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Levi Stress A.K.A Corner Store Merchant

Back 2 Tha Essence in stores now Have Mic is next

About Me

YO IT'S YA BOY sTRESS I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR MINUTE I SEEN THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF THIS INDUSTRY. it's a struggle but we got keep it movin the new joint from Recycled Productions Back 2 the essence is here for ya peep it hailing from the city of wind peoples look for ya boy drop me line on here shows that.... I played From Los Angeles to Chicago and New York where massive love was showin just tryin to make a name for myself Peace to the Tacoma Washington connects Tood Sykes, and Common Market outta Seattle or Chicago could be a future home bigger things in bigger market ya know. this shit started for me in the MID 90's when Pete Rock KRS-ONE Rakim Da Beatminerz DJ Perimer Extra P Big L Tribe Called Quest Lord Finesse LOTUG, EPMD, Wu-Tang, Redman, Public Enemy, Brand Nubian, D.I.T.C crew, Black Moon, Smif n Wesson, Nas Souls of Mischief, DEL, Hieroglyphics. Project Blowed. was the standard that music will never be old it's the status and guidelines the blueprint of what hip hop is really meant to be what's going on now is bullshit. I hate it and refuse to listen in my state Real hip hop or as were called BackPackers I hate that word are push to the side cuz people in South Carolina wanna have this "THug Image" .Fuck That I'm Originally from the city of Wind where we allways win, work has been put in promoters get with me I will travel if the price is right "Have Mic, Will Travel"album comin in spring of 07 for more info log onto lstress.com sun it's going down.... P.S J-Dilla and Proof O.D.B along with all of are fallen soilders in Hip-Hop you will allways be remembered and missed PeaceCLICK HERE TO GET A NEW CONTACT TABLE + THOUSANDS OF OTHER GRAPHICSMyspace Layouts

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/6/2006
Band Website: lstress.com
Band Members: Levi Stress on the lyrics Beats and Technics 1200 assisnation done by Phat Da Beat Juggla Todd Sykes Mcing and Production J.Johnson MC and Production G-Sharpe on the Tables along with many other great catz in the game
Influences: Good Music Good people fuck the haters and the non-believers ya'll unimportant just trying to get brownie points for your team to shine when we all know who the top dogs are can ya hear em barking I thought so now shut the fuck up and get me another beer Ho!!!!!!!
Sounds Like: something you need to cop at cdbaby.com/LeviStress or musicsumo.com or at Grammaphone Records in Chicago,Reckless Records in Chicago Rainbow Records in Anderson S.C and at Horizon c.d's classic blues and Jazz records in Greenville S.C also Concrete Jungle in Greenville S.C and Manifest Disc and Tapes in Charlotte N.C
Record Label: Stress Music/Golden Era/Inkhouse/Recycled Prod....
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Music Video exspose

Okay Okay Okay it's done now we need people to play so thje fam can get the shine we all so desperately need it will be on my page for your viewing pleasure, you feeling ask for a copy.So we can get i...
Posted by Levi Stress A.K.A Corner Store Merchant on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 06:03:00 PST

Last Album

Have Mic Will Travel is the last installment it's been nice but no more mid 30's and still haven't reach the potential goal.The writing is on the wall why still put yourself through this if the result...
Posted by Levi Stress A.K.A Corner Store Merchant on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:20:00 PST

Latest review

I can say it was a honest and fair outlook on Legend N Tha Making Produced by Phat for Recycled Productions Ace hit em up at Myspace.com/phatdabeatjuggla Have Mic,Will Travel is being put on hold ther...
Posted by Levi Stress A.K.A Corner Store Merchant on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 12:35:00 PST

Subject Matter

I'm the matter of a subject foriegn object but still lacks respect I use to roam the streets of the Chi my third eye vision is missing the days of Wicker Park and 87th street were people would flock i...
Posted by Levi Stress A.K.A Corner Store Merchant on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 10:14:00 PST

Street Chronicles Video is done

Finally folks it's here a video that took a long time to do but now it's completed and oh so lovely this is the first time I have ever got a chance to see my music on a visual scale I tell you it's so...
Posted by Levi Stress A.K.A Corner Store Merchant on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:20:00 PST

Early Morning Practice

I sit up and watch the sunrise bonafide madmen my pen swings like a pendalum push the momentum to my soul knowledge is infinted either I'm slammin cadillac doors with out of state plates with the wind...
Posted by Levi Stress A.K.A Corner Store Merchant on Sat, 23 Jun 2007 05:19:00 PST

I don't write raps for free "well Sumtimes" the Blog Version

I push snowballs down mountains to cause an avalanche now you see stress I'm visually enhansed if you don't have any confidence in me I don't want you to take a chance cuz the brokeback mountains emce...
Posted by Levi Stress A.K.A Corner Store Merchant on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 09:35:00 PST

Generation Gap Kids respect the pioneer

Hey I know being in this music people are subject to be criticial hell everyone now adays is a fuckin crtic but it's when 16 years old who don't respect the artform talk shit that's what I don't like ...
Posted by Levi Stress A.K.A Corner Store Merchant on Sun, 10 Sep 2006 06:48:00 PST

Fair weather friends can eat a dick

catz smile in ya face and talk trash behind back or don't want to talk when they want to it seem like a lot of this is happen I don't need peope I 'm connected with the Most high so you catz struggle ...
Posted by Levi Stress A.K.A Corner Store Merchant on Thu, 25 May 2006 09:52:00 PST

Life is what you make of it

Making big decisions in life and not worring about what people think and besides who gives a fuck anyway you have to choose the path your destin to go down where all queens and king in this game but a...
Posted by Levi Stress A.K.A Corner Store Merchant on Wed, 24 May 2006 03:47:00 PST