Bio
When you consider hip-hop music's status as the Cadillac emblem on the grill of global popular culture, it's easy to forget that the genre also holds a lesser discussed, but no less important distinction: America's last truly grassroots musical movement. Ordinary working-class people with little to no formal musical training, picking up whatever sound-creating object they can find, afford or put together, and telling the stories of life where they come from, for no reward other than the sound of music and their people's satisfaction. At least, that's how it all started. 25 years and billions of dollars later, many rap careers begin - and end - in record label boardrooms. But the rules don't change. Blowing up is one thing, but staying on top is another. The individuals who last in this rap game are the precious few who built their careers on a foundation of reality: real love and devotion, real relationships formed in the streets, real struggle, real talent, and real vision. With all that in mind, it's a pleasure to introduce a young, up-and-coming bi-coastal beatsmith/producer who's been waiting patiently in the wings for his time to shine. And his name says it all: Belief .

Belief's musical roots lie in the soil of the era that birthed him: the early/mid'90s underground hip-hop renaissance of his hometown, Los Angeles, CA. He was only 13 when the music of groups like The Pharcyde, Freestyle Fellowship and Hieroglyphics spurred him to start DJing and making beats, a mere couple of years before he found himself in high school alongside Eligh and Murs of West Coast underground trailblazers Living Legends. Many bedroom songs and a couple of crews later, he moved to New York City at age 17 to attend NYU and officially pursue a career in music. "I wanted my sound to incorporate the New York experience," he says nine years later of his relocation to the Mecca of urban music. From there, his story is all in his production credits: "Hater's Anthem" from NY femcee Jean Grae 's 2003 Bootleg Of The Bootleg EP and "Not Like Me" from her '05 album This Week ; "Gods Work" and "Brotherly Love" from Murs' '03 End Of The Beginning album; "Street Reppin" from Bronx freestyle king C-Rayz Walz's '05 album Year Of The Beast ; "Believe" and "Stay Up" from Cannibal Ox member Vordul Mega's Revolution Of Yung Havoks , to name just   a few. His years spent honing his sound in the parallel rap universes of LA and NYC shoulder to shoulder with some of the most promising talents of the current generation of underground emcees is evident in his beats: equal parts West and East-influenced, underground by nature - yet doused in a distinctly mainstream sensibility. "I envision myself infiltrating and influencing the mainstream music market," Belief says. "I want hits. Hopefully I can help to inspire millions with meaningful music."  

On September 19th of 2006 , Belief took a large step in that direction with the release of his debut album, the aptly-titled Dedication , slated for release on his own imprint, Worker B Records. A collaboration album of sorts between him and longtime friends Murs , C-Rayz , Vordul and Lyricist Lounge alum Wordsworth - with a special guest appearance from none other than D.I.T.C. veteran A.G. on "Getyourmindright" - Dedication succeeds on several levels - showcasing Belief's skills as a beatsmith, instrumentalist, and producer, and living up to its name threefold as a testament to his devotion to his craft, his good friends who he came up with, and the artform that has given his life so much purpose. Buy Dedication Here...

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