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Meet Maceo

GO SIT DOWN…is what this intense talented Atlanta-breed native told everyone to do back in 2005, and he doesn’t find it a problem to reiterate it as he continues to compose music that many other artists attempt to fabricate.

Maceo Terrance Barnes (May 15, 1987), whom in the industry is referred to only as Maceo, has repetitiously showed his hustle with his music since the tender age of 17. His versatile style and crafty placement of words carries the meaning of all different reflections and interpretations of life, and even he’ll tell you that he literally lives his music. It either details situations that he’s personally experienced or a condition that he has witnessed someone else encounter, but never the less it is thoroughly real and impassioned.

Maceo’s unique voice is what captured the attention of listeners in 2005 when he debuted his hit single “Go Sit Down,” which eventually won him a Southern Entertainment Award and was the #1 independent ringtone in the nation that year. He believes that those who have faced similar trials such as he will be able to relate with him greater, and this type of thinking is what led to the mass popularity of his second hit single that same year, “Nextel Chirp.”

“Go Sit Down” put Maceo in an entire new arena within the industry, and he was beginning to be noticed as a real savvy lyricist amongst the high executives in the business. He made performances at the Vibe awards and was featured in some of the most prominent magazines such as XXL, Source, Grip, and Rap Fanatic…even gracing the cover of Fadar. He was steadily accomplishing unbelievable achievements, from selling 70, 000 units independently and 57, 000 through Sound Scan to averaging 300 BDS weekly spins of “Go Sit Down” on the radio throughout the state of Georgia. In addition, he even received over 60, 000 music plays, 300, 000 views, and 37, 000 friends on MySpace, and he conquered all of these astronomical tasks without ever being featured on television! His life and career was going through the winding roads headed to the top, but instead things quickly took a turn for the worst.

Under Big Cat records, his career instantaneously plummeted when one of the other artists on the label at the time was charged with an extreme murder conviction which adversely affected everyone involved with the label.

Maceo has, since then, remained consistent in his passion for producing lyrically inclined art and he t

akes it very seriously. He focuses on his music day and night to work towards regaining his high ranking status amongst the industry CEOs and socialites, but his fans remain loyal and continue to enjoy his delivery and the messages that he expresses throughout his music.

“Whatever I do…I set it on fire,” says Maceo…and he meant it. He has and is creating projects that are for everyone while still sending a useful universal message, and he doesn’t display weakness in any of them. If he doesn’t feel the strong connection within a song then he will stop directly in the mainstream of doing it and start over, because he feels that to continue it wouldn’t be being true to himself which ultimately means he isn’t being true to his audience…and that is what makes him one of the most preeminent prodigies in the game!

Meet Marco da Kidd Kidd

With all of the young talent debuting themselves in the music industry today, Marco “Marco Da Kidd Kid” Barnes has muscled his way into the oversaturated market and has brought a unique flair which makes people take notice.

Born on May 15, 1987, Marco adapted the personality of being ‘the life of the party’ ever since he was a child, but he also possessed the characteristic of being very mature for his age. Many people gravitate towards his playful persona and that’s why it seems so easy for him to accumulate a growing fan base so soon, because he can entertain to the extreme while still sending out a meaningful message, much like the artists that inspire him like Drake and Cassidy…but no one as much as his brother, Maceo Barnes. For Marco, his older brother Maceo was his biggest inspiration, and seeing him succeed and break barriers within the industry as quickly as he did made Marco want to turn his talents in the same direction, because music wasn’t his first passion.

He, instead, was hoping to become a football or basketball player because throughout his younger life he was known as an “all-around athlete” but his passion shifted when he realized he also had a lyrical talent that he wanted to share with the world.

Marco ultimately wants to do grander and more exceptional things in life. For now his style and music is designed to reach out to the ladies and the “streets”— his main audiences. He feels that he will have reached success once he’s finally transitioned completely from his current locality to in-depth analysis of the music business itself, graduating from the streets of Atlanta’s Kirkwood neighborhood entirely and not having to go back….and only bringing the “hood’ out when necessary. Marco’s ultimate goal though is to take over the entire industry and show NO weakness while doing so!

Keeping it in the Family

Currently, he and his brothers Mario and Marco da Kidd Kidd have made the music game a family business with their imprint 94 Entertainment and are releasing this month, a new mixtape ‘Welcome to Little Mexico’ featuring the new, improved and evolved Maceo and introducing younger brother Marco.

94 Entertainment currently promotes a weekly club venue in the Atlanta-area and is preparing to launch a Club/DJ Tour across the Southeast. He and Marco recently appeared at National Record Store Day here in Atlanta and were presenters at the Hot Block Magazine Awards.