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<p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN">&nbsp;</span></span></em></span></em></p><p dir="ltr">Big Malo manages to deliver good music, oftentimes outshining his competition while keeping his name relevant. Throughout, his career, the</p><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr">&ldquo;Growing up I remember listening to Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick. I recall singing La Di Da Di with my mother as she prepared me for school in the morning,&rdquo; he reminisces on his first encounter with hip-hop. My love for hip-hop started in Elementary School, got proficient in Middle School and in High School I started to take it more serious.</p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr">During his upbringing he tried not to fall prey to the lure of the streets,&ldquo;I went to</p><p><strong><span style="font-family: Traditional Arabic; font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Traditional Arabic; font-size: x-small;">Grambling State</span></strong></span></strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">and even in school I made my presence felt at college parties and open mic shows,&rdquo; </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">&nbsp;</span></p><p dir="ltr">&ldquo;One of my biggest influences was LL Cool J,&rdquo; Big Malo reveals. The first time I knew I wanted to be an emcee was when he put out the Bigger and Deffer album. My favorite song was I&rsquo;m Bad, that video woke me up to music as a career choice.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr">Even though music was always present in his house, it was his cousin T-Super&rsquo;s musical background as a drummer for MC Hammer, which put him at front and center of the music scene. &ldquo;I got the opportunity to meet Dr. Dre, Eazy E, Big Daddy Kane, J.J. Fad, LL Cool J and Too Short. &ldquo;Hammer was the first West Coast artist to do it big and he was in my backyard, so I knew success as a rapper was achievable and I could do music and make it without selling dope.</p><p><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></em></p><p dir="ltr">" Armed with solid production, poignant punch lines and lethal lyrics, Big Malo flows effortlessly. On the track</p><strong><span style="font-family: Traditional Arabic; font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Traditional Arabic; font-size: x-small;">Grittin Season</span></strong></span></strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">, </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">the California native shows off his relentless grind as he seamlessly rides the beat to deliver a message to all novices of the game. On</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><strong><span style="font-family: Traditional Arabic; font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Traditional Arabic; font-size: x-small;">California&rsquo;s Best</span></strong></span></strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">, </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">the veteran rapper who is known for his unified efforts with rappers from all over California, teams up with fellow San Francisco native San Quinn and extends</span> <em>his reach to the rest of the country. </em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em><p dir="ltr">The Northern Cali emcee has always been one to release poignant lyrics, which is what he does throughout the</p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><p dir="ltr">Whether on cds, mixtapes, there is no shortness of collaborations from the Hunter&rsquo;s Point native, as he joins forces with</p></span></span></span><p dir="ltr"><strong><span style="font-family: Traditional Arabic; font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Traditional Arabic; font-size: x-small;">Dubb 20, Boss Hogg (Crest Creepers), Dezit Eaze, Tha Stream, Marvaless, Bad Bizness, Radar tha Hoodstar and others. A bevy of hit makers add flavor (Dug Infinite, Dj Filth, Ya Boy Tha Produca, Bigg Fatts, Sluggerville Productions)</span></strong></span></strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">to ensure that he leaves an</span><span style="font-family: Segoe Script; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Segoe Script; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">indelible mark on the game by placing him on the mainstream radar. </span></p></em></span><strong><span style="font-family: Traditional Arabic; font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Traditional Arabic; font-size: x-small;">Purple Precedent,</span></strong></span></strong><span style="font-size: x-small;"> an introspective Project that embraces the Bay Area lifestyle. &ldquo;Purple is made using the colors red and blue, which are famous for representing California&rsquo;s street gangs, so we are unifying both gangs together to stop the violence.&rdquo;</span></span><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><em><span style="font-family: Traditional Arabic; font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Traditional Arabic; font-size: x-small;">Hunter&rsquo;s Point native</span></strong></span></em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><p dir="ltr">Check out his latest work<em> in <strong>2011 entitled &ldquo;LEGACY&rdquo; available exclusively on I HUSSLE MEDIA.</strong></em></p></span></strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">dropped several cds highlighting his innovative rap skills, while developing a credible street buzz.<span style="font-size: x-small;"><p dir="ltr">By populating the underground with</p></span><strong><span style="font-family: Traditional Arabic; font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Traditional Arabic; font-size: x-small;">Super Sport Vol.1, <strong>Hunger Painz Vol. 1, 2</strong>; <strong>The Purple Precedent</strong>,</span></strong></span></strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><strong><span style="font-family: Traditional Arabic; font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Traditional Arabic; font-size: x-small;">Size Matters, <span style="font-family: Traditional Arabic; font-size: x-small;"><strong>The Emergency Broadcast Mix</strong></span></span></strong></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">t</span></span><span style="font-family: Traditional Arabic; font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Traditional Arabic; font-size: x-small;">ape </span></strong></span></strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">and a compilation CD rightfully titled </span><strong><span style="font-family: Traditional Arabic; font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Traditional Arabic; font-size: x-small;">&ldquo;The Bottom of The 9th&rdquo;</span></strong></span></strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">, </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">the San Francisco alumni showed off his work ethics and commitment to supplying the streets with quality music. </span></span>