PROFILE: Snyp
NATIVE OF: Austin, Texas
BIRTH of the MC: 1998 FIRST ALBUM RELEASED: 2001
FIRST ALBUM: Snyp and Da’Shade, 2001
FEATURED ON: N.O.O.K.’s Get Ready
INSPIRED BY: Geto Boys, The Witch Doctor, 8-ball, MJG
PRODUCES: Working Class Muzik
MISSION ACCEPTED: Refusal to be placed in a box; Convey the good and the bad of the struggle

Snyp is a working class musician. He is a ‘street nerd’ and single parent who diligently paints pictures through his lyrics of a struggle not currently being portrayed in its true light. Socially conscious on one song, politically driven on another, Snyp believes hip hop should reflect real life. And in life, there is a time to have fun and there is a time to fight!

PROFILE: Da’Shade Moonbeam
NATIVE OF: Austin, Texas
BIRTH of the MC: 1986
FIRST ALBUM: Snyp and Da’Shade, 2001
FEATURED ON: N.O.O.K.’s Get Ready and Zell Miller III’s The Heretic Chronicles Vol. 1
INFLUENCED BY: The epidemic that is ignorance and oppression
INSPIRED BY: Outkast, Goodie Mob, UGK, Black Star, Dead Prez
MISSION ACCEPTED: Restore balance to the art form; Bring intelligence back to the mainstream

Da’Shade is a poet, stage combat choreographer, actor, activist, social worker, and rapper. A two- time National Poetry Slam Champ and 12th-ranked Slam Poet in the world, his words are as fierce as his martial arts. Born and raised in Austin, he is a student of Capoeria de Rua, and founding member of Xenogia Spoken Word Collective and Foundation Stage Combat. His social commentary subjects include, but are not limited to: the on-going exploitation of women, men and children through human-trafficking, slave-labor, and sexual exploitation around the globe.