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Roskrypz (more commonly known as Rossi) is a rapper/musician from Preston in Lancashire, north west England. Born Michael Rossall in 1976 he grew up in and around Goosnargh/Preston, and the surrounding areas.

Always one for the limelight, he started acting at a young age, and had various parts in stageshows put on by youth projects and performing arts groups. He went on to study drama at high school, and performing arts through college. He was first exposed to hip-hop at 10 years of age, and instantly fell in love with the artform, the music, and the attitude that came with it.

With his love for the performing arts, and his love for the music, it was clear that rapping was the outlet Rossi desired, although his actual leap to recording artist did not happen until he was in his early 20's. Rossi began writing lyrics at 15 with the few other hip-hop heads he knew from school, and like any other teenager, was keen to show off his prowess at various cyphers and schoolyard battles.

Upon leaving college, Rossi started down a self taught path of music production, buying a tascam 4-track, drum machine, sampler and mic, and made his first few demo tapes.

He was proud of his roots, so insisted he rapped in his own lancashire tongue, and did so with applause. In 2000 he was introduced to an upcoming producer called 'MR A'. This meeting was to prove very important in the career of Roskrypz music. The two started to work on material and soon built up a sound that was to be Rossi's trademark, clean, up tempo, and focused on being entertaining. They recorded over 50 songs, all the while trying to perfect their sound. After a long break from music Rossi decided it was time to release some of the music, so it not all been in vain.

Roskrypz set up Rack Wrecker Records in 2010 and is to release his debut LP entitled 'Thud thud So Good Good' in September 2010. The label has another group, 'AyaNaR' with an album ready to go after 'Thud', and Roskrypz has plans to release another LP next year entitled 'Homesick Nostalgic'.