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Born in the South Bronx, Angel "Papi L.C." Martinez, grew up around various personalities. With a unique charisma, Papi aka Pop always found himself "fitting in" without any effort. Having spent some years in NYC, he also touched ground in New Jersey and now Philadelphia. Pop has been known for having a stylish character and an irresistable charm. He has traveled some ways, gaining respect, trust, and popularity by being "Papi." By way of his Puerto Rican background, he was branded the nickname "Papi." Pop moved around more than your average person. As he did move, he also involved himself with many people from different places. Thus, birthing a "Local Celebrity", or "L.C." Pop has always been around music. Seldomly involded in it, he mainly admired the talents of other individuals. Once in Philadelphia, he met a person who gave him the drive to go full throttle. Now a close friend, Jahmal"Brooklyn Gab"Nedd, introduced pop to P-Yae. P-Yae, then setting the foundation for the "Diamond Plus Recordz" movement, saw a special drive and talent in the fresh Papi L.C.. Familiar faces ran throughout Diamond Plus Recordz, and at that point, Pop knew he was with family. Diamond Plus Recordz is not just another label. It consists of a very strong foundation...Friendship, Respect, and Trust. On top off that, each individual member is a very talented person in his own alternative field. Now Papi, along with Diamond Plus Recordz, is ready to kick in the door on this music industry. Diamond Plus Recordz are involved with big names, but are confident enough to know that they don't have to list any to have an impact. Pop is considers any artist he has ever met to be an influence in some way. Looking up to Big Pun and Busta Rhymes, Papi is a party man. When you hear Diamond Plus Recordz.You know it's on!! It's Diamond Plus Recordz and nobody does it better?!
Cuzzins and Blood brothers
Two new artist to sign with Diamond Plus Recordz Young Quan and Panchido both from different backgrounds of gang affiliation one Crip and the other Blood. Being raised in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx Young Qaun at an early age became influenced by the Crip way of life and gang banging at the young age of 15. As with Panchido spending 5 years of his life behind bars and being raised in the Crown Height section of Brooklyn Blood in up was no option especially behind the wall when most of your time is spent watching your back and hitting the iron. Nevertheless, the skills of both Mc's is nothing to be slept on due the lifestyle that was forced on the both of them at an early age which leaves them with a lifetime of early gained experience from both prison and street life to filter through pen and paper.
The Skinny on P-Skinny
well.........its so much i could say about myself ....... im talented..... pretty damn good looking ....funny .....trustworthy....im just a str8 go getta... thurs no time in life 4 you to slack....so im always on my grind.....i was raised wit my mother and sister, me and my sister are 11 years apart(so im the baby)......i say that to say this IM SPOILED if i dont get my way ..we're having a misunderstanding.....i love 4 a women 2 just have that old skool wifey type shit....that get up in the middle of the night and get me that butter pecan ice cream cause i want a late night snack.......that rubb
Super Producer
Theirs no denying the skills of Saint Sunday when it comes to creating a hot track or lyrically putting that work in on paper. The 28 year old producer/lyricist has been making music since the early 90's and has mastered the art of beat making for every type of artist whether it be a hard core hip hop track or a smooth R&B mix Saint Sunday is no novice on the Triton. Saint Sunday has produced tracks for two up and coming underground hip hop artist at his home record label Diamond Plus Recordz. P-Yae and Brooklyn Gab collectively with the sounds of Saint Sunday has created hot tracks such as "Nine 22's" & "Funky Fresh" for the Diamond Plus movement. For a taste of what real hip-hop is check out Saint Sunday music @ http://www.myspace.com/saintsundaymusic
Brooklyn Gab "the voice of hip hop"
"Unique", in a word can be used to describe the intense rhyming style and flow of Brooklyn's own BROOKLYN GAB. Unique in content, Unique in flow, Unique in energy, etc... Unique. Jahmal Nedd (26) better known as "Brooklyn Gab" was born in Georgetown, Guyana but moved with mom and sisters to New York City where they sought housing at his Grandmother's 2 bedroom apartment in the East New York section of Brooklyn. The group then migrated to Park Slope, then to Park Rock, Brownsville, to Flatbush and then in the later years to Crown Heights where the bulk of his adolescent years were spent.
