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![]() STATIC WAS BORN ON JUNE 1, 1982 IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. HE'S THE OLDEST OF SIX CHILDREN ON HIS MOTHER'S SIDE OF THE FAMILY, AND THE YOUNGEST OF SEVEN CHILDREN ON HIS FATHER'S SIDE. HE TOOK INTEREST IN MUSIC AT A YOUNG AGE *(AGE 5). BACK THEN, THOSE RHYMES WERE ONLY TODDLER TALK BECAUSE HE SAID MOST OF HIS FREESTYLES REVOVLED AROUND PETTY A,B,AND "C" RHYMES. HIS FIRST LIVE PERFORMANCE WAS AT HIS COUSIN'S BIRTHDAY PARTY, WHEN HE AND HIS BROTHER (MR. CHEEZY) RAPPED IN FRONT OF THEIR FAMILY. IT WASN'T UNTIL HE REACHED THE AGE OF 13, THAT HE'D BEGAN WRITING HIS RHYMES ONTO PAPER. HIS FIRST SONG WAS RECORDED AT THAT AGE WITH HIS BROTHER AND SISTER. THE NAME OF THE SONG WAS, "N THA HOOD." IT WAS RECORDED WITH TWO RADIOS, AND A PAIR OF HEADPHONES FOR THEIR MICROPHONE(NOW, MANY OF YALL TRUE ARTIST CAN RELATE TO THAT). THE BEAT WAS MADE BY BANGING ON THEIR FURNITURE, AND FINDING DIFFERENT WAYS TO CREATE NEW SOUNDS. BEING THAT HE HAD VERY LITTLE MONEY, THIS WAS THE BEST WAY TO ATLEAST MAKE AN EFFORT. IN JUNIOR HIGH, HE RARELY RAPPED. IT WASN'T UNTIL HE WAS A FRESHMAN IN HIGHSCHOOL (AGE 15), THAT HE REALLY GOT BACK INTO TRYING TO PURSUE HIS DREAMS. A CLOSE FRIEND OF HIS BROTHER TIPPED HIM THAT THERE WAS A RECORD LABEL IN TOWN THAT WAS SIGNING NEW ARTIST. IT DIDN'T MATTER TO HIM IF THE LABEL WAS LOCAL OR NATIONAL NOW, BECAUSE HE HAD A CHANCE TO BE HEARD! ON JUNE 2 ,1998, HE, HIS BROTHER, AND TWO OTHER ARTIST RODE TO THE RECORD LABEL (KNOWN AS FEARLESS RECORDS) TO TALK TO THE C.E.O. OF THE LABEL. A FTER A BRIEF CONVERSATION, AND ABOUT TEN MINUTES OF FREESTYLING, THE C.E.O. OFFERED CONTRACTS TO THEM. LATER THAT DAY, THE C .E.O. CALLED AND TOLD STATIC THAT HE WANTED HIM AND HIS BROTHER TO COME BACK TO HIS OFFICE W ITH THE CONTRACTS. WHEN THEY GOT THERE, THE C.E.O. TOLD THEM THAT HE WANTED THEM TO DO TWO SONGS FOR AN UPCOMING COMPILATION THAT WAS ABOUT TO BE RELEASED BY THE LABEL, AND OFFERED THEM A SPOT ON THE LABEL. THEY QUICKLY ACCEPTED. AND THOUGH THEY WANTED TO OWN A LABEL, WHAT BETTER THAN BEING ON ONE, AND GETTING YOURSELF "OUT THERE" THEY THOUGHT. ON JUNE 6,1998,
THE TWO SIGNED THEIR CONTRACTS, AND BEGAN WORKING ON THEIR TWO DEBUT SONGS.THE COMPILATION WAS RELEASED IN JULY OF 1998, AND SOLD SEVERAL HUNDRED COPIES IN IT'S FIRST WEEKS RELEASE. STATIC AND HIS BROTHER BEGAN WORKING ON THEIR DEBUT LP.T HEY FINISHED IT UP, BUT THE LABEL SELF-DESTRUCTED BEFORE THE ALBUM GOT RELEASED, LEAVING THE TWO WITHOUT A LABEL, OR AN ALBUM. STATIC WENT ON TO WORK WITH PEOPLE LIKE CONTRAVERSY,D-BOY,THUG ILLUSION,SIR DICE,FLY-G,BARBERMAN,THE DALINKWENT,AND OTHERS. ALL WERE LOCAL RAPPERS, BUT ALL HAD SIMULAR GOALS IN MIND. HE PERFORMED AT SEVERAL CHURCHES AND ENTERED SEVERAL CONTEST LIKE,PROJECT XL(2000) AND STARQUEST(99). HE ALSO PERFORMED AT CONCERTS (SOME AT MAJOR EVENTS LIKE BLACK EXPO AND CIRCLE CITY CLASSIC). IN JANUARY OF 2000, HE AND HIS BROTHER DECIDED TO ESTABLISH THEIR OWN LABEL. IT TOOK NEARLY THREE MONTHS TO FIND THE NAME THEY WANTED (GIVEN THE FACT THAT MOST OF THE NAMES THEY PICKED HAD BEEN STOLEN OR BITTEN BY OTHER LOCAL ARTIST). THE TWO CAME UP WITH "MOSTHATED," BECAUSE THAT'S HOW THEY FELT. NOW STATIC PLANS TO RELEASE HIS DEBUT ALBUM UNDER HIS NEW LABEL, AND HE FEELS MORE COMFORTABLE. HIS FIRST RELEASE W ILL BE PERSONAL VENDETTAZ, AND SAYS HE PLANS TO BRING BACK THE FUN THAT ONCE WAS IN THE RAP INDUSTRY,MAKE MORE CONTACTS,CONNECTIONS,AND MERGERS;AND INFORM PEOPLE ON HIS PERSPECTIVE OF LIFE AND POLITICS. WHEN ASKED ABOUT FUTURE PLANS, HE SAYS, "I WANT MOSTHATED TO BE ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL LABELS, MAYBE OWN A FEW FRANCHISES, START MY OWN CLOTHING LINE, AND START A YOUTH FOUNDATION,SO I CAN HELP THE,"HAVE NOTS," LIKE ME." HE'S PLANNING TO START A YOUTH FOUNDATION (THE HAVE NOTS YOUTH FOUNDATION), THAT HELPS TROUBLED TEENS AND SINGLE PARENT FAMILIES. HE MENTIONS THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL BIG MERGERS OFFERED TO MOSTHATED, BUT MOSTHATED WANTS TO GET THE,"RIGHT DEAL."
THEY WILL LAUNCH OFF THEIR DEBUT WITH 3 RELEASES(ONE OF WHICH WILL BE STATIC'S LP). STATIC WILL BE ON PERFORMING AND ON TOUR WITH MOSTHATED RECORDS AND THE YOUNG THUGZ.
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