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MACEO Oft times called the new Motown of the south, the city of Atlanta has played an instrumental role in igniting today's southern rap explosion. Making party people move their feet for almost two decades with booty shake anthems from pioneers like DJ Smurf, Tag Team, and Success-N-Effect, the A-town has produced their own batch of underground kings as well as platinum-backed chart toppers like Outkast, Lil Jon and Ludacris. Following in the same footsteps of his homegrown heroes is 19-year-old newcomer Maceo. Already sizzling down south clubs and radio with his rowdy, angst-filled lead single "Hoe Sit Down," the gravel-voiced game spitter has quickly made a regional name for himself. Gearing up to set his own mark in the rap world with heavy radio play for the riot-inciting single, the emerging emcee proves that he is definitely on the fast track to superstardom with the August 19 release of his Quick Flip/ Big Cat Records debut Straight Out The Pot. Clearly defining his lyrical prowess on the back-breaking second single "Outta Here," Maceo perfectly melds complex street commentary with thunderous 808 drums and snares. He puts chumps to shame while solidifying his own mainstay status in the rap game. And on the semi-autobiographical testament "The Struggle," the chameleon-like rapper switches styles once again to gaze at the man in the mirror. Weaving sincere sentiments atop soulful, mid-tempo production, Maceo shares his experiences from surviving the trap to trapping in the vocal booth. "I got a crunk sound," he explains. "But I describe it like T.I., Jadakiss and Jay-Z how I how I come off the mind. I got a crunk side, but all of it is mixed. I give a little bit of everything." Born the fourth of six children, Maceo was reared in eastside Atlanta's rugged Zone 6. Caught up dead in the middle of his family tree, he was raised by an older brother. Still just a baby himself, the young man with the wisdom of an old soul had two younger siblings to bring up himself. Because his pops was a no-show and his mother was battling a crack addiction, the youngsters were forced to fend for themselves and rarely saw either of their parents. "We really raised ourselves. My momma smoked, and my daddy did whatever he did," he remembers. "My brother Mario was the backbone of my family. My momma done got straight now. That was back then. She was smoking like in the 90s. I was like 10. It was eight years ago." But trouble always seems to follow the ghetto youth. After picking up the pieces and attempting to patch up their lives, the family was dealt another staggering setback. Both of Maceo's parents were recently indicted for drug trafficking and are now awaiting trial in Dekalb County Jail. With his eyes squarely fixated on his goals of taking over rap, he never lets his bleak situation overpower him. Since then, he has been killing the streets with two underground projects- Bussin On Them Vol. 1 and Vol. 2. And that is only the beginning. "Everybody else done capitalized out of Atlanta. Everybody gets their chance. I'm trying to capitalize to the fullest extent," Maceo expresses. "I done been through so much shit. I look at it like success must have been meant." True indeed. Check out the artist's website: http://www.bigcatrecords.net Track List: 1. Intro 2. Straight Out Da Pot 3. Go Sit Down Featuring Marco 4. I Want Featuring Bubba 5. The Struggle Featuring Torica Cornelius 6. Mind Frame Featuring Gotti 7. Let Me Be 8. Nextel Chirp Featuring Fats 9. On My Way 10. How You Ride 11. Who Banging 12. Outta This World Featuring Chase of Dirty Rose 13. Ladies and Gentlemen Featuring Fats and Dj J-nice 14. What's Street Featuring Sun-ny 15. God's Soldier Featuring Myko & Young Snead 16. So High Featuring Fats 17. Let Me Know 18. Outta Here Suggested CDs:Other Genres:
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