“The neighborhood was cool when I moved to St. Johns; kids fastened milk crates to fences and light poles for makeshift basketball hoops and played Skelly in the middle of busy intersections. Cookouts were spontaneous and given the proximity of the surrounding main streets, you might be able to scoop 15-20 passing female on any given day”
"My High School years were mainly spent spectating the underground hip hop scene, I didn’t rap then, but had what you could consider a malignant interest. One guy would kick a beat on the lunchroom table, or classroom radiator, mailbox on the corner, wall in the local eatery, or the seats of the downtown 4 or 5 trains to Utica. The rest of the crew would freestyle whatever came to them and occasionally kick a written or two. The beat would rock and the hype ness of the crowd was enough to make the least suspecting hip hop fan want to spit, weather its the usual off the top free verse or one of those lines they’ve been writing in history class. The talent the artists had for their wordplay and boastful mannerisms were impressive more-so than the content which mainly consisted of the perpetual street talk jargon with less than realistic lines about their cocaine exploits, pimping methods or drop-top whatever on dubs. Regardless to the stereotypes the moments were powerful and the times were memorable".
Gab's talent was manifested during the perpetual Friday night freestyle sessions in the hallways of then attending college: The Art Institute of Philadelphia. "I started my musical expedition at a pivotal point in Hip-Hop; post Biggie and Pac but prior to the “Snapping" and "Superman" circa '1999-2002. My CD player bumped B.I.G.’s Life or Death, Big L’s The Big Picture, DMX’s It’s Dark and Hell is Hot, Jay- Z’s Volume II and Fifty Cent’s Power of the Dollar. It’s like Rap got boring to me and there was a huge void in the hip hop that I was accustomed to... I was clinging to a couple favorites”.
“I was a regular dude before this whole music thing consumed me. The attention from freestyles then brought invites to perform at school wide parties and events and fashion shows. These venues then progressed to local pubs, lounges and nightclubs. “I’ve done Tragos, Chrome nightclub, Flow, nightclub, Liquid Charm, Fluid nightclub Starlight Ballroom, Dowling Palace and Samba nightclub to name a few in Philly alone. "I’m famous in Philly, the who's who of the underground hip hop scene acknowledge Brooklyn when they see Gab". Public attention was brought about after Gab was invited to record Jessica Rabbit, the title track to B.E.T.’s Melyssa Ford’s documentary DVD along with commercial slots for independents and companies including; Wild Knowledge custom airbrushing and graphic, Fashion Hurtz clothing, and “Hit ‘em”, the intro music for the boxing's Tavon “Showboat” Walker to name a few.
As far as upcoming projects: 2008 is the year of the resistance. To better emphasize... "LeResistance", the aptly titled debut CD set to include the complimentary DVD short film under the same name directed by Ben Hadley of Level Eye Films.
“The neighborhood was cool when I moved to St. Johns; kids fastened milk crates to fences and light poles for makeshift basketball hoops and played Skelly in the middle of busy intersections. Cookouts were spontaneous and given the proximity of the surrounding main streets, you might be able to scoop 15-20 passing female on any given day”
"My High School years were mainly spent spectating the underground hip hop scene, I didn’t rap then, but had what you could consider a malignant interest. One guy would kick a beat on the lunchroom table, or classroom radiator, mailbox on the corner, wall in the local eatery, or the seats of the downtown 4 or 5 trains to Utica. The rest of the crew would freestyle whatever came to them and occasionally kick a written or two. The beat would rock and the hype ness of the crowd was enough to make the least suspecting hip hop fan want to spit, weather its the usual off the top free verse or one of those lines they’ve been writing in history class. The talent the artists had for their wordplay and boastful mannerisms were impressive more-so than the content which mainly consisted of the perpetual street talk jargon with less than realistic lines about their cocaine exploits, pimping methods or drop-top whatever on dubs. Regardless to the stereotypes the moments were powerful and the times were memorable".
Gab's talent was manifested during the perpetual Friday night freestyle sessions in the hallways of then attending college: The Art Institute of Philadelphia. "I started my musical expedition at a pivotal point in Hip-Hop; post Biggie and Pac but prior to the “Snapping" and "Superman" circa '1999-2002. My CD player bumped B.I.G.’s Life or Death, Big L’s The Big Picture, DMX’s It’s Dark and Hell is Hot, Jay- Z’s Volume II and Fifty Cent’s Power of the Dollar. It’s like Rap got boring to me and there was a huge void in the hip hop that I was accustomed to... I was clinging to a couple favorites”.
