Miami-Once considered to be a dying
city, is fast on the verge
of becoming the next big urban Mecca. She has birthed record labels, Poe Boy Entertainment and Epidemic Music,
as well as successful producers, Cool
& Dre and Red Spyda,
and recently has
welcomed Shaquille O'Neal as
one of her own. Behold the rising Phoenix. In
the midst of her rise, Miami has also raised a son, destined to be the
ONE!
Introducing SLYKAT,
born Tiwan Harrell
in Miami, Florida on November 30, 1979 to a young
teenage mother and a pimp
for a father. An amazing phenomenon would begin to take place on this
very day
for not just the city of Miami, but for Miami music.Throughout
his teenage years, SlyKat
discovered his affinity
for rhymes during the early Luther
Campbell2 Live Crew
era. This was indeed a time where hip-hop
culture
was slowly developing a sound for the South. After High School, he
found
himself in the company of two young upstart producers by the name of Cool One
& Dre.Cool & Dre would
inevitably produced SlyKat's
first album,9
Lives & 6 Samples for an
independent label known as Heat Music.On the eve of his album's release date, Fall 2002, Heat Music
unfortunately went bankrupt, therefore leaving this classic album
unheard.
After the failed release of
his first album, SlyKat
found
himself not only broke with the responsibility
of his daughter, but it seemed that his career in music was looking as
bleak as
his finances.With the drug and pimp game
being more accessible within his neighborhood, Sly began to participate
in the
fast life.After following his father's
footsteps, pimping would
eventually put his music career on halt.Through
financial problems, several
arrests, and a near-death experience from a deal gone bad, the end of Tiwan
Harrell was inevitable. Fortunately, it would not be the end for
SlyKat.A spiritual transformation would
redirect
his focus back to making music, and most importantly forming his own
label with
best friend, Hamir Michel.This label soon
took on the name City Kidz Entertainment.
"I'm here to show another side of
southern rappers- to prove
that we have a lyrical ability that can contend with the best of them",
says
Sly, who has been influenced by artists such as Miami's own 2 Live Crew, LL
Cool J, Ice T, Snoop Dogg, Outkast, and Rakim. By approaching the game with
a hustler's mentality, Sly managed to get
premiere features for his independent releases with Buju Banton, Dirtbag, and UTP's Skip and Wacko. "At the time,
Juvenile was in Cool & Dre's
studio and after hearing me on this song
called Get Got, he had them
drop something on it."-he says. After
annihilating his opponents with the release of his mix-tape, Miami's Best Kept
Secret, SlyKat has
proven to be the next in line for Miami"s throne. With an effortless flow on his new mix-tape DOPE featuring P-Life and inherited Pimp charm, SlyKat epitomizes cool.His
appeal is not only apparent on stage,
but off as well, earning him the poster boy position for a new brand of
liquor, Nyak Cognac,which
is an official product of Remy Martin.Not only a liquor endorsement deal, but he
also linked an endorsement deal with a new clothing company Fokus designed by Omar Jermaine,
freelance designer of Pelle, Reebok, and ENYCE.The
buzz has been overwhelming considering
the fact that Mr. Unsigned Hype
of the 2005 January/
February issue
of The
Source has emerged first in a vibrant South Beach market and
recently
in a national audience, as well as a feature on Chamillionaire's mixtape hosted
by DJ. Whookid. Continuing
this winning streak, SlyKat's
video Color Blind
recently placed first in a state wide video
competition, netting him a publishing deal with Universal. Several of SlyKats
songs also appeared on the A&E
program First 48 Hours as well
as on ESPN's 2006 NFL Draft, featuring a promo
with Vince Young.
Keldamuzik
with SlyKat in Las Vegas.
His debut
album Sunny
Place, Shady People is a sure classic in the making, with
production by Cool & Dre, Red Spyda, Scott Storch, and an incredible
Bronx native Static serving as
the official in-house producer. With two hot singles, Just Chillin and What I Ill Do blasting the airwaves
simultaneously, SlyKat is well
on his way to superstardom. "I think this album is going to be classic
because I think I got the next generation of big producers, as well as
the lyrics and God doing his thang." says Sly.
Miami
is not just a city, but a place known as home for this prominent
new artist.With many people showing
love and support, SlyKat
has
very little standing in his way.Not only does
he have the tools for today's
arduous music industry, but he has the heart as well.Miami, the pristine place for entertainment, most
definitely can
take pride in her bearing of an unstoppable rap artist.
DSN
Music is proud to present Miami's new owner of the throne... SlyKat,
featuring the hit single Just Chillin
with Universal's
mega rapper Chamillionaire.
In 2008, SlyKat performed at
the music industry's world class event South
By Southwest, on their hip-hop
stage. Later that year, new records were achieved as the single Salud broke the Billboard download charts at #41.
.
"Salud" From the CD Credit Time
Served/2008
"Just Chillin"
featuring Chamillionaire From the CD Sunny Place, Shady People/2007 "I'm Chillin"
featuring The Game From the CD Sunny Place, Shady People/2007
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