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Foxx Vinyer (born Gregory Michael Cecchetto) is an unsigned American rap artist.

Foxx Vinyer Biography

Background

Foxx Vinyer born Gregory Michael Cecchetto in Albany NY on July 11th 1985 was raised by his father and grandparents after his mother left when he was only 3 1/2 months old. Vinyer grew up in the small city of Watervliet NY just 5 miles outside of Albany. At age 7 he was almost killed when he was struck my a drunk driver and dragged 45 feet down the road in front of his house. Vinyer started a career in music at the age of 13 going under the name GMC or Gonna Make Cents and later on changed it to G Ca$h. Vinyer was part of the group called SNIPE in which him and group of friends began rapping. All of his friends were a few years older and had more knowledge of the business. This was around 1999 where his friends were big on the Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur along with Cash Money and No Limit. He began rapping with them on tapes that were recorded on a karoke machine and using a SEGA SATURN entertainment system to chop and loop music.

Style

Foxx Vinyer has been recording at a home studio since 2002. He has finally perfected his style and now conciders himself worthy among the many faces of the rap/hip-hop genre. His style at times changes every song. He often likes to use echos and he carrys a strong emotion with the tone of his voice depending on the topic of the song. Many of the Artist that Vinyer has worked with have noticed that he 'ups his game' so to speak when he is on a track with another artist. This is a good thing in the fierce compition of the music industrty.

Influences

Influences include Eminem, Linkin Park, Tupac Shakur, Insane Clown Posse, NaS, DMX, Fort Minor, Limp Bizkit, Papa Roach, RedMan, Method Man etc etc.

Music

Starting off with rap and mixing and making his beats with music programs he purchased from local stores. Eventually he started a band in 2003 called 3rd DaY RiZeN which consisted of Rap, Rock, Punk, Metal, basically the band was able to play a show with any band in any genre. After a few years together the band split apart after creating a small buzz in the Captial Region. After this even took place Vinyer returned to his roots of doing solo music. Although he loves the idea of having a group to perform with, he began writing and perfecting his craft.