Peace y’all! As you know I’ve worked DAMN HARD this year and last year and so has my wonderful team of artists and designers. Please help us get some recognition for our efforts by nominating us for a DMV award. Your vote is much appreciated!
Click HERE to vote!

Note: put an “X” in any category you’re not voting for:

The list below represents me, my musical family and other artists or promoters outside of my circle who genuinely inspire me.
Here’s how we’d like you to vote! (Just suggestions, vote how you want!)
Best DC Male Rap artist: Born I Music
Best MD Male Rap artist: Born I Music
Best VA Male Rap artist: Born I Music
Best DC Male RnB artist: N’Digo Rose
Best MD Male RnB artist: N’Digo Rose
Best DC Female RnB artist: Deborah Bond
Best MD Female RnB artist: Deborah Bond
Best live show: Born I Music
Best Rap Group: The Cornel West Theory
Best Lyricist: Born I Music or Nate Greyski or Uptown XO
Breakout artist of the year: Born I Music or Keith MacGuyver or Waze or Nate Greyski
Best Club/Dance Track: Born I Music: “Memory Lane” (listen HERE)
Album of the Year: Born I Music: “TOMORROW IS TODAY” (listen HERE)
Most Supportive Media Outlet: TheCouchSessions.com
Best Open Mic/Hip Hop Night: Any of DC Rap or The Carryout’s hip hop nights: see http://DCrap.com
Best Photographer: Paola Angelino visit http://PaolaAngelino.com
Mix Tape of the Year: Born I Music “RE:Born (Chairman of the Board)” (get it HERE) MacGuyver “Freedom of Speech” (get it HERE)
Best Promoter: Tyrone Norris (hip hop) or 88 DC (electronic) or Molly Ruland (general)
Best Alternative Artist: The Cornel West Theory or Yoko K
Best Graphic Designer: Graham Jackson
Video of the Year: Born I Music: “All I Want is You Freestyle”
Best Band, Duo or Group: The Cornel West Theory
Wanna know more about someone I didn’t provide a link for? Google em!
Thanks y’all! Vote today! We deserve it!

Much love,

B

The single of the year now has a video! Born I Music::CONGA DRUM::feat. Deborah Bond – Proudly brought to you by Asahra Music/G&D-NewSinatra. THANKS TO EVRYONE FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND ALL THE DOWNLOADS! KEEP IT GOING!

Thanks to my director Jammie Patton, my editor Julian Alexander, our DPs Rod Featherstone & Thomas Moore, Deborah Bond, DJ AB Logic and of course the beautiful dancers and models: Kendra Gail, Diana Byfield, Rhonda Wallace, Ashley Johnson and Ayanna “wifey” Anderson-Bellard.
ENJOY!

CHECK OUT MY INTERVIEW ON 89.3FM‘s “ILL STREET GROOVES” RADIO SHOW AND WATCH PICS OF ME & FLY GIRLS WHILE YOU DO! VERY SIMPLE! ENJOY!

SHOUTOUT TO DJ RBI, TWO TONE JONES, BIG TONEY AND THE WHOLE ILL STREET FAM!  THANKS AGAIN! 

DOWNLOAD “CONGA DRUM” HERE

CONGADRUM by Born I Music

DC, get ready for an entire month of GAIA @ The Fridge this August. We’ll have more music, more artists, more talent and more amazing nights than you can possibly imagine. Lollapalooza shmollapalooza! This is where the real ish is happening! All hosted by your’s truly, Born I Music. Hope you enjoythis teaser vid. More exciting previews to come!

CLICK THE COVER TO DOWNLOAD THE TAPE!!!

RING THE ALARM, THE BORN IDENTITY MIXTAPE IS HERE!!! FAT SHOUT TO EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN A PART OF PUTTING THIS MATERPIECE TOGETHER!! FROM LYRICS TO INSTRUMENTALSBig shout to G&D/New Sinatra, Asahra Music, Deborah Bond, Global Soul Productions, Jason Bourne, Alison Carney, The Cornel West Theory, DJ Undadog, Godfather Sage, Da Hoodfellas, N8, Imani Beats, Keith MacGuyever, Young Ni$e and the whole Rebel Fam!! LETS GET IT

I had the pleasure of joining The Cornel West Theory (who just got a co-sign from Erykah Badu on their new vid!), along with Jati & DJ Underdog at their most recent video shoot this weekend. Another beautifully shot joint, this time featuring a cameo by your’s truly is coming to y’all soon.

After the shoot, I received some troubling news… it seems that my crew has been getting the Mike Tyson Treatment as of late:

Now, I’ve been asked to use restraint and not name any names and all that politically correct sh*t, but my blood ran cold when I heard the details of how hard some of y’all will go to BITE my team and what we’re up to.


DAMN, all these years I’ve been hearing “there’s no morals in this game” and I guess everyone who’s said that has been right. Swagger jackers…. shark n*ggas…

Since I gotta keep it chill, no point in going on… but I will say that I’m DISGUSTED and DISAPPOINTED in some of you so-called “DMV personalities”. I would’ve expected better from you. But it just goes to show who runs this town after all… SMH you n*ggas kill me. Smarten up, cuz I can only be silent but for so long. This is our livelihood – the more you steal from the plates we make, the easier it will be to expose y’all without a second thought.

In closing – fat shout to my crew, The Rebels, the most bitten click in the city – which includes: THE CORNEL WEST THEORY, DEBORAH BOND, 3rd LOGIC, DA HOODFELLAS, NDIGO ROSE, SHAMBHALA, GODFATHER SAGE, IMANI BEATS, VOIDS MOAN, THE INNER CIRCLE, DOLCE & BERETTA, ALIGNING MINDS, ASAHRA MUSIC, MONOMENTAL MUSIC GROUP, AND THE REST OF THE FAM

WE RUN THIS SH*T

DIAMONDS in YA EAR by Born I Music