Whatever you do in life you wanna take it to the Next Level. Thats why its so fitting that Crisis and Bird Mafia call themselves the Next Level Cartel. Every thing they do in life is Next Level! The Next Level Cartel has raised above so much in there life. In spite of the appealing name, the Nicetown area of California is not a pleasant place to grow up. It's a dangerous neighborhood full of drugs, gangs and poverty that drains the spirit out of nearly everyone who lives there. Which makes the story behind the CRISIS AND BIRD MAFIA all the more astonishing. They both have got involved in the street life early on. They've talked about many things that I cant tell you because of the legal reasons. But when u listen to there music they will give you all the answers. Determination is the key to the pair's success. Adopting an "all for one, one for all" attitude, BIRD MAFIA and CRISIS have been workin at their craft for nearly a decade, honing their talents on both the mean CALIFORNIA streets and, more recently, the NEXT LEVEL RECORDS STUDIOS "Around the time I first met BIRD me and my other homeys went to his crib," recalls CRISIS, also 22, adding that the two were first introduced in High School and have been tight ever since. "He was in the crib writing to some beats or whatever. He started up some rap song, and I just got going with my joint." Soon after that, the pair took their newfound abilities to school, and the action really began to heat up. "CRISIS used to have crowds around him at the lunch table, with the girls going crazy and all that sh*t," laughs BIRD"He started a rap off for me and told me to spit that motherf*cker. I just kept going with it, and it got crazy." Their reputation for spitting hot rhymes grew, and by their freshman year in high school. The NEXT LEVEL CARTEL had rounded up a manager and began attracting interest from major rap labels including, ATLANTIC and CAPITAL. That attention, plus the challenges and distractions that can come with being touted as "the next big thing," only deepened the duo's determination to stick together. "This game is crazy, but as long as we're together, nothing can break us up," says BIRD. "It's a game that makes a weak n*gga break, and if we'd have been weak n*ggas, we'd have been broke. I learned that we're real strong, and nothing can take us apart." DJ KRILL will be putting out a mixtape on DJKRILL.COM with Next Level Cartel! Features exclusive music from the biggest artists in music. In fact, though the pair appeared on the initial OHH soundtrack--and had bit roles in the film--their first large-scale hit. Expect Amazing music from the Next Level Cartel and the label Next Level Records.
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