Epademik, emcee esq.

Who is Epademik, emcee esq.? His voice is distinctive, his fresh swagger is unmatched which makes him stand out among the hip hop community. His journey into the world of hip hop music started in the early 1990's by studying his older brother & legendary pioneers such as Big Daddy Kane, KRS-1, Too Short & Special Ed to name a few. After years of tuning his freestyling skills he began battling other emcees & building a reputation for his humourous rhymes. As time went on Epademik & his older brother formed a crew called The Casual Crew. During the Casual Crew days is when Epademik (J. Manual in those days) got his feet wet by getting involved in the studio learning the ins & outs of recording. After three years & two albums completed the Casual Crew disbanded, forcing Epademik to contemplate which way to take his career. At this time is when Epademik decided to take K.O up on an offer to produce K.O's debut album entitled The Main Event. Upon completing this project Epademik began writing songs for his own solo debut album but it wasn't the right time so Epademik decided to team up with K.O & record a group album. They formed the group 100 Proof. During the creative process of this new album entitled Drinkin Smokin Straight Westcoastin Epademik began networking with other various artists & producers throughout Southern California & Arizona. All the while continuing to build his fan base throughout the U.S. After spending one & a half years promoting the 100 Proof name & music through tours, radio & featurings on other established artists albums Epademik felt it was time for him to pursue his solo career & put together his debut solo album. Everyone felt that Epademik was pushing them all aside at this time. Virtually disappearing from the music scene for about a year to perfect his debut album. Listen At Your Own Risk was released the summer of 2004 & was received extremely well. The lead single Act Like You Know hailed the number one spot on The Open Mic Show on klbc.org (Long Beach City College) for six weeks until being retired as a reigning champ only to be replaced by another Epademik song entitled What You Want from his next release, The Third Finger. It looks as if Epademik truly is a rising star with no signs of fading any time soon.