FREDDY WILL's BLOG: MIC BOOGIE

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FREDDY WILL's BLOG: MIC BOOGIE - 'That's Me'.

MIC BOOGIE - 'That's Me'.

Click picture to watch the music video for 'Everybody's Doing It' by Mic Boogie.

The evolution of music has not taken full course if artists like MIC BOOGIE are not assorted in the shuffle. Hip Hop emerged from the Bronx in New York and spread through the world like a title wave. In its wake, an emcee was born in Oshawa, a city that lies 30 minutes east of Toronto, Canada. Like a molten volcano waiting to erupt, Ontario boiled with thick clutters of talents in its sockets. And adversely, Hip Hop became cultivated on the concrete of its blue collar localities. These are the same neighbourhoods where the icy sport of Hockey is esteemed as it coexists with Classic Rock music where General Motors Plants paid the bills. That obscured traditional urban scenery was more unusal than where many emcees claim to hail from.

Click picture to watch the music video for 'Good Look'' by Mic Boogie.

But rap tapes from old school heavyweights such as Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five leaked in a new sound. The ‘Boogie Boys’ would be adored with Run DMC just alike and at a tender age, young Michael Lamourie would delve into a sweeping phenomenon and later bolster into Hip Hop recording artist “Mic Boogie”. Soon, Mic wanted to explore with how the music was made. If white men couldn’t jump, one thing was for sure, Boogie was going to prove that they can rap. From basketball courts to football fields, discovering erstwhile emcees, Mic Boogie amassed some serious production skills and became one of Toronto's finest underground lyricist. His talent ripened under the mentorship of DJ Rodney Woodman aka ‘Rod C’, and soon Mic Boogie figured out his style and began penning down original rhymes. A movement was born.

Click picture to watch the music video for 'Black T Black Fitted' by Mic Boogie.

The circular culture influenced province of Ontario time pieced as Mic Boogie collaborated with ‘N.I. Gel’, the front man for Pocket Dwellers. He commenced microphone checks at block parties and soon found his self toe-to-toe in freestyle sessions with rival emcees. Boogie formed Suburban Rap Lords (SRL), his rap protégées and they dived into the city of Toronto to perform their original sound at local contests and talent shows. After many attempts at making a renowned impact, Mic decided to launch his solo career. Cars ride by with their booming systems playing Mic Boogie’s blend of 60’s and 70’s Classic Rock/Hip Hop with flows that were like they came from the masters in the 80’s. The beats thump gently through blood streams as you listen to Mic Boogie’s dose of reality and when the music stops, you are left calling for more. This epic Canadian Hip Hop was nurtured by emcees whose versatility stretches beyond cultural upbringing.

So in October of 2007 Mic Boogie released his first single entitled ‘Everybody’s Doing It’ to the airwaves. The single charted as a hit and in 2008 his debut album entitled ‘That’s Me’, was released through iTunes.ca and Amazon.com. Off of Record label Costa Music Mic Boogie is quoted as saying “The main message in my music is to live for the moment, and just enjoy life”. His number one job is to be a father to his son and concerning that he was also quoted as saying “being a parent is a give and take relationship just like music - you’ve got to expect to get back only what you give.” That’s Me features collaborations with a number of popular hip hop recording artists including Michie Mee, Snow, KRS ONE, Chip Fu, Keelo Gramz and G Knight, Renny Holladae, Ellis Hall the 3^rd among others.

To date, Mic Boogie has shared the same stage with some of Hip Hop's greats, like Art Of Fresh (Budda Fat Boom Bap Tour March 4-15/09 and Campfire Music Tour July 13-28/09), Joe Budden, Naughty By Nature, Beenie Man and Lindo P to name a few. He’s also been asked to perform at several large scale parties and events, including three of Chris Bosh (of Toronto Raptors) Charity Christmas Shows, and the Billboard Hip Hop and R&B Conference in Atlanta. Also, he held down the stage at the Youth Day Foundation event at Nathyn Philips Square, in Toronto, Canada in 2008. Most recently Mic’s the new co-host of Roc Da Mic Toronto.