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Gary Holdsteady interviews three artists from TRAP CITY MUZIK GROUP.

Proving to ya'll that the Minnesota Hip-Hop scene is alive and well here in Minnesowta.

Yes Sir!!

We play six tracks and break you fiends into the good shit.

Recorded at WestWood Gardens Studios.
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BRIEF AUDIO DESCRIPTION

- What the label means to the group.
- Taking shit seriously
- We reveal real names of people in the entertainment industry
- All three artists free style their lyrics into the mic
- Listen in as Gary Holdsteady tries to rap as well
- Props to everyone involved in the game
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ABOUT THE TRAP CITY MUZIK GROUP

AFTER HAVING THINGS SLOW DOWN WITH THEIR PREVIOUS COMPANY, T-BABY & INFY SOUGHT OUT TO FIND OTHER OUTLETS FOR THEIR MUSIC. RIPZ THE HULIGAN ON THE OTHER HAND WAS NOT SIGNED WITH A COMPANY. RIPZ AND T-BABY ARE COUSINS AND GO BACK A LONG WAY WHEN IT COMES TO MUSIC. SPINNING RECORDS AS CHILDREN ON RIPZ'S 45 RECORD PLAYER, HE AND T-BABY WOULD STAY UP FOR HOURS LISTENING TO ALL TYPES OF MUSIC. FROM HIP HOP TO ROCK, SOUL/ R&B TO POP, EVEN BLUES AND JAZZ.

FAST FORWARD TO 2007. AFTER BEING APART FOR CLOSE TO 10 YEARS, T-BABY AND RIPZ BUMPED INTO EACHOTHER AT A LOCAL MINNEAPOLIS OPEN MIC AT DUKE'S NIGHT CLUB. EVER SINCE THAT DAY IN APRIL '07, THE TWO HAVE BRAIN STORMED A PLOT TO TRANSFORM MINNESOTA INTO A HIP HOP HAVEN FOR THE INDUSTRY. WITH INFY COMING IN AS THE PRESIDENT, CO-CEO'S RIPZ THE HULIGAN AND T-BABY HAVE FORMULATED WHAT IS NOW CALLED TRAP CITY MUZIK GROUP LLC.

WITH MIXTAPES SUCH AS 'STILL BIRTH', 'FEATURE PRESANTATION: I 4GOT MUSIC', AND 'OPPERATION INDUSTRY TAKEOVER' THIS TRIO OF THE MINDS PLAN TO TAKE THE WORLD BY STORM! ALONG WITH T-BABY, INFY, AND RIPZ THE HULIGAN, THE LABLE HAS A HOST OF OTHER HARD HITTING ARTISTS THAT ARE JUST AS DANGEROUS AS THE BIGGER NAMES IN THE GAME.

T-BABY, BORN AND RAISED IN MINNEAPOLIS, MN, HAS A BLEND OF SOUTHERN HEART AND A MID WEST FLOW. WITH QUOTES LIKE "I HAVE A NEVER DIE ATTITUDE WITH A 100% GRIND", SHOWS THAT T-BABY WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO GET THE JOB DONE. SONGS LIKE 'I'M FRESH', 'CANDY APPLE CHEVY', AND 'PAPER STAY STR8' GIVES T-BABY A BRIGHT FUTURE AHEAD OF HIM. T-BABY IS ALSO THE R&B GURU THAT BRINGS A STREET SWAG TO SONGS LIKE 'I CANT GET U OUTTA MY MIND', 'I NEVER KNEW', AND 'WHAT'S THE POINT'.

RIPZ THE HULIGAN, BORN AND RAISED IN MINNEAPOLIS, MN AS WELL, HAS A BLEND BETWEEN WEST COAST THREAT AND EAST COAST TOUGHNESS. QUOTES LIKE "I'M A GROWN MAN STILL LIVIN' LIKE I'M YOUNG, WITH THE MIND OF A OLD MAN FULL OF WISDOM" EQUALS TO HIS WORLD WIDE HIP HOP EDUCATION. SONGS SUCH AS 'MY ADIDAS', 'THE GAME'S CHANGED', AND 'THE MOST IMPECCABLE' HE IS A WELL ROUNDED ARTIST THAT BRINGS OLD SCHOOL HIP HOP TO THE STREETS.

YOUNG INFY, BORN AND RAISED IN MINNEAPOLIS, MN ALSO, HAS A STRONG EAST COAST HEAVY WEIGHT FLOW. WITH WORDS OF INSIPRATION SUCH AS "STAND TALL" INFY IS ON HIS WAY TO DOING THAT.
WITH WORD PLAY ON SONGS LIKE 'OFFICIALLY THE NICEST', 'WARTIME', AND 'CRY OUT' SHOWS HIS PERFECTIONIST ABILITY.

WITH T-BABY, RIPZ AND INFY BEING THE FOREFRONT OF THE LABLEL, THE YOUNG GUN'S AND THE FIRST LADY OF THE CREW AREN'T FAR BEHIND. WITH LIL D'S SLOW LAID BACK MID WEST FLOW AND TECK'S SOUTHREN DRAWL, THE TWO FORM A DEADLY COMBINATION AND A FORCE TO BE WRECKON WITH. MS. KE, THE FIRST LADY, IS FAR FROM PRETTY IN PINK. WITH THE HEART OF A LION AND THE SLYNESS OF A FOX, MS. KE BRINGS IT EVERYTIME SHE COMES TO THE MIC.

TRAP CITY MUZIK GROUP LLC HAS A LONG ROAD AHEAD OF THEM, ALTHOUGH IF YOU LET THEM TELL IT, "OUR BAGS ARE PACKET AND WE'RE READY FOR THE LONG TRIP". WITH THAT BEING SAID, TRAP CITY MUZIK GROUP LLC WILL BE A LABLE THAT GOES DOWN IN HISTORY WITH OTHER WELL KNOWN NAMES THAT HAVE COME OUT OF THE STATE CALLED MINNESNOWTA.
http://www.myspace.com/trapcitymuzikgroup
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HIPHOPCLUB.BIZ
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ROCKWATCH
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GARAGE ROCK 101
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TRAP CITY MUZIK GROUP
http://www.myspace.com/trapcitymusikgroup

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