“I was a regular dude before this whole music thing consumed me. The attention from freestyles then brought invites to perform at school wide parties and events and fashion shows. These venues then progressed to local pubs, lounges and nightclubs. “I’ve done Tragos, Chrome nightclub, Flow, nightclub, Liquid Charm, Fluid nightclub Starlight Ballroom, Dowling Palace and Samba nightclub to name a few in Philly alone. "I’m famous in Philly, the who's who of the underground hip hop scene acknowledge Brooklyn when they see Gab". Public attention was brought about after Gab was invited to record Jessica Rabbit, the title track to B.E.T.’s Melyssa Ford’s documentary DVD along with commercial slots for independents and companies including; Wild Knowledge custom airbrushing and graphic, Fashion Hurtz clothing, and “Hit ‘em”, the intro music for the boxing's Tavon “Showboat” Walker to name a few.
As far as upcoming projects: 2008 is the year of the resistance. To better emphasize... "LeResistance", the aptly titled debut CD set to include the complimentary DVD short film under the same name directed by Ben Hadley of Level Eye Films.
The Future, The Fever, The Antidote
There’s no denying the intensity and passion behind “PYAE” s music. The 20 some odd years Bronx born rapper is indeed a force not to be reckoned with when it comes to stepping behind the microphone. Directly after a 3 year stint in a Pennsylvania federal correction facility his plans were simply and concise. Never go back!
With his love for Hip-Hop and his black and white composition notebooks saturated with lyrics in tow, he began his musical expedition.
Reuniting with old friends and High School classmates allowed PYAE to open new windows of opportunity. “When my older brother Juan found out I was into the music thing, he gutted his 1 bedroom apartment and filled it with studio equipment and started making beats for me, my cousin Anthony was already familiar with Protools and knew how to engineer so he became my go to guy for recording, and my boy Jahmal who at the time had just graduated college in Philly, was working with an entertainment company. His networking skills and gift of gab got me the chance to get my feet wet with shows and performances.” The rest is how they say...History.
“The first major track I recorded was a joint called “Jessica Rabbit” for Model/ Actress and current host of B.E.T. style; Melyssa Ford. The track was dope and I was excited to be a part of it all.” PYAE then recorded his first solo mix tape “The Future” in 2003 and took it to the place he knew best... the streets.
“I was on the corner everyday after work grindin', I had a team with me most days but there were occasions where I was out there dolo but you got to do what you got to do.” The response from the public was grand; this allowed for the immediate follow up cd “The Fever.” With an even bigger response from his sophomore project and a solid fan base growing by the day, he then dropped the 3rd installment to his series “The Antidote”, which proved that just like fine wine PYAE’s music was getting better with time. “The Prescription is gonna be the killer of them all. Aside from having over 30 recorded tracks to choose from, I’m still in the studio every other day trying to record that next banger.” “My main focus right now is to keep my head above water and stay in the positive; I can not and will not allow myself to go back to the penitentiary. Life is too short and I already missed a chunk of mine, those are minutes, hours, days, weeks, and months that I can never get back. It’s what I do now that matters”.
With his love for Hip-Hop and his black and white composition notebooks saturated with lyrics in tow, he began his musical expedition.
Reuniting with old friends and High School classmates allowed PYAE to open new windows of opportunity. “When my older brother Juan found out I was into the music thing, he gutted his 1 bedroom apartment and filled it with studio equipment and started making beats for me, my cousin Anthony was already familiar with Protools and knew how to engineer so he became my go to guy for recording, and my boy Jahmal who at the time had just graduated college in Philly, was working with an entertainment company. His networking skills and gift of gab got me the chance to get my feet wet with shows and performances.” The rest is how they say...History.
“The first major track I recorded was a joint called “Jessica Rabbit” for Model/ Actress and current host of B.E.T. style; Melyssa Ford. The track was dope and I was excited to be a part of it all.” PYAE then recorded his first solo mix tape “The Future” in 2003 and took it to the place he knew best... the streets.
“I was on the corner everyday after work grindin', I had a team with me most days but there were occasions where I was out there dolo but you got to do what you got to do.” The response from the public was grand; this allowed for the immediate follow up cd “The Fever.” With an even bigger response from his sophomore project and a solid fan base growing by the day, he then dropped the 3rd installment to his series “The Antidote”, which proved that just like fine wine PYAE’s music was getting better with time. “The Prescription is gonna be the killer of them all. Aside from having over 30 recorded tracks to choose from, I’m still in the studio every other day trying to record that next banger.” “My main focus right now is to keep my head above water and stay in the positive; I can not and will not allow myself to go back to the penitentiary. Life is too short and I already missed a chunk of mine, those are minutes, hours, days, weeks, and months that I can never get back. It’s what I do now that matters”.
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