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Meet Hip Hop Musician "Sir-Prize" from Bronx, New York

 

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Sir-Prize discovered his passion for music By the age of 14 entering high school, he was around the Hip Hop scene DJing with a crew " Tape Master crew ". They were playing at clubs and local house parties so he was always into Hip Hop and other music that moved the crowd. The path he was on never was easy, in fact it was a struggle being the only child. He started writing poems and singing them over the beats of his favorite artists and musical influences. He soon began to record those tracks in his home and sell the CD’s to friends and fans across his home state of New York. He became to form a group called " T.H.U.G ( Time Has Us Grounded ) Committee with some neighborhood friends as a means of gaining experience and they earned respect performing at showcases.

In late 1998 he signed with Paragon MGMT. but he felt they weren't benefiting him so he asked for a mutual release from the contract and it was granted. By 2000 he came up with the name SIR-PRIZE and his musical career started to explode with more fans every day, and new music he was constantly releasing. After receiving a positive vibe regarding his musical ability he went straight to the internet to gain a larger fan base. In 1999 Sir-Prize became a father to Jayda Marie. On a constant grind in 2003, he appeared on the famed Amateur Night At The Apollo twice performing his hit single U.S.A
( Un-Signed Artist ).

In 2003 Sir-Prize performed twice at the famed Apollo Theater in Harlem and has since performed at local clubs and venues, as well as auditioning and appearing in Adam Sandler movie "Anger Management movie". Now the talent has performed in over eighty venues, festivals, and fundraisers have been featured on FM radio, internet radio, and amassed mentions in the press spotlighting his soulful, hip hop style of genre-bending, boundary-pushing music. Sir-Prize has recently been featured in 1212 Magazine, has opened up for stars like Trina, Bone Crusher, Cassidy, Mr, Cheeks and has also released 2 new mixtapes, titled "Back By Popular Demand" and "Just In Time" followed by his third album titled "The Golden Child".

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