Trying to make it in the rap industry is hard. Trying to make it from Milwaukee is damn near impossible. But perseverance has its just desserts. Stric, now in his late twenties, is signed to Tommy Boy's Black Label and is in a position to show the world his Milwaukee brand of super-lyricism and solid song writing. Holding it down for the birthplace of rap is 701 Squad member Cover.
Cover treads tenuously between harder street edged raps and the playful party raps of yester year.
I really just want to bring back the fun element of old school rap from when I grew up. Cover also produces beats incorporating live instrumentation into his beats, reminiscent of Swizz and the Neptunes. Between his two talents he certainly has all the bases covered. I'm the only emcee coming out right now that can blow up a major city all by himself. But Royce may well have the right to have a huge ego.