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Starr Nyce Of Cat’s E.Y.E. Inc.

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The One (2002)- My first all original album. This is a Starr Nyce classic. Dj Terrorkane handled the bulk of the production on this album, so all of the music ran through the same vein, which is why I believe it was one of the best in my collection. Although all of the songs have different vibes and topics nothing really strayed away from the general feel of the album. Definitely a must have for any "true" Starr Nyce fan. Highlights of the album include my mother making an appearance on a song titled "Listen" and the fact that I produced 2 tracks on the album ("It's Yo Life" and "If U Really" ft. Meka). "Listen" really had a big affect on a lot of people because the song was directed 2 my father, who at the time I didn't feel I had a great relationship with. The song ended wit my mother speaking to me about why things didn't work out between them and the things he did to show his love for me when I was too young to appreciated it. That was the most powerful moment I've ever had in the studio. She literally cried while speaking on the song and so did I and it brought a couple niggaz who were in the studio to tears. Featured Artists were Dolla, Tha Ova Nitaz, Peter Osei, Meka, Chadrach of Divine Profitz and My mother Robin Easter. Production: Dj Terrorkane, Chadrach and Starr Nyce Top 5 Favs: "Ohh Wee" "Byrds" "The One" "It's Yo Life" and "Streets Iz Real"
Bang! (2003)- This was the second original album in my catalog. I enjoyed making this album. I stepped outside of my comfort zone with this one. I played around wit different concepts like on the track "Ya Boy Starr" I just was just spittin and this track didn't have a hook and I stared every verse with "Ya Boy Starr". I was doin' a lil performin in Greensboro around this time so it gave me a chance to do some networking and give some other producers a shot at supplyin' me with some heat. Dj Terrorkane showed ass on this one too trying different sounds and samples that showcased his versatility. Highlights include "You" ft. Sweetz & Meka a laid back song with an r&b feel with Meka singing the hook. "Jo Jo & Black" a 3 minute plus story track complete with sound effects and a twisted ending. "What's Good?" ft. Trife, a str8 go hard flow track with a rock and roll back drop. Featured Artists were Dolla, Sweetz, Meka, Trife, Skotch, J.O and Point. Production: Dj Terrorkane, Big Syf, Chadrach, Beatz 4 Dayz and HQ. Top 5 Favs: "Ya Boy Starr" "Let's Go" "Jo Jo & Black" "You" and "Day One"
Strictly Freestyles (2003)- Strictly Freestyles was the first mixtape I ever released. This was 03' when ery'body started makin mixtapes as a way into the industry since 50 Cent made so much noise doing just that. Plus I was on damn near every DJ Flow mixtape that was coming out so I had a gang of freestyles so I threw em all on one joint. I called it Strictly Freestyles because all the beats were industry tracks. Highlights include "Stop" (over Jay-Z "Stop" Inst) "What Happened" (over Clipse "What Happened To That Boy" Inst.) "Fuk U Better" (over LL's "Luv U Better". Featured Artists were Lyenz Den and Keith Coleman Top 5 Favs: "Get Away"(Mobb Deep "Get Away" Inst.) "Ghetto Stories" (Swizz Beatz "Ghetto Stories" Inst.) "Full Mode" (Noreaga "Full Mode" Inst.) "Excuse Me" (Jay-Z "La La La" Rmx Inst.) "1 Life 2 Live" ft. Keith Coleman (112 "Cupid" Inst.)
Can I Live?: The Mixtape Magazine (2005)- Can I Live was my 2nd mixtape release and you can really see the growth from album to album, mixtape to mixtape. This is when we started to come up with strategies on releasing music. So this time I put Freestyles and Album Cuts on the mixtape to promote the next release. The Album Cuts were songs from my "Astrology" album. Highlights include "Tribute 2 Jay-Z" ft. DJ Noyz (on this song I named 64 of Jay-Z's song titles over 12 of his beats in under 4 minutes!) "U Know Us Now" ft. Trife (tradin' verses wit Trife over Mike Jones "Still Tippin" Inst.) "History In The Makin'" ft. Firearmz (spittin back 2 back wit my nigga Fire. FREE FIREARMZ!!) "Da Corner" ft. Gemstar ( Common had the Last Poets lace him wit some spoken word so I had to get Cat's sister Gemstar to lace me wit some.) Featured Artists were Gemstar, Trife, Firearmz, Melissa, Quan Scott and Dj Noyz. Top 5 Favs: "Tribute 2 Jay-Z" ft. DJ Noyz "Da Corner" ft. Gemstar "I Don't Give A.." ft. Melissa "Whole City" ft. Quan Scott and "The V".
