3rd Degree

Though he’s from South Central LA, 3rd Degree is not a run-of-the-mill gangsta rapper. In fact he’s not that — even more thoughtful than thuggish, even more innovative than confrontational, he upholds a confident demeanor and radiates hopefulness. That isn’t to state he lives a sheltered existence, needless to say, for he’s as street-smart because they come. We were young amid Crips and Bloods, gang-bangin’ and crack-slangin’, the rapper delivered Wayne Guillory (a France last name, his family members originally via Louisiana) understands the dark aspect of urban lifestyle, and he understands that’s not the road for himself. Rather, he considered hip-hop at a age. He was raised nearby from WC of Westside Connection and he went to Washington SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (aka Hip-Hop Great), the alma mater of such Western world Coastline rap luminaries as WC, Crazy Music from the Maad Group, Yo-Yo, DJ Alladin, Sir Jinx, and much more. So yeah, he was virtually bred to be always a rapper, specifically once his mom bought him turntables one Xmas soon after his dad (a trainer) dropped a struggle with cancers. It took some time, but after many years of determination and rhyme-writing, the ever-persevering 3rd Level broke in to the indie rap game, happily becoming the very first rapper with an record released by Blak Glaciers Records, an unbiased L.A. label CEOed by I. “Glaciers” Jones. That record, The Pedestrian, showcases the prolificacy and imagination of 3rd Level, who alongside manufacturer Yabie antes up 21 monitors, filler-free. This is really one rapper with passion to extra — he’s not really in the overall game for the popularity or riches (well, a sibling does gotta consume!), but instead because he includes a God-given present and really wants to sophistication the planet with it. The album’s lead one, “Perform My Thang,” virtually amounts up his mentality — he’s not just one to front side, and he is convinced that MCs should rap in regards to the lives they in fact live (against the main one they desire they resided), as this catchy tune obviously illustrates, and quite deftly at that.