Kody

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!..-[K]ody- “Hip Hop ain’t dead it’s just buried alive. Ya Digg?” That’s a very profound question from an artist that wasn’t even born when Dr. Dre released his classic album The Chronic. With album sales slumping and critics predicting the demise of hip-hop, lovers of the genre are in desperate need of a new fresh voice that is skilled enough lyrically to get the attention of the younger generation without being a ring tone rapper.“If you aren’t part of the solution then you are part of the problem,” is exactly what you want to hear from the new face of Hip Hop. Born Kody Ervin on October 7, 1992 in Mississauga, Ontario Canada (a suburb of Toronto) Kody fell in love with hip-hop the first time he heard Biggie rap on Mo Money Mo Problems. While other kids were impressed with Mase and Puffy’s shinny suits Kody was reciting Biggie’s verse word for word.At twelve years old Kody’s parents kept him busy playing hockey in the winter and baseball in the summer but they were still unaware of his true passion. In the fall of 2006 Kody threw his dad a curveball when he told him he no longer wanted to play sports. He was even more shocked when Kody asked for studio equipment for Christmas.Within a couple of weeks Kody was recording songs in his basement. The mixtape recordings were creating a buzz with Kody’s friends and schoolmates. In 2007 he entered Sound Click’s 10th Anniversary competition for unsigned artists under the name Casper. His song Dear Sound Click was voted an outstanding finalist and garnered a great review from the judges, “Can You Believe CaSper 101 is a 14 year-old kid from Canada? I would not be surprised if he becomes the next break-out star from Sound Click under 17. (The other one being Soulja Boy)”The recording caught the ears of SG INK co-founders Freeky T and Grips. They quickly got Kody in the studio to start working on a six song demo. “Kody has re-energized my love for hip-hop,” explained Grips. “His ability to connect lyrically with his target audience amazes me”. The Demo was progressing so well that SG INK signed the young rapper. Currently, Kody will be featured on the SG INK compilation Suburban Ghetto: U Live In It and he is putting the finishing touches on his self-titled, debut album Kody. The albums first single, “The Lab” will be released in the middle of March.When asked why he dropped his alas Casper in favor of his government name Kody, he simply replied, “I want the world to know exactly who I am!”Get your shovels!Contact InfoSG INK647-833-9646 or [email protected]/ [email protected]