Soul Survivorz Mixtape (2006)- Yeah we put in some work in 06'….lol…This was mixtape that me and Trife put together and we called Soul Survivorz because we are the last artists left on Cat's E.Y.E. Inc. aside from DjTerrokane who is our in house producer. This was a collection of solo songs and freestyles from the both of us, as well as some exclusives songs the we did together. Highlights the whole damn CD…I'm tired of explaining why my shyt is hot!...lol…
Astrology (2006)- The name of this album is based loosely around the definition of astrology. In the album intro song I say "Astrology the study of the planets and stars and their influence on earth, in this case the star is Starr Nyce and the influence will be on you." This was the last album I completed before moving to Atlanta. The production on this one is crazy! With every album I try to introduce new producers and a new sound. Still I make sure Dj Terrorkane handle the majority of the production because we have good chemistry and he knows what I will like before I hear it. Highlights include "The Definition"(this is the album intro, just a str8 flow track to get the listener amped from the jump) "The Rain" (a remake of New Edition's "Can You Stand The Rain" I let them handle the hook and I laced it with Heartfelt verses about everything from poverty to domestic violence.) "Splish Splash" (this track was made like I was talking to somebody who owed me money, who can't relate to that? I even put a snippet of Bernie Mac on the end) Featured Artists: NONE!...I held it down track to track by myself, all 17 songs. Just wanted to show that I can handle myself in the booth and I don't need no help. I put people on my songs that I respect as artists. Production: Dj Terrorkane, Nius, Earl B., Willie G, Shatterproof, D2(pronounced D squared), Be Life, Beatz 4 Dayz, HQ and L Real. Top 5 Favs: "The Rain" "The Defintion" 'Think Of U" "Splish Splash" & "Make It Last"
Allow Me 2 Re-Introduce Myself (2008)- This is the first Cd released since moving to Atlanta. The fact that we built a buzz in Virginia and the surrounding states and then had to come to Atlanta and start over was the motivation for the name of the mixtape. This 20 song mixtape features Freestyles and Original music from the upcoming "A Dollar & A Dream" Album. Highlights include "Supa Juice" produced by Big Fruit ("Peanut Butter & Jelly" by Cadillac Don & J-Money, "Beat" by Bobby Valentino) "Roof Back" produced by Ryan B. Featured Artists: LeVar Thomas, Filthy Rich, Young Bo$$, Yung Blaze and Farrah-Lissa. Production: Dj Terrorkane, Ryan B., Big Fruit and Jon Boi Top 5 Favs: "Roof Back", "Get Off Me", "Ol Skoolz" ft. Filthy Rich, Young Bo$$ & Yung Blaze, "Don't Hate Do Better" ft. LeVar Thomas and "One For The Henny"
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Member Since: 12/5/2005
Band Website: WWW.SOUNDCLICK.COM/STARRNYCE
Band Members: Starr Nyce was born and raised in the small town of Lynchburg, Va. Although Lynchburg is mostly known for being home to Liberty University and founder evangelist Jerry Falwell, Starr Nyce still found himself being pulled into the Hip-Hop culture at a very young age. He credits LL Cool J’s “I’m Bad” video for sparking his interest in Hip-Hop. “From the moment I saw that video” he says excitedly “I knew that was what I wanted to do”. Performing a cover song of LL’s “I Need Love” at the age of 9 in the school talent show solidified his vision. “I felt like I was already famous” he says laughing “and that feeling that you get on stage is a high that’s hard to shake”.

