Jaye Da Hustla's earnest and reverent approach makes him the embodiment of what is real in the rap game, where the lines of reality and fiction are blurred. The violence his lyrics imply resonates from witnessing his father brutally murdering his mother, to the suicidal killing of his father at the age of eleven. With both parents deceased, his life spiraled out of control when he went to live with the relatives in Uptown, New Orleans. Going from the East to Uptown is like going from a silver spoon to a plastic fork that is going to eventually break. Once it breaks, you're going to take someone else's to eat, he recalls. My life is very opposite from what a lot of these cats claim their life is like. All of them claim they were not born with a silver spoon. Well, I was born with a silver spoon, he adds.With lyrics that delve into street culture, and being preoccupied with a lifestyle that flirts with death, brighter days appeared only when the twenty-one year old rapper was poised on stage performing to a sold-out audience. Gracing the stage with all the usual suspects: C Da Real, Moe Money, Ric-A-Shay(RIP) and T- Fool the crew known as Heart To Hustle became the talk of New Orleans.Peace and solace finally presumed for the five-member crew before America..s greatest human tragedy known as Hurricane Katrina wrecked havoc on a city already struggling with poverty. The aftermath of the hurricane left group members dismayed about their ongoing effort. With New Orleans under water, the expected reaction would be a rapper's who anger overflows like the water throughout the Gulf Coast. That is not necessarily the case. Jaye Da Hustla realized he couldn't swoop in with a rescue chopper or patch up the levees, but he could rescue his crew members by continuing their continuing their united effort to succeed against all odds.Once reunited in the epic center of the South (Atlanta), the group members began recording at GM$ studio and performing at several local showcases. It was at the live televised Urban Idol showcase where the talent was displayed to an eager crowd looking for raw talent that they were declared the coveted winner. From the moment they took the stage, their electric presence were met with endless cheers and when it was all said and done, the crowd showed its appreciation with an ovation fit for a royal family. The buzz about the boys from the N.O. has escalated into full fledged mania throughout the strip-clubs of Atlanta and daily showcases where performance is done and thousands are thrown in the air.Jaye Da Hustla..s self-empowered swagger catches the eyes of the industry, but it..s his life experiences that characterize his rhymes, where meek listeners are paralyzed by the wordsmiths graphic details of living and growing up in Uptown New Orleans, states hip-hop Journalist Raheim Shabaz.Amid all of the drama, Heart To Hustle is a unified effort from five individuals who possess their own uniqueness. Although, Jaye Da Hustla acts as the front-man for the five member collective, there is C Da Real spitting an innovative style that makes one see the real. Moe Money possesses an unorthodox style, you'll never see it coming but once it hits you are begging for more. Then there is T-Fool, the adaptation of the name is from the old adage: ..A wise man can change but a fool always stays the same. T-Fool proves that change is not always necessary especially if adoring fans imitate your style and mimic your lyrics word for word.This album will have the fingers of hip-hop loyalists pushing rewind repeatedly. A calmer lyrical aesthetic will undoubtedly hurt the momentum so expect, Jaye Da Hustla to invite all to explore the emotional and mental terrain of one who survived the death of both parents at the age of eleven and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.HTH ENTERTAINMENT 2009BOOKS & COURT DIGGAEMAIL:
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