G.A.T.

Freestyle ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------- THE YEAR 1976, AUGUST 15 THE DAY, NAPTOWNS THEPLACE, AND IN THE DELIVERY ROOM LAYS A 18 YEAROLD VALERIE KERNS MOTHER OF A FRESHLY BORNCHILD BY THE NAME OF RUFUS JACKSON JR. FATHEREDBY RUFUS SR. THE DOCTOR SAID THIS ONE is DESTINTO DRIVE SOMEBODY CRAZY, AFTER 2 YEARS OF LIFEWITH HIS PARENTS, FREESTYLES MOther PAST AWAY.WITH A FATHER STILL HERE, BUT NOT STABLE ENOUGHTO RAISE HIS SON SOPHIA B. MILLER (GRANDMA)STEPped IN AND MOVED THE YOUNG ONE TO INGLEWOOD,CALIFORNIA TO START LIFE ON THE WESTCOAST ANDTHATS WHERE THE CRAZYNESS BEGAN. YAll KNOW THECHASE FOR THE DREAM.GROWING UP UNDER THE LIKES OF RUN DMC, LL--COOL J, UTFO, AND PUBLIC ENEMY IT WAS ONLY AMATTER OF TIME BEFORE RUFUS AKA POOKIE DSTARTED RHYMING, BOMBING TRAINS, TAGging R.T.DBUS SEATS, AND BREAK DANCING WITH HIS YOUNGSQUAD, THE HIP-HOP CREW A UNIT OF YOUNGSTERSFROM INGLEWOOD WHO HE WENT TO SCHOOL WITH.HE RECALLS HIS FIRST TALENT SHOW quote, WEPERFORMED LL COOL Js IM BAD I WAS DOING THEWOP ALONG WIT MY HOMEBOY DEMETRIOUS WHILEMARCUS WAS SPITTEN THE FLOW AND EVER SINCEIVE CRAVED THE STAGE end quote.SHORTLY AFTER ALL THE FUN OF THE WEST--COAST, LIFEWAS SOON TO CHANGE WITH THE DEATH OF HIS GRAND--MOTHER, HE AND HIS GRANDFATHER LARRY MILLERMOVED BACK TO NAPTOWN.FRESH OFf THE PLANE IN MATCHING RED & BLACK FILACOATS HE AND HIS GRANDFATHER ARRIVES, LOCATIONINDIANAPOLIS AIRPORT, AND FOR THE FIRST TIME INhis LIFE HE CAN SEE REAL SNOW FALLING TO THEEARTH. THE YEAR1985, AGE 8 YEARS OLD AFTERSETTLING DOWN TO THE NAPTOWN WAY OF LIVING,GAINING NEW FRIENDS AND MEETING NEW FAMILY.THE CHASE FOR MUSIC KIND OF TOOK A BACK SEATIN HIS LIFE UNTIL HE REACHED HIGHSCHOOL WhEREHE MEt ANDRE CAUDLE A.K.A DRE AND THATSWHEN THE TRACK MEET TRUTHFULLY STARTED.THE NAME OF THE NEW GROUP WAS STRICTLYBIZNESS, THEY DID A COUPLE SHOWS BUT NOTHINGSERIOUs UNTIL THE REP OF POOKIES DANCING &RAPpING IN THE HOOD gAined a GHETTOSUPERSTARs attention NAMED DOLLARBILl..he TOOK THE SOON TO BE NAMED FREESTYLE TOSEPTEMBER RECORDING STUDIOS TO LACE HIM WITHHIS FIRST STUDIO SESSION and at that same session is where He heard an m.c. named killa of the GASPY CARTEL but yall now know him as Mikado, FREE & dre was in the studio with paul Thomas an old producer. he throws on some tracks of his work with other artists quote, Mikado and r-stax was killin em and this was in 1993 or 94. and THATS how I and my partna in crime hooked up, big up kado still here partna 2035 end quote.DURING HIGHSCHOOL FREE MEt A YOUNG STALLION NAMED KENYA HUTCHISON A.K.A K-AU-DIC. THATS WHEN GAT STRAPPED WAS BORN.THE G.S.N CLICK OF AGRAVATED ASSUALT, 4KEEPS, STRICTLY BIZNESS & A VOCALIST NAMED CLANCY. it ONLY LASTED FOR A YEAR, AND THE ONLY LOYAL MEMBERS LEFT WERE POOKIE, DRE, AND K-AU-DIC. THEY THEN FORMED THE GROUP GAT STRAPPED NOT THE CLICK THAT ONCE HOUSED THE 4 GROUPS PREVIOUSLY NAMED. After a few years a major piece of the puzzle faded away which was dre, he left the group for family reasons so what you see is what you get. the new millinium bonnie & clyde called gatafter highschool, hundreds of shows, people in and out the click, LET downs from producers, and labels breaching contracts they took there lyrics and self pride & hooked up wit supermen ent. the company gained a small buzz in the street with mikado and drac, AND eventually the label folded. gat never got released but the hustle of the squad paid off in the long run cuz it gave them a shot at down wit it entertainment a local major label in naptown with features on double rs masterpeice. it allowed free and kayah to meet mike payne of animal house, AND rhymefest a soon to be signed artist/producer. gat started to record demo work with payne wit hot tracks bangin out the studio. the vibe was high but once again the down