LIL WES

"I am not afraid...I was born to do this." Joan of Arc These same words can be heard uttered from the lips of one of the music industries most promising prospects. Lil Wes (currently 17 years of age) has been rapping since the age of 8 and has a versatile style that allows him to command any track he is on. His ability to take over any track has propelled collaborating artists to soar to even greater heights. At the age of 12 he began to participate in school as well as city-wide talent show...

"I am not afraid...I was born to do this." Joan of Arc These same words can be heard uttered from the lips of one of the music industries most promising prospects. Lil Wes (currently 17 years of age) has been rapping since the age of 8 and has a versatile style that allows him to command any track he is on. His ability to take over any track has propelled collaborating artists to soar to even greater heights. At the age of 12 he began to participate in school as well as city-wide talent shows where he won most of them with his lyrical ability and his dominating control of the crowd. Through the distribution of mixtapes as well as many collaborations throughout Central Florida, as well as Southern Florida, Lil Wes has grown quite a following as the 17 year old prodigy. His music can be heard playing on many car stereo systems as well as a myriad of college radio stations as well as underground radio stations. He has a broad fan base ranging from pre teens to the elderly. The reason for this is partly due to his extensive vocabulary. He has the ability to utilize words not commonly used in everyday language in a manner that allows school children to comprehend. He also brings out the region of his personality that each song requires him to exhibit. On each and every track that he is a part of, he does not simply “rap” on the track, he becomes the track. His use of metaphors, similes and imagery paint a vivid picture of every word exiting his mouth. Some of his inspirations include: Biggie, 2pac, Mase, Jay Z, Nas, Kanye West, Fabolous, Common, TI and Lil Wayne. As of Late the emcee has attended the Florida Music Conference held in Orlando FL on the first of November. At the conference he was given great advice, met with many local DJ’s and is currently working on his upcoming mixtape. He is currently unsigned and looking for the opportunity to play a bigger role in the music industry.