Gang life could have been the end of RedCloud. However, a chance visit to church changed him, allowing him to witness fellow gangsters praise God.
His passion for beats, rhymes, and the blessing of his life led him to the recording studio. Time and time again RedCloud found himself there putting his testimony down with lyrical excellence.
In 2007 his ‘hood inspired him to pen this Syntax Records’ classic, the LA native’s 3rd LP Hawthorne’s Most Wanted.
To whoever was unaware of his microphone prowess, RedCloud advised “The Time Has Come” to recognize just how dope he was. On this track he doubled and tripled rhyming words amidst multiple-syllable patterns throughout this laidback groove. He flexes similarly on the bouncy G-funk jam “Welcome All”.
RedCloud also snaps quick and crisp on the boom-bap cleverness of “The Boombox Saints”.
On the neck-snapping title track, RedCloud and Dogg Pound icon Kurupt let it be known how real it is on the west coast.
RedCloud is truly masterful on this LP. This is not an album to be cast off after a single listen. It’s brilliantly deep (“My People”), intricate in its storytelling (“405”), thought-provoking (“Death of a Salesman”), and heavily inspired (“Boulevard Knights”), bursting with vivid wordplay and wholehearted, faithful encouragement. | THIS ENT
[By Mr. Joe Walker]
On August 11, 2023, we will join Sixman in Grand Rapids, MI for HIP HOP 50Th Anniversary Music Fest live at top-rated venue The Pyramid Scheme!
Celebrating this cultural milestone, Sixman will close out a stacked lineup of Nappy Head Assassins, J.Rob, Manchild, Loudchief, Zero, Gwopped Up Speedy, Alfie Da Great, Huff the Goat, WUZEE, Sonny Ski, D.E.S., Sha Dow, Adrian Wright, Dj Ill One, DJ Kapp, Dj Seven Eightz, and DJ Kokn, with industry favorite MR. 1204 serving as host.
Sponsored by WYCE, NOXX and COOKIES GR, Wasted Brand Clothing, Debo Scotty (Power Moves Only), Vitale’s On Leonard, THIS ENT, and Feeding America (West Michigan), Sixman is encouraging attendees to bring a non-perishable food item to help feed the less fortunate in the community.
With this once-in-a-lifetime event Sixman and everyone involved are upholding the charitable nature of Hip Hop’s origin at 1520 Sedwick Ave in Bronx, NY fifty years ago.
