Prepare yourself for a raw new rap sound emerging from the streets of San Francisco California.

15 MP3 Songs
HIP HOP/RAP: West Coast Rap, HIP HOP/RAP: Hardcore Rap



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Label: Checkmate Muzik
*All music produced by Checkmate
www.checkmatemuzik.net
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Prepare yourself for a raw new sound emerging from the streets of San Francisco California. Checkmate Muzik recording artist Slo-O has just completed his first solo album entitled "Game Over" and is ready to turn the Hip Hop world upside down.

Bornin San Francisco, California to a mother and father who soon parted when he was five, Slo-O was raised by both his grandmother and the streets. He was forced to spend most of his childhood living in San Francisco as well as Sacramento, Antioch, Richmond and Mississippi...all of which would later play a big part in his story telling later in life.

Slo-O started listening to rap as early as six and has since been influenced by such pioneers from Rakim, Slick Rick and LL Cool J to Nas, Jay-Z, 2pac and Biggie. By the age of twelve, he picked up the mic himself and began to tell his story. Now, Slo-O emerges with a new sound that is heavily influenced by this mixture of east coast and west coast music.

Born Omar Flenoid, Slo-O got his name from the street because he was so laid back. Ask him now and he'll tell you that his name now stands for his rap style, "slow most the time and laid back." His songs combine metaphoric lyrics with an ability to tell the experiences in his life. Slo-O also describes his writing style as "story telling and expressing of the trials and tribulations I've seen or done." Left to do a solo project while most of his group was in jail, Slo-O felt the responsibility of holding it down for everyone. With such realistic lyrics and a persuading memorizing edge, Slo-O's first release, "Game Over" takes you through a journey in each of its 15 tracks. Each track representing a different chapter. Each chapter representing a different story from his life.

"Game Over is a statement! A movement warning people this album is just the start of it. Basically saying we here now, and when the album drops it's game over for other cats who ain't reping the west coast right." From thug life, drugs, and money to basic survival on the streets, "Game Over" is an autobiography. The song "Thug Life" speaks on his troublesome childhood with no mother or father and running the streets doing everything from dealing drugs to robbing people, because that's what thug life speaks about. Although it took a lifetime to put together, it only took a year in the studio to create. With a growing respect and street credibility for his music, Slo-O is on the road to national exposure.

With other projects currently in the works like The Million Dollar Team, Slo-O has not lost his roots. "The team consists of childhood friends I grew up with. My role in the project is to input creative energy and bring fire on tracks. I think with the style and versatility me and my group has, we're destined for fame. We say what people want to hear and we also have the image. I think my group and I are the next to be on the platinum status."

For information on Slo-O or his touring schedule, visit the Checkmate Muzik website at http://www.checkmatemuzik.net www.myspace.com/checkmatemuzik or contact Checkmate Muzik by e-mail at checkmatemuzik@gmail.com