Brikkz - Of BuckGang/A.N.W./1700

Remember when your mother would use her own saliva to clean your face before you hopped out of the car? Well that's about the age Jovan "Brikkz" Miles was when he made a permanent decision to become a rap artist. Unlike many other new artists who just recently started rhyming, Brikkz recognized his lyrical ability fairly early. At a young age Brikkz began showcasing his skill by simply rhyming over instrumentals he played on his sisters' karaoke machine. Over the next few years word of Brikkzs' lyrical prowess and very agressive style of word play spilled over in every hood and even some suburbian areas. However growing up in a small city has it's limitations. So with few places to record and even fewer places to work, Brikkz and life long friends "Flamz a.k.a. Gunna, Con, Live, and Corey a.k.a. Sammie Valentine", clique up to form a street and musical power house known as the "Buck Gang". Not to be confused with just another rap group. According to Brikkz, the foundation for the organization of this group had nothing to do with music at all. "A lot of people think we all just got together with some type of plan to break into the industry as a group. When in fact, the "Buck Gang" was started on more of a street basis. We figured the best way to survive in the "Bean"(Lima, OH) was to look out for each other. If everybody is pulling their share of the load and we break bread amongst ourselves we can't lose". There is no denying the fact that the "Buck Gang", a clique consisting of not friends, but family, has gained the respect of neighboring hoods across the midwest. And the fact that all members seem to have a star-like ambiance and 5-star worthy flow just seems absolutley coinsidental.For music, info on upcoming shows, and CD's, you can reach Brikkz on his groups' page at Myspace.com/Buckgang.