User:Tomclancyishot/StackZ

Music is in my soul and shocking the game is my goal. I live and breathe hip-hop each and every day. My game plan is to redefine and expand Rap as an art form.” Respect, a vicious flow and bringing a fresh element to the game is what it’s all about for this 19-year old rapper. Born StackZ spent his early years in Bulgaria. His story is a sure sign of hip-hop’s ever-expanding appeal from its inner city roots. StackZ earned his name from his ill songwriting skills and multi-dimensional personality. He has plenty to talk about using elaborate rhyme schemes with a new kind of story —a young entrepreneur and film director immersed in hip hop, creating and finding his own way. The music business is in his blood. Hip-hop’s far-reaching tentacles had already snagged StackZ, giving him the confidence to go after his dream. He submerged himself in studying the masters — Eazy-E, Biggie and 2Pac,Icu Cube and The Game — crafting lyrics in the tradition of the great storytellers. “I rep 305 and Dade County, and 415 and the whole damn Bay!” StackZ says. “A lot of people think I only hang out in South Beach. I rep South Beach and hang out in the hood, at the same time. I spit about partying, sex, drugs, true life experiences, and the trials and tribulations of trying to gain acceptance in an industry refusing to change. I rap about the sublime and the ridiculous … from humorous incidents that go down in the hood to the injustices and disparities that occur every day in society.” “Everyone said I wouldn’t make it in hip hop, but I’m stubborn. I had to prove them all wrong,” says the new voice of Miami&Frisco — a smooth, resonant and confident voice that strikes a nerve. With hip hop heavyweight producers Swizz Beatz, Pharrell, Steve Morales, and Scott Storch signing on, StackZ aims to change the rules with his undeniable skills on his debut album, "Burning Stackz". The album, a chronicle of StackZ’ personal experiences, is a mash up of styles, regions and eras. It’s an exercise in organized chaos, which inspired the title. “You can’t give buzz to a new style without paying respect to the people who opened the game for you,” he says. Featuring an all-star lineup of legends and new sensations, including Annonym, Beycoast, and many others the chips are piled high. The first track, “The Game Needs Me,” is a smooth banger with swagger,produced by your number 1 real kush beats Beycoast. The follow-up single, “Burnin..” is an upbeat club-banga. StackZ attended one year at USC’s School of Film and Cinematography in California, but set aside filmmaking after he met Scott Storch during a spring break. He shifted his focus from the camera to the mic, his second love. “My life is dedicated to telling stories, whether in songs or in movies, or in any other medium.” He also focused his energy on the business side of the operation, launching Real Knock Out Records, releasing tracks and albums by Beycoast. From Pops, as he calls his dad, StackZ learned that hard work ultimately leads to rewards; but it’s not money that motivates him. “Money can be a gift or it can be a curse in this life. Pops taught me that my ‘self worth’ is more important than my ‘net worth.’ My goal in the music business is to gain acceptance throughout the industry. Some people forget that hip-hop has touched everyone on this planet. What I rap about are real life experiences – disappointment, failure, success, drug abuse, sex, partying, financial woes, love, cheating, social, economic, judicial and political chaos – the type of problems we all face in our lives, no matter what our race, religion or culture.” StackZ reminds us, “All that should ever matter as a person or as a rapper is that one stays true to oneself and that we are real with each other; sooner or later, ‘real recognizes real.”