User:MagicFyK/The Street Cashiers

An underground rap group from College Park, MD aka The Hood, its permanent members are Gabriel "Magic FyK" Forsythe-Korzeniewicz and Jacob Wright "ShayD Biznasz" Snider. The group often features other rappers such as John William "Crazy Money" Gerlach, Dillon "Strate Trippin" Fink, and Daniel Hart "Shuga Pantz" Healy. One song was even recorded with the Australian sensations Justin "CrocBait" Perillo, and Liam "Boi Frum DownUdah" Travers.

Early Years
As young men attending St. Anselm's Abbey School in Washington, DC, Jake Snider, Gabriel FyK and John William Gerlach spent their school days drawing, writing music and watching television. Jake Snider and Gabriel FyK also lived within blocks of each other in College Park, the neighborhood surrounding the University of Maryland. In the spring of 2006, Jake Snider came to Magic FyK with an idea. The two young men presented this idea to John Gerlach and thus The Street Cashiers were created. The pseudonyms ShayD Biznasz, Magic FyK, and Crazy Money were taken by Jake Snider, Gabriel FyK and John Gerlach respectively.

The first true Street Cashiers song was a hit entitled "Abbey Love," affectionately dedicated to their high school. This song touched on the apparent lack of school spirit in the institution, a problem which has never been completely remedied. Interestingly, absent from this track was the third member of the Street Cashiers, John Gerlach. who was rumored to be living in the Virginia area at the time. This song was met by a wave of support and the band's Friends List on MySpace rose to 32 overnight. Over the next few months, the group came out with other hits such as "Argentina Para Siempre," "Livin In Tha Hood," "Levedahl" and "A Lil' Sum'm Upbeat."

Emo Years
Yet the days of unparalleled prosperity came to an end quickly. The band was suffering from various internal conflicts, among the most devastating of which included tension between John William Gerlach and the other members of the group. The third member of the group, now confirmed to be living in Virginia, had appeared on less than half of the group's finalized songs and many were wondering as to his official status in relation to the band. Many questions were answered when the MySpace page was updated to include him as a "Featured," rather than "Permanent" member.

The group's work reflected these tensions, evidenced by the little known hit "Da Struggle." The band also explored other genres in their "Emo Song" and the lesser known "Emo Song Two," including Folk Punk, Emo, and Emo rap.

Video Years
While the group was suffering musically, they managed to find another uniting force in video production. The group's interests had been expanding for some time and finally they became apparent with their feature presentation preview. This foray into Video production gave rise to another era for the Street Cashiers. With the help of Dillon "Strate Trippin" Fink, Daniel Hart "Shuga Pantz" Healy, and Adrian Forsythe-Korzeniewicz, Jake and Gabriel made their first ever music video for the song "Livin' In Tha Hood."

Around this same time, Jake Snider was visited by two Australian foreign exchange student. These two young men, named Justin Perillo and Liam Travers, inspired the next Street Cashiers hit, "The Epic," appropriately named for the occasion. This launched the group into a level of fame previous unknown and their Friend count on MySpace reached a high of 187. The Street Cashiers seized this opportunity and, with the help of the fellow Abbey Boys from Sonic Survivor, put on their first show at the Grog and Tankard, where they debuted the song "Ponies." That was considered an overwhelming success and has been followed by many unanswered requests to host another show.

College Years
Most recently the group has been on somewhat of a hiatus. As Jake Snider went to Emerson College to further pursue his interests in video, Gabriel remained enrolled in St. Anselm's Abbey School to continue the fight for Abbey Pride. The group has gotten together over breaks and put out the single "CLUB" and has made appearances at Abbey sporting events.

Controversies
There have been legal questions raised by some as to the name "Street Cashiers." Some argue that the name was in fact an invention of the once permanent member John Gerlach and that it is in fact his property. The Street Cashiers have never released a public statement on this issue but have been rumored to be dismissive on the matter.

There have also been attacks by critics of the group as to the use of the term "Hood" to describe the Street Cashier stomping grounds of College Park. The Street Cashiers publicly denounce such attacks and welcome those who have made such claims to talk to the Street Cashiers face to face about this issue. The Street Cashiers have never lost an argument.

Possible Future Events
Rumors have been spread about a possible concert in the Hood on June 14th.