About Me
Fontaine Francis (stage name Fah Bhlaqq & formally known as Spadez) was born in Newark Beth Israel Hospital on January 31st 1986. He was birthed by a hard working woman with 3 jobs and a well known Newark hustler. At age 1, Fah & his family moved to Irvington and he became the product of his town ever since.At the age of 16, Fah switched over from writing stories & poetry to writing raps as a hobby. After getting a very positive response towards his rhymes, he then began to take his rapping skills more seriously. He then would write new material on a daily basis. At 17, he joined a local rap group by the name of "JFK" which was formed by neighborhood friends of his. His right hand man Cell Block was also a member of this group. They would all write over instrumentals and lay down tracks in a small closet booth at an old friend's apartment in the projects for $15/hr.In 2004, the young group dropped a mixtape entitled "JFK Caution". The downfall for the project was due to poor sound quality. Known as Spadez at the time, Fah's first recorded solo "Ghost Town" was on the Caution mixtape & it was an anthem for his hood over a Swizz/Cassidy beat. The lack of dedication towards pushing the project caused many problems within the group.In 2005, after a depressing group project, Fah began working oh his solo mixtape. The group then had their own music studio in an attic apartment. Late that year, Fah dropped his very first mixtape entitled "Spadez--Snitchin' Is Suicidal Vol. 1". The disc had 30 tracks and featured most of the JFK artists & were all recorded over industry beats."Nappy Nappy" was a parody and a remake to D4L's hit single "Laffy Taffy". Rapping about poor hair hygeine and displaying alot of creativity, it became an instant favorite with many people reciting the chorus repeatedly: "Yo' head is nappy nappy, it's nappy nappy/Dem dreads are nappy nappy, dey nappy nappy/Dat weave is nappy nappy, it's nappy nappy/" Fah's unique sides of humor & aggressiveness were highly acknowledged. He was compared to Biggie numerous times because at the time, he would rhyme with a slur in his voice. His lyrics, punchlines & originality made him stand out greatly. Although the mixtape granted him a local buzz, he was unhappy with the sound's quality once again. Fah wasn't able to move as much units as he anticipated because of other issues. After another great depression, Fah decided to leave JFK and become a solo artist permanently. His departure caused nothing more than "music beef" which later on died.In 2006, Fah took his first steps as a solo artist by working on the sequel to his previous project, "Spadez--Snitchin' Is Suicidal Vol. 2". For the first time in his music career, he had networked with various people. Monster (of Slick Talk Ent.) introduced him to KBS, a producer, manager & founder of SRMG. He then met GL, a former member of legendary Newark rap group "The Orphanz", SRMG represenative/producer & cousin of KBS. Fah & GL clicked asap and became immediate brothers to each other. The entire SRMG camp were extremely deep & they all held a commited bond for one another. The music studio on Smith Street became a daily family get-together, rather than just a hit factory.Most of the recordings for SISV-2 were done at the SRMG studio, PBU studio (shoutouts to Petey & the family) and were mixed and mastered by KBS. That summer, Fah's 2nd mixtape was born and dressed with a much better sound quality but only problem was that alot of the songs were louder or lower than others. The disc consisted of 22 tracks and it displayed a much improved Spadez. From his flow to his punches, everything was better and of course it was hosted by his good friend and influence GL. It featured Fah's right hand man Cell Block and mcs OD, 40 Mil & Double L. JFK member Nik's uncle John Russell (RIP) made a cameo on the vicious freestyle track "Victory 06".The song "Stylin" was Spadez' first ever original recorded track with GL producing it. "Hurricane Blakk" was an 100 BARS OF ETHER freestyle over the Memphis Bleek "1, 2, Y'all" instro. That 1 track alone embarrassed alot of mcs that were ever called "hot". Lines like "Spit at chu, done/U like da ugly girl in class, nah we aint tryna get at chu son/" and "Make me bust out a rocket/See I play as Peyton Manning, I'm not cummin outta my pocket/" are only examples that helped define a classic. Fah sold alot more units this time around & gained a larger fan base after this release. He later performed in his first ever showcase in Irvington Park to promote his project. After a major upgrade, Fah still wasn't satisfied with his improved yet local status.In 2007, Fah began working on his album. The project quickly became a vegetable after a huge break-up between GL & KBS, which led Fah & many other artists and associates to go their seperate routes (that's another story). Because of the unexpected fallout, money issues & a twisted personal life, no mixtape nor album were released that year.This year and with hunger for a new beginning, Fah changed his primary stage name from Spadez to Fah Blakk and then later respelled it to Fah Bhlaqq. He's currently working on a mixtape album entitled "Lucifer's Bible Pt. 1" Da Jerzey General". The project will consist of mostly original songs and will be produced by several producers. "Hit It From The Back" will be the leading single, produced by no other than GL. Although a club banger, the disc is proclaimed to be more of a hardbody/rugged/wig splittin' elixer for the streets & by judging it's title, it shouldn't be anything less than that. Expected to drop this Fall, the Fah Bhlaqq era has just begun people! Whenever you hear his famous trademark "Fah BLACK!" screamed at the beginning of every song, you already know what it is! His warm up jacket ain't even off yet!
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