BIG RICK WAS BORN AND RAISED ON THE INFAMOUS CHICAGO WESTSIDE(CHICAGO AVE & MAYFIELD) HOME TO THE VICELORDS, 4 CORNER HUSTLERS, ARCH BISHOP DON MAGIC JUAN, TWISTA, SPEEDKNOT MOBSTAZ, PSYCHODRAMA, CRUICAL CONFLICT, DABRAT, SNYPAZ, TRIPPLE DARKNESS, COG, DRAMA WARD, COLOR 1, D-FLY, MINISTER SEAMORE, DANNY BOY (FORMERLY OF DEATH ROW RECORDS) BOO AND GOTTI, DO OR DIE, LUPE FIASCO, AND PLENTY MORE.. AND THE UNITED CENTER AKA THE NEW STADIUM WHERE MICHEAL JORDAN BROUGHT IT TO YALL FOR YEARS, I COME THE HOOD JUST LIKE ANY OTHER RAPPER, I ALWAYS ENJOYED WRITTING SO I WROTE PLENTY OF POEMS AND ALWAYS WROTE MUSIC ON THE LOW, BUT I TOOK IT SERIOUS AFTER THE DEATH OF MONROE"MONEY" BANKS I WENT STATE TO STATE, FROM LITTLEROCK, STLOUIS, MEMPHIS, INDANAPOLIS. TRYING TO FIND MYSELF, CAME BACK HOME HUSTLED JUST LIKE ANY REAL HOOD SURVIVOR. I STARTED RECORDING IN 1995 ON A TAPE RECORDER AND INSTRUMENTALS. IN HIGH SCHOOL I MADE A DISS TRACKABOUT A LAME GUY WHO GOT HIS ASS BEAT, AND THE SCHOOL LOVED IT, SO I KEEP IT GOING ON HOMEMADE MIXTAPES, LIFFYSTOKES A LONGTIME FRIEND GAVE HIM THE GET UP AND GO TO PURSUE RAPPING AS A LIFESTYLE, , I RECORED MY FIRST PROJECT IN STLOUIS WITH SOME LOCAL CRIPS IN BLOODS , THE NEIGHBORHOOD LOVED ME! SO I STATED WORKING WITH D CONCEPTS AND START LEARNING THE MUSIC GAME . LONGTIME FRIEND AND MENTOR 2-4 OF THE SNYPAZ TAUGHT ME THE BUSINESS SIDE OF THE INDUSTRY, I EARNED RESPECT THROUGH OUT ILLINOIS, STLOUIS, AND INDIANA I RELEASE RICK -ILLA NATION BUSINESS IN 2001 SOLD 10,000 UNITS IN 2003 I DROPED ILLA NOIZ VOL 1 AND SOLD 22,000 UNITS, THEN IN 2005 I DROPPED A CHICAGO STREET LEGEND AND SOLD 44,000 UNITS AND GROWING AND WITH MY CREW"C.T.A." AND THA SPEEDKNOT MOBSTAZ I STARTED TAKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL, I FORMED 290 WEST ENTERTAINMENT, MY CREW SAW I WAS SERIOUS WIT IT AND PAID ATTENTION AND GOT IT TOGETHER MY CREW CTA CONSITS OF MIKE-DOLA AKA M DOT, J-BILLA AKA DRIFT,THA SPEEDKNOT MOBSTAZ CONSITS OF THA LEGENDARY TWISTA, LIFFYSTOKES, AND MAYZ (THA HIT MAN) AND MYSELF WE ALL COME FROM THA SAME AREA OFF CHICAGO AVENUE AND THA WEST SIDE OF CHICAGO AND WE ALL HAVE WALKED IT LIKE WE TALK IT! MUCH LOVE BIGRICK AKA RICK-ILLA Chicago-based rap star Twista is getting a little help from his Speedknot Mobstaz crew to launch his new Get Money Gang (GMG) record label. The imprint’s first release will be Mobstability II: Nation Bizness, the follow-up to the Speedknot Mobstaz’ 1998 RIAA certified gold debut Mobstability. The trio, comprised of Liffy Stokes, Mayz, B-HYPE, Skooda Big Rick and Mello, is among a lot of artists that GMG will work with via other labels. For Twista, the label represents a chance for music fans to "hear real music coming from the heart of the Chi." "I am dedicated to making this GMG label a movement first in Chicago, then nationwide," Twista said. "If you got real talent and about getting money, then you got a spot at my label." "This music we’re putting out is for the everyday hustla on the grind. It’s been a long time coming for me and the crew, now that everything is in place we can finally give the fans what they want."opacity:1;-khtml-opacity:1;"
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