CRYPTONITE {Tha BeatMechaniks }{CGE} {Fly Fellaz}

Cryptonite is a hip-hop, r&b, and soul producer, with a concrete background in each genre. As a young talent, he has always been able to compete with older producers and rappers. Residing in the south side of Chicago, he has been building his ever extensive library of soul beats to hard hitting street bangers, while honing his rapping skills. A seventeen year old force to be reckoned with, Carlton E., aka Cryptonite, is an up and coming producer of the hip-hop community. Also fluent with extensive vocabulary, he is a skilled rapper. His passion being producing, he teamed up with Kid Cash, to create the ultimate production team. Both young, talented, and hungry, they created the BeatMechaniks. Family life also spurred his musical interests. His father is a jazz, soul, rock. and contemporary musician. Cryptonite found his musical interest in the studio of his father. By age 11, he was sharpening his skills with a small synthesizer. At the same time he always wrote poetry at a highly adept level for his age. However the turning point of his musical life was influenced by later partner, Kid Cash, who contributed an aspect of competition. In the middle of 9th grade, Cryptonite decided to step his game up. A whole school year had passed and he was quickly improving. During the summer, he studied his idol, Kanye West to get the style he passionately desired. He finally learned how to sample in the summer of '06 through his mentor, Tyshawn, aka Key. However, he sought another advancement in his music. He decided to purchase FL Studio, and has been using it ever since, along with many other peripherals. Currently Cryptonite is trying to push his production team, BeatMechaniks. Together they have an extensive library of soul to R&B tracks. He's also been chasing a music career, broadening his range of music, all while balancing an exceptional school life. He maintains an exceptional GPA and he is talented in many physical sports. He is also now part of CGE, Cant Go Ent, an independent label that is from Chicago."It's never been about the money, just the passion of doing something I love as a living. I'm jus' tryin' to bring good music back. It's all about doing something you love for a living, so work will always be interconnected with play"-- Cryptonite