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Savant
Biography of Savant
May 26th
Tucson, AZ resident, by way of El Paso, TX and Chicago, IL, Gregory “Savant” Daggett has always possessed a passion for music and literary arts. Involved in general music since age 7, and a trumpet player since age 10, he wasn’t officially exposed to hip hop until age 12.
Although no particular emcee caught his ear right away, he was intrigued with the entire concept of an individual or a group of people speaking over instrumentation in an intensely rhythmic lyrical form, oftentimes telling semi-autobiographic tales relating to a fictionalized counterpart.
He became inspired to write and partake of the art of emceeing after hearing the 1999 seminal classic “Black on Both Sides” by Dante Smith and honed his emceeing chops at the lunch room ciphers of Chicago high schools Whitney M. Young and George Washington Carver. He has since dedicated every verse, every bar and every word to achieving the ever elusive sense of balance in this hallowed art form. His debut, “The Delayed Entry EP” serves as proof.
Discography
“The Delayed Entry EP” September 7, 2009 (Free download)
Videos
Savant Of RAREBREED – You Know ft. Rich Jones & Kasparov
Extra Links
BandCampReverbNation SoundCloud
Whiskey Breath (prod. by Gunky Knuckles)
Jan 14th
Artist Name: Big Meridox
Stream & download the song HERE
Artist Mini- Bio: Emcee/ high school educator, Marcus Meridian is a Tucson, Arizona based bar slinger who represents an element of Hip-Hop that has long been deprived of its hunger, and thirst since what many refer to as the golden era of its development. Also known as Big Meridox, he’s inspired by every aspect of the culture and adheres to the immortal words of Blastmaster KRS-One: “Rap is something you do; Hip-Hop is something you live!” The city staple’s dense, hardcore rhyming style hearkens to the likes of Chuck D, Rakim and EPMD and instantly causes him to earn the description “throwback emcee”. Certainly no novice to the art of emceeing, Meridox has over the course of more than 10 years shared stages and songs with the likes of Wu Tang, R.A. the Rugged Man, Copywrite, Pharcyde, Ras Kass and more. Now working on his 3rd full length LP, Tucson’s beloved microphone bully is set to bring his rugged, yet clever, braggadocio rhyming ability to the national stage.
Featured Song: Whiskey Breath (prod. by Gunky Knuckles)
Additional Vocals: Ephewe the Yitti
Correlating Project: Big Meridox & Gunky Knuckles- Knuckle Rap
Song info: The first single from the collaborative project between Big Meridox and producer Gunky Knuckles, “Whiskey Breath”, announces the menacing wordsmith as a flag bearer for hardcore hip hop.
Stream & download the song HERE
Savant – Here We Go (prod. by BennCart)
Nov 22nd
Fresh off of the release of his first music video ever, Savant’s #CrashCourse series begins to wind down at check point 12 by way of the high energy, Kevin Nottingham assisted jawn “Here We Go”. Featuring bars from fellow word wizards Ohini Jonez and John Public, Savant’s love affair with international beatsmiths continues as he tabs Polish maestro BennCart to lace the bombastic banger.
Stream & download the song HERE: http://savantrarebreed.bandcamp.com/track/here-we-go-featuring-ohini-jonez-john-public-prod-by-benncart
Artist Name: Savant aka Stanstro
Artist Mini-Bio: Tucson, AZ resident, by way of El Paso, TX and Chicago, IL, Gregory “Savant” Daggett has always possessed a passion for music and literary arts. Involved in general music since age 7, and a trumpet player since age 10, he wasn’t officially exposed to hip hop until age 12. Although no particular emcee caught his ear right away, he was intrigued with the entire concept of an individual or a group of people speaking over instrumentation in an intensely rhythmic lyrical form, oftentimes telling semi-autobiographic tales relating to a fictionalized counterpart. He became inspired to write and partake of the art of emceeing after hearing the 1999 classic “Black on Both Sides” by Dante Smith and honed his emceeing chops at the lunch room ciphers of Chicago high schools Whitney M. Young Magnet and George Washington Carver. He has since dedicated every verse, every bar and every word to achieving the ever elusive sense of balance in this hallowed art form. Follow the flow…
Song Title: Here We Go (prod. by BennCart)
Additional Contributing Artist(s): Ohini Jonez and John Public
Stream & download the song HERE: http://savantrarebreed.bandcamp.com/track/here-we-go-featuring-ohini-jonez-john-public-prod-by-benncart
Savant – Make Your Move
Nov 2nd
Savant’s first music video ever brings the “Crash Course Leak Series” single “Make Your Move” to life in rousing fashion. Presented by OHHLA.com, the Mark Corece/ O3 Productions venture showcases several Chicago locations key to the emcee’s growth both personally and artistically and seamlessly flows in sync with the bouncy, anthemic record.
Stream and download the complete song (produced by Luke Vibert and featuring Nora Perez) at http://savantrarebreed.bandcamp.com/track/make-your-move-prod-by-luke-vibert
Savant – Make Your Move
Oct 20th
…Preview.
Make Your Move Video Preview from M Corece on Vimeo.
Vid dropping October 24th, 2011.
Song produced by Luke Vibert
Vid produced by: D. Antoine Dixon
Vid directed by: Mark Corece
Stream and download song here: http://savantrarebreed.bandcamp.com/track/make-your-move-prod-by-luke-vibert
Stream exclusive remixes of the song here: http://soundcloud.com/savantrarebreed
