Nametag grew up
in Detroit’s
east, west, and north sides, constantly being shuffled around with his mother to
avoid repercussions of his father’s drug addiction. He dealt with the familial
struggles and nomadic lifestyle by burying himself into his notebook, penning
lyrics about his experiences and drawing inspiration from legends like Rakim. He
quickly became the latest member of a family chockfull of R&B and gospel
vocalists, rhyming with his friends and relatives such as his cousins, Black Milk and Black Beethoven and he got involved in
Detroit’s hip-hop history early, and in a big way: his first placement was on Slum Village’s ‘Dirty District Vol. 1’ compilation.
From there, Nametag
continued to body other Motor
City classics such as Slum Village’s Dirty District Vol. 2 & his
cousin’s Black Milk’s ‘Popular Demand’ and ‘Caltroit.’ But while contributing to
others’ artist’s projects, Nametag continued to build his own footing with a
collection of critically-acclaimed mixtapes, EPs and a full length album, ‘The
Name Is Tag’; which eventually earned the respect of indie rap
heavyweights and publications such as XXL, 2DopeBoyz, Detroit Free Press & more.
With appearances by
Motor City vets (Black Milk, Guilty Simpson, Miz Korona)
and youngsters (Mahd, Jahshua Smith)
alike, ‘For Namesake’ continues to cement
Nametag & Nameless as one of Detroit’s fastest rising
talents.
Tracklisting and credits
for Nametag & Nameless’ ‘For Namesake
1.)
“Indo”
2.) “Hype
Break”
3.) “Reaction” f/ Miz
Korona
4.) “How It
Get”
5.) “Notchs” f/ Mahd
6.) “Feelin’ Good + Feelin’
Great
7.) “Cease & Desist” f/
Jahshua Smith
8.) “Stress Relief”
9.) “Nay
Day”
10.) “Oxymoron” f/ Black
Milk
11.) “Hookless” f/
Mahd
12.) “Raw-Dirty-Filth” f/
Guilty Simpson
13.)
“Blaow”
14.) “The Teacher” f/
Chell
15.)
“Outdo”
***All Tracks Produced By
Namesake
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