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Artist History
In 1992, the hip hop movement already reached a
county school bus traveling down a back road in
southwest Tennessee. Near the back of the bus,
you could hear a human beat box create a beat
and melody as the students took turns reciting
rhymes. Most of the school bus M.C.'s had
written rhymes about themselves, there friends,
and there neighborhoods. After everyone had
recited there lyrics and the passengers dwindled,
the freestyle sessions would begin. A kid called
G-Money, (named after the character from the movie
New Jack City), developed a gift for the art form
and was able to freestyle about anything stated.
Entertaining everyone left on the bus, because the
rhyme was related to things going on right then and
there, G-Money became a favorite for the afternoon ride.
After graduating highschool 4 years later, G-Money (then
called "Money Main") went off to college in Clarksville,
TN. There, he would record his own songs using a keyboard
for the music and a karaoke machine, as he had done while
in high school. He was given the name Lil Bud, because of
his stature. While attending college, he opened concerts
for such artist as Gangsta Blac, Playa Fly, and Gripp.
He would perform at parties and comedy shows. He also had
the opportunity to record in the campus studio and at a local
studio called Lethal Records. The tune to his songs would
inspire movement, while the words motivated thought and self
encouragement.
By 1999, when Lil Bud moved to Memphis, TN, he had
developed his own touch of class to rap music.
Although his lyrics always had concrete detail, he
began to focus more on what he felt with what he
had experienced. Being inspired by artist such as
Bob Marley, Marvin Gaye and Tupac Shakur who expressed
life through music, he knew that he wanted to supply
that same breath to his project. Featuring on underground
cuts from Custom Eyes, D.O.N., Michael Esquire, and several
others, he adds his own unique presence and outlook on each
individual topic. On his own, he blends an antidote for
hard times using everything he has experienced for the
ingredients. Descending from a family of gospel singers
and grandson to Kentucky blues legend, Conen Jones weaves
a musical patch work quilt with each composition. But he
would say: "I just sing my song." |
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Albums
Past Due: The Album that was. |
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Location
Memphis, TN - USA |
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