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CLYDE CARSON
Clyde Carson is down with the MC-as-entrepreneur program. Born and raised in Oakland—and heir to the independent hustle pioneered by Northern Califorefathers like Too $hort and E-40—the young go-getter took a 2001 trip to NYC, where he soaked up the mixtape game. Back in the Bay, he formed a trio, the Team, with fellow indie scenesters Mayne Mannish and Kaz Kyzah, and scored a local radio hit with 2004’s “It’s Gettin’ Hot.” In 2005, he assumed control of local indie label Moe Doe Records, incorporated the It’s Good Beverage Co. and launched his own energy drink (Hyphy Juice, naturally).
These credentials, and his distinctive whisperlike flow, caught the attention of Southern Cali’s current king, The Game, whose backing led to a joint venture between Moe Doe, Black Wall Street and Capitol Records. After more than a year of studio time—long enough for Carson to record guest vocals for artists like Styles P and drop another Team album—Carson’s debut, Theatre Music, is set to hit shelves in January 2008. Led by the synth-driven club bumper “Two Step” (produced by Dr. Dre acolyte Neff-U) and “Doin That,” a duet with newly minted teen sensation Sean Kingston, the album aims to make the 25-year-old paper chaser moe doe than ever.
Part 2: (Mistah FAB)
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MISTAH F.A.B.
Stanley “Mistah F.A.B.” Cox is emblematic of hyphy’s escapism. With a father who died of AIDS, a mother who struggled with drug addiction, and a brother who spent 11 years in the penitentiary, the 25-year-old North Oakland native has used the Bay Area’s exuberant brand of hip-hop to transcend his painful family situation.
Ghost riding the whip one moment, battling Jin the next, Mistah F.A.B. (an acronym for money is something to always have [so stay] faeva afta bread) has earned endorsements from local patron saints Too $hort, who used to roll with his mom, and the late Mac Dre, who was floored by his appearance on the seminal hyphy DVD 23109: Exhibition of Speed.
Now, after several indie mixtapes and albums, Fab has inked a deal with Atlantic Records to take his stunna shades nationwide. In preparation, he’s just released Da Baydestrian on his own label, Faeva Afta/SMC Recordings, and is readying Sideshow, a collaboration with Glasses Malone dedicated to West Coast car culture. Due March ’08, behind a lead single, “I Just Want to Party,” featuring Snoop Dogg, the Atlantic debut, Da Yellow Bus Rydah, will be dedicated to cold gettin’ dumb enough to leave life’s troubles behind.
CLYDE CARSON
Clyde Carson is down with the MC-as-entrepreneur program. Born and raised in Oakland—and heir to the independent hustle pioneered by Northern Califorefathers like Too $hort and E-40—the young go-getter took a 2001 trip to NYC, where he soaked up the mixtape game. Back in the Bay, he formed a trio, the Team, with fellow indie scenesters Mayne Mannish and Kaz Kyzah, and scored a local radio hit with 2004’s “It’s Gettin’ Hot.” In 2005, he assumed control of local indie label Moe Doe Records, incorporated the It’s Good Beverage Co. and launched his own energy drink (Hyphy Juice, naturally).
These credentials, and his distinctive whisperlike flow, caught the attention of Southern Cali’s current king, The Game, whose backing led to a joint venture between Moe Doe, Black Wall Street and Capitol Records. After more than a year of studio time—long enough for Carson to record guest vocals for artists like Styles P and drop another Team album—Carson’s debut, Theatre Music, is set to hit shelves in January 2008. Led by the synth-driven club bumper “Two Step” (produced by Dr. Dre acolyte Neff-U) and “Doin That,” a duet with newly minted teen sensation Sean Kingston, the album aims to make the 25-year-old paper chaser moe doe than ever.
Part 2: (Mistah FAB)
http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=14687
MISTAH F.A.B.
Stanley “Mistah F.A.B.” Cox is emblematic of hyphy’s escapism. With a father who died of AIDS, a mother who struggled with drug addiction, and a brother who spent 11 years in the penitentiary, the 25-year-old North Oakland native has used the Bay Area’s exuberant brand of hip-hop to transcend his painful family situation.
Ghost riding the whip one moment, battling Jin the next, Mistah F.A.B. (an acronym for money is something to always have [so stay] faeva afta bread) has earned endorsements from local patron saints Too $hort, who used to roll with his mom, and the late Mac Dre, who was floored by his appearance on the seminal hyphy DVD 23109: Exhibition of Speed.
Now, after several indie mixtapes and albums, Fab has inked a deal with Atlantic Records to take his stunna shades nationwide. In preparation, he’s just released Da Baydestrian on his own label, Faeva Afta/SMC Recordings, and is readying Sideshow, a collaboration with Glasses Malone dedicated to West Coast car culture. Due March ’08, behind a lead single, “I Just Want to Party,” featuring Snoop Dogg, the Atlantic debut, Da Yellow Bus Rydah, will be dedicated to cold gettin’ dumb enough to leave life’s troubles behind.