wit it family fell apart for executive reasons and everybody went there separate ways. eventually gat and mikado teamed back up and formed naa-nudda records llc.we hopped back in the studio with a fresh vibe at animal house. we worked hard and landed a deal with sony for two songs for playsyations nba live 06 and atv off road fury 4x4. with the deal locked down and check in the mail that very check almost ended the beginning.but with dues paid they managed to hold the family together.through adversity of the sony situation the nudda boys aRE still repRESENTIN, and now landed wit prelude ent, track lab studios and naa-nudda rec. the future looks bright with a host of shows under the belt performing with mikado, and through freestyles career hes proven to be a seasoned m.c. something he and his squad take very seriously.-------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------Kayah ------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------------Kenya J. Hutchison born April 12, 1977 inIndianapolis, Indiana with one sister, andblessed to be raised by both parents, shestill considered herself a loner. Thoughthings were a little rough at homegrowing into her teenage years she foundsanity in being creative. If she wasnt ripp--ing patches and pockets off old clothesto make new ones she was shadow drawingpictures and cartoon characters out ofmagazines and books. One of Kenyas othercreative past times fell into the form ofwriting, and by age thirteen she understoodthat expressing herself on paper was agateway to ease her pain. Who would haveknown that the combination of love forthe arts and music would turn out likethis!? She gave birth to a mouthful ofheat to form the perfect concoction ofa true M.C. Quote I can remember myfirst experience on stage. I was thebeat, the human bee-box, and my bestfriend Sherie Hubert sang This House,by Tracy Spencer in a Black HistoryProgram at John Marshall JuniorHigh school end quote. That was thebeginning of her journey to find a succ--essful career in music. With the abilityto write in a rhythmic blast of emotion,writing poems and lyrics to the latest hiphop beats became her first love. Someof her musical influences camefrom a variety of artists, from thehardcore ghetto rhymes byN.W.A and the Dog Pound, to thestreet but sexy sounds of Salt-n- Pepa, and M.C Lite. All in allshe formed her own original,catchy, but unorganized rhymescheme, sometimes rapping thespeed of bullets. High schoolbrought on a whole new light forher, and the little tom boy that wentby the rap alias Drahmah wasbeginning to come out her shelllyrically. Her saying was anytimeany place.That year it was at Tech High School, in the cafeteria her junior year. All you heard was the fresh echo of a beat against the lunchtable, and who ever had skills was suppose to spit they fire. Quote there was this cute little dark skin guy, which was Freestyle,Pookie D at the time, clear across the table battling somebody, and Im thinking hes tight, but why did he just call me Candy inhis rhyme, that aint even my name end quote.Ever since that day the two have been unseperable, and she was introduced to a new game. G.a.t. was formed , and Drahmah was no more, she called herself Madamn Kayah, kayah being short for chaotic, which she felt was a perfect description of her rhymes, and Madamn which of course is a respect form of address or mode of reference to a women , especially when shes doing her thing, whatever that thing may be. By the time Kenya got through High School, the former Tech Titan had been through her share of rapping partners, producers, bogus contracts, labels, and broken promises, but out the deal came the dopest male female duo to hit the streets, and a promising future with Prelude Entertainment, Track Lab, and them Nudda Boys.