the T, Mr. S.T, and Nerd Ferguson. He will answer to any of those. He faithfully represents his hometown of Richmond, VA but will also frequently shout out his birthplace of Bronx, NY. This crossbreeding has given him a rather unique style and an almost unmatched ability to effortlessly superimpose himself onto a song of any nature. Whether it's gritty east coast street hop, a bass heavy club banger, or a driving, Twista style speed fest, Striggs is right at home. Please, do not waste your time trying to pigeon hole this guy into any ONE category. You'd be selling him short, and you'd easily throw 2-3 hours of your life down the drain.When Mr. Ferguson isn't adding to his ridiculously large assortment of solo recordings, he's most likely recording with his partner in rhyme DeFakto. In fact, the duo official records together under the moniker DeFakto & Stress (rather than DeFakto & S.T.L. Just has a much nicer ring to it, no?). The two managed to put together an LP that went unreleased for numerous reasons, although it can easily be found on the net. They support each other’s solo pursuits, but still plan on officially releasing they're debut as a duo.
After 2 releases (2005's "Alright Already!!!" and 2007's internet only "Nerd Rap"), Striggs is preparing his semi-sophomore album "Trust Me, I Know What I'm Doing". I choose the word "Semi" because "Alright Already!!!" was his "semi" debut (he recorded an album in 2004 called "The Soundtrack"), and "Nerd Rap" wasn't a full scale release. Yes, I know...all this music can be rather confusing. But that's what happens when an artist is dedicated to his craft. Kinda like Lil' Wayne. You couldn't even find a bootleg of that niggas last album. Too many damn songs!!!
In closing, S.T.L. is better than you @ at least 90% of the things you do. ESPECIALLY if one of those thing is rap. h0lllar!! :-)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/30/2005
Band Website: stressthalyricist.com
Band Members:
Influences: Jay-Z, Eminem, Skillz, Fabolous, DJ Premier, Kanye West, Timbaland, Dr. Dre
Sounds Like:
Record Label: Sound Council / D-vine Productions
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Check out this video: Leave Me The Hell Alone (Live)

Check out this video: Leave Me The Hell Alone (Live) ...
Posted by S.T.L. on Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:10:00 PST

Check out this event: JulyJavaLava II

Hosted By: DeFakto & StressWhen: Saturday Jul 19, 2008 at 9:30 PMWhere: Jammin' Java227 Maple Ave EVienna, VA 22180United StatesDescription:DeFakto & Stress Click Here To View EventThis is gonna be a ...
Posted by S.T.L. on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:41:00 PST

Abercrombie Is The Gayest Clothing Company Ever!

Ok, so check it.  I'm browsing the interwebs looking up some cool new clothing types, seeing as how my closet literally consists of NOTHING but jeans and t-shirts.  I'm not ready to ditch t...
Posted by S.T.L. on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 02:53:00 PST

Justin Timberlake's album

This don't have much to do w/ anything, but Justin's album is beast like!! I fucks with every single song on there.  Damn, best R&B album since Confessions.  Hands down!!
Posted by S.T.L. on Sun, 17 Sep 2006 08:03:00 PST

New Albums

I'm too cool not to be busy.  In addition to the 90% done DeFakto & Stress LP "Revenge Of The Nerds?", I'm getting the recording underway for my follow solo joint "Nerd Rap".  I'm tryna ...
Posted by S.T.L. on Sat, 16 Sep 2006 10:00:00 PST

Album featured on Rapreviews.com

After a long wait, my album finally get's reviewed by hiphop heavyweight www.rapreviews.com.  The CD received a pretty favorable rating and some critical acclaim.  Here's an excerpt from the...
Posted by S.T.L. on Wed, 22 Feb 2006 06:44:00 PST

Album's 2nd single

The albums second single "I Ain't Tryna Brag" has been added to my soundclick page.  The remix will be performed @ the Nanci Raygun in Richmond, VA on March 2nd by myself and Mic Source.  Sh...
Posted by S.T.L. on Wed, 15 Feb 2006 03:15:00 PST

New EP on the way?

Yea, I'm thinkin' bout puttin together a new EP to keep myself busy in between projects.  It'll kinda act as a Bonus CD to "Alright Already!!!".  Right now, I plan on having a few new songs ...
Posted by S.T.L. on Tue, 07 Feb 2006 06:26:00 PST

Well...

Ya boy is all sold out.  CDbaby.com is officially out of stock.  We'll be up and running in about 3-4 days tho, so all is good.  Also, Towerrecords.com as well as Bestbuy.com will be ca...
Posted by S.T.L. on Sun, 18 Dec 2005 09:14:00 PST

LOL damn...

Who woulda thought my lil' old album would see any controversy?  Turns out a line on "I Ain't Tryna Brag" is errily (sp?) similar to a line on Skillz's 95 track "The Nod Factor".  Tempers fl...
Posted by S.T.L. on Sat, 17 Dec 2005 07:59:00 PST