After being introduced to local rapper Devious Kanevil through a mutual friend, Starr Nyce went on to record his first studio song at age 14. “Yeah Devious really took me under his wings and showed me the ropes as far as taking an idea from my rap book and making it a complete song”. “Just being in that circle I met everybody in the city who was respected for rapping and making beats”. “I’m talking bout DJ Noyz, D. Black, D’ Mob, DJ Terrorkane, Divine Prophets all the people who opened doors for artists like me”. Being in this circle allowed him to open up for people such as Smif N Wesson, Ill Al Scratch, Da Rascalz, Camp Lo and Drag-on. Although Starr Nyce met many people through being affiliated with Unbroken Cipher, befriending DJ Terrorkane turned out to be a key piece in the progression of his career. “After linkin’ up wit D’ Mob who made all the beats for UnBroken Cipher, I started vibin’ wit DJ Terrorkane when I wanted to experiment with different producers”.

This chemistry led to a local classic “Hill City” produced by DJ Terrorkane for the two man group Tha Wondaz of which Starr Nyce was a member, along with Dolla. The year was 1998. “That was the moment when people started to take us serious” he says “The song ended up being placed on a mixtape hosted by my man DJ Flow and everybody was diggin’ it because we where talking about our city and different events that took place there.” The song “Hill City” ended up making it’s way into the hands of Cat, who is the C.E.O. of Cat’s E.ntertainment Y.ou E.nvy. Cat got Starr’s contact information from DJ Terrorkane and called him to set up a meeting. Cat recruited Starr Nyce to be the flagship artist of Cat’s E.Y.E and he immediately began recording countless songs at The Recording Zone, which is owned and operated by Jhon Ackerman.

Fast-forward to 2006, 3 albums(The One/ Bang!/ Astrology) and 3 mixtapes(Strictly Freestyles/ Can I Live?: The Mixtape Magazine/ Soul Survivors) later. Starr Nyce felt he had exhausted all of his outlets in Lynchburg. He had been on dozens of mixtapes, recorded hundreds of songs, performed at as many venues as possible and mailed out Press Kits to every record label he could think of. After taking a trip to Atlanta with some friends for his bachelor party, Starr Nyce became attached to the place now known as the south’s Mecca of Hip-Hop. “Man we hit a couple parties and hit Magic City and I was hooked! It’s just the feel of the city, I like the vibe. I mean, we went to parties where nobody got into a fight all night. I’m from Lynchburg where by the time 1 o’clock rolls around, you better start watching your surroundings ‘cause something is gonna jump off.” Six months later Starr Nyce moved to Atlanta with his wife and all of his belongings. No family, just a couple friends who had also made ATL their new home and his hopes of making it into the already overcrowded music industry.

Starr Nyce has taken full advantage of Atlanta’s many Open Mic Nights & Talent Showcases geared toward up and coming artists. You may have seen him crushing stage shows at events like The Producer’s Swap Meet at The Apache Café or The Best of the Best with Akini of Hot 107.9 at The Royal Peacock. When asked why he left VA for ATL he offered this response, “Basically back home we don’t have a platform to display our talent, I came to Atlanta to be seen and heard by people who can make big things happen for me and my label.”

Armed with a voice commonly compared to Ghostface, Starr Nyce comes with lyrics flavored by the East Coast but saturated with the swang of the South. “Roof Back” and "Get Off Me"(Prod. by Ryan B.) are Starr Nyce’s latest singles from the upcoming album “A Dollar & a Dream”, which got this title from the mind-state Starr Nyce was in when he moved to Atlanta. He also released a mixtape entitled “Allow Me 2 Reintroduce Myself” in MARCH 2008. “It’s like I’m starting over because I left a buzz back home. So I gotta start from the scratch again, that’s how I came up with the name for the mixtape.” He also linked up with Big Fruit, producer of Cadillac Don & J-Money’s “Peanut Butter & Jelly” & Bobby Valentino's "Beat" for his own smash titled “Supa Juice”. Keep an eye out for this rising “Starr”, who is definitely “Nyce” enough to secure a spot in the game.

Contact Info:

www.Myspace.com/StarrNyce
www.Soundclick.com/StarrNyce

Cat's E.Y.E. Inc.
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Starr Nyce -"Roof Back" Track 27

Starr Nyce -"Roof Back" Track 17

Starr Nyce -"Roof Back" Track 1 ((Disc 2))

Starr Nyce -"Roof Back" Track 18

Starr Nyce -"Roof Back" RMX Track 6

Starr Nyce -"Supa Juice" Track 25 & "Roof Back" Track 27
Track 24 "Dopemans" Prentiss Carter ft T.A. & Starr Nyce

Sounds Like: Putcha headphones in VIRGINIA dirt and this is what it sounds like!
Record Label: Cat's E.ntertainment Y.ou E.nvy
Type of Label: Indie

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==Starr Nyces 2007//2008 Performances==

Jan. 25 The Apache Cafe- The Producer's Swap MeetJan. 31 Upscale Lounge- Open Hustle ShowcaseFeb. 21 The Royal Peacock- Atl's Talent ShowcaseFeb. 28 The Royal Peacock- Best Of The BestMar. 19 Pin-Ups-...
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