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It’s 1988 in the Fort Greene Projects of Brooklyn, NY. At the height of hip hop’s first golden era a young Awon came home from school to Ralph McDaniels and Video Music Box when Big Daddy Kane’s “Ain’t No Half Steppin” debuted. For the then eight year-old Awon, emceeing became a passion he would undoubtedly pursue. As hip hop gained mass appeal, Awon found his place in a locale frequented by rappers. Greene’s infamous residents: Dana Dane, the notorious 50 cent, and Supreme Magnetic were rising names in the neighborhood. When crack-cocaine arrived in the Brooklyn streets, Awon and his family got out, relocating to Virginia. As hard as the epidemic hit cities across America, Awon hit the page with rhymes. Awon honed his skills performing in talent shows across Newport News and Hampton until the streets got the better of him. He became a felon and was sentenced to the state until his twenty-first birthday, Awon was 15. He wrote rhymes to relieve stress and worry while serving time. Good fortune landed Awon his freedom in 1997. Determined to refocus his energy, Awon poured into rhyming with support and guidance from older cousin, Jay Swift who introduced him to Jinx the Juve (Def Jam) and Papoose (Kay Slay) in 1998. That same year Swift introduced Ike Infa Diamond who ...
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