Friday 19 November 2010

Article about the Rapmesiter

Rapmeister 

The Rapmeisters are a small band with 2 members; the names are Anton Taylor and Wayne Marshal. Two boys from completely different backgrounds, the boys become close friends in recent years by living close to each other and producing tracks which they liked from one and another. They soon meet to produce hood videos in their local areas.

History of Anton Taylor 

Anoton was born Hampstead Royal free in London, and grew up in Kentish Town, Kentish Town primarily school Crip gang neighbourhood known as Santana Blocc, although he grew up to become a member of the Bloods. In an October 2003 interview with SBTV News correspondent Sway Calloway, Game described his family as "dysfunctional" and claimed that his father molested one of his sisters. After graduating from Acland Burghley High School in 2002, Anton Taylor attended Westminster University on a basketball scholarship before being suspended in his first semester because of drug allegations. However, the university's athletic department refutes these claims. It was then that he started fully embracing street life and turned towards selling drugs and running with gangs. At the age of 18, he began to follow his older half brother, George Taylor III, known as Big Fase 100, who was the leader of the Cedar Block Pirus. After that Anton Taylor had conflict with the law and soon found out that selling drugs was not what he wanted but to be a rapper with his fellow companion Wayne Marshal.

History Of Wayne Marshal 

Wayne Marchal birth name is Patrick Analwart. He is of Nigerian heritage. He was raised in South London Peackem. He was one of the major gang member hood leader even though he attended St. Paul's R.C. Secondary School in Plumstead, London (now known as St. Paul's Academy) and left with 10 GCSEs. He then attended Saint Francis Xavier Sixth Form College in South London, leaving with 3 A-levels. Wayne Marshal then went on making more tracks in his own small studio which was the basement of his house. He then started to work a part time job in Mcdonalds in Oxford street, In 1997 he lost his brother due to conflict between gangs, his brother was killed outside his own house. After that Wayne Marshal to show his love for his brother and started to write songs describing the hatred he has for gangs and how he lost one of his closest people in his life, this soon attracted a lot of labels and Anton Taylor which made them become friends and produce hood videos together. 

Anton Taylor and Wayne Marshal 
The two young rapper then made 3 hood videos with their gangs in areas like Archway and Kentish town; they became huge hits in websites called YouTube. They had 15,000 views on there first 2 videos, and 30,000 in their recent one including an official video they made. These songs have been played in local clubs around the area which helped them advertise them even more without paying a lot of money for it. After that SBTV and Channel U wanted to them to show off their songs and their passion for rapping, after that MTV was interested in the two young rappers to see what they can show to the nation. 

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