BIO:
Five simple words sum up Fashawn: That kid is a beast!
Just listen to him. Pop in his latest mixtape, aptly titled “The Phenom †listen to him spit 70 vicious bars on the CD’s intro and you’ll be saying it, too. “That kid is a beast!â€
His rhymes are ferocious, his flow full of hunger. For a 19-year-old, his raw talent, charisma, songwriting ability and versatility, it’s, well – it’s phenomenal.
With all the talk that hip-hop is dead, there’s no better example than Fashawn to prove it’s certainly alive, well and being fed to a hungry new generation of Hip-Hop fans. And after listening to just 16 bars it’s evident that Fashawn is one of the hungriest. He’s a prodigal son, part of a new generation of emcees lucky enough to grow up in hip-hop’s golden era. He’s not an ’80s baby; he’s a ’90s baby. Think about that for a second. Then think about his potential.
“I was born into the culture, so it’s second nature to me,†Fashawn explains simply.
As a ’90s baby, he’s got all the style and charisma of a modern-day emcee, but the rhyming chops of a veteran beyond his teenage years. When asked to name the emcees he looks up to, he’s quick to answer with Rakim. Then add Nas, Snoop, 2Pac, Ras Kass and Pharoahe Monch to list of few who influenced him.
Simply put, Fashawn has all the tools: His flow is insane, easily breezing through syllables, spitting out one after the other like they were sunflower seeds. He’s charismatic – enough to be recognized already as a leader in Central California's rap scene, steering a vibrant pack of young hip-hoppers adorned with T-shirts marking their Grizzly City movement.
His content is streetwise, having grown up in rough East Fresno, hip to what’s happening in the streets but also kickin’ it with the skaters who listened to Hieroglyphics. That combination yields a street-smart wordsmith who can deliver content. His lyrics are thought provoking, keen on songwriting as well as wordplay. Punchlines, stories, club bangers – he can deliver them all.
“A lot of people can rap and spit bars,†Fashawn says. “But I want to write songs.â€
And the scariest thing is that he’s just getting started. He’s dropped two mixtapes as a solo artist and two with his crew Section 8 (Grafik, Bravo and Night). Give him a few years, then everybody will saying what people in Fresno already know.
Fashawn? That kid is a beast!
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