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Biography
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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.
“People go through shit like that everyday. It’s plenty more people
like me that’s been through the same thing," he says. "I
just tried to come up out of it. I’m blessed with the talent to do
something else besides messing up.”
The talent was first tapped just two years ago when Quick Flip CEO
Germon Tomblin heard the juvenile rhyme slinger freestyle with friends.
Impressed by Maceo’s impromptu performance on the mic, Germon
suggested that he take his craft more seriously and pursue a rap career.
After months of convincing, the teenage verbal titan finally decided to
give it a go.
Since then, he has been killing the streets with two underground
projects- Bussin On Them Vol. 1 and 2. And that is only the beginning .Everybodyelsedone
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.
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