Easy People,

The name is LeeN aka B-Black (Bonafide Black), I'm a pretty down to earth straight forward kinda guy.

I'm an MC and I specialise in the fine art of Freestyle, and I don't mean "freestyle" as in that whackness you get on mix tapes where some guy chats his verse over some one else's beat. I mean "Freestyle" as in improvisation. As in, I can rap/MC for hours on end and make it all up as I go along.

I also produce and engineer in my own studio.

I collaborate on recorded projects with a number of groups including:

R.O.T.L.A. (Raiders of the Lost Art) : www.myspace.com/rotlauk

Sub Sole UK : www.myspace.com/subsoleuk

I do live work with:

The Theatre Troop : Who's Rhyme is it Anyway? (Website coming soon)

The NuMcs : www.myspace.com/numcs

I also support the Bangers Hip-Hop night at the Blacksheep Bar Croydon: The night is run by Oliver Sudden check his page for details: www.myspace.com/therealoliversudden

I have a sound of my own. I am heavily influenced by retro social/political hip-hop. So when I do make tunes I am usually addressing a current affair or social issue which is weighing on my mind. I tend to stay away from that commercial Hip-PoP crap. I am quite sick of hearing MC's idolise themselves worship material goods and disrespect women. I think this current trend in Bling Bling Gangster Rap is partly responsible for a lot of the social issues in the Black Community today and I refuse to play a hand in the destruction of my own people.

Anyway … that's enough out of me for now … I will let the tunes speak for themselves ….

Stay Productive and Positive until our next encounter,

LeeN