Marcus Kincy was born and raised on the south side of Chicago, and from the tender age of 5 had a growing love for music and was continually exposed to it in church. Church was where he first learned how to play the drums, and eventually picked up piano at age 13. His musical influences include, Stevie Wonder, Babyface, James Fauntleroy, The Dream, Rico Love, The Bizness, Justice League, and Jodeci. Kincy prides himself on being diverse, and multitalented as a singer/songwriter/producer/composer. Prior to starting his solo career, Marcus has worked and performed with Keri Hilson, The Dream, Mary J Blidge, Diddy Dirty Money, Jill Scott, Nick Jonas and The Administration, and The Jonas Brothers. Kincy’s sound can be described as true heartfelt RnB urban music, and he strives to make good music for good people, as well as share the experiences of were he came from, and how he was able to overcome it and succeed. Be on the lookout for new music from Kincy soon as he has been working with Chicago artists BJ the Chicago Kid, and Label mate EstaBoN.

Ac and Term have shared a number of things over the years, from a plate of nachos one time, to an unhealthy infatuation with polysyllabic rhyme schemes, to their very first mushroom trip. However, these two sissy boys most recently enjoy sharing various stages throughout the Chicagoland area and posting make out videos on YouTube. They can be considered: in the moment, on the edge, over the top, but under the radar. so turn on, tune in, and drop dead cuntface.

Comprised of veteran funk rockers, indie-reggae horn players, and MC Don D, Chicago Loud 9 creates a unique blend of music that bridges the culture gap. There’s nothing they love more than creating good music that truly puts us all up on cLOUD9.

“When you reach the clouds…..never come down.”

Bebe O’Hare is an up & coming artist from Chicago, IL. Her witty lines and versatility contribute to her unique sound/style.

Meet Sir William James known as Sir WJ. Sir recorded an unreleased EP with Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra Jr producer Lee Musiker then went on to writing and co-producing urban sensation Assata Jones “I Can Love You Better, which was covered by Renato Pagnani in Pitchfork. He has performed the finale for Joffery Ballet to later go and score three of Dysfunctional Friends movie themes. If you can careless about him being the youngest on Rodney Jerkins agency board and helping facilitate McDonalds first ever in-store Wi-Fi Music Download campaign maybe you might care how he got here.

Sir WJ, legally William James Stokes, grew up with his neighbors’ residue as his inspiration. Bronzeville is a culturally rich musical community with the historic legacy of jazz and soul. Ella Fitzgerald played there often. So did Lena Horne, Duke Ellington and Josephine Baker, Louis Armstrong and Nat King Cole along with countless others Bronzeville homes has been reserved as historical landmarks. Impressed, but the undeniable moment of greatness hadn’t come yet, I wasn’t yet convinced.

I wasn’t yet convinced because we all know that vintage has become a trend. Our commercialized leads trying to mimic the texture of dusty records and Polaroid shots. Justin Timberlake’s new album: vinyl. Instagram filters: aged. I wanted to see if this was his gimmick or if this was really him? He took me to 44th and Cottage and had me look up. There was his fathers name on the street sign. He began to tell me how his father was born in 1924, and how they would listen to records of old quartet music. He demonstrated how that shaped the cadence of his sound and look. Genuinely genius. I could tell the old soul wasn’t a gimmick. It is his story. The son of a preacher like Marvin Gaye, he spoke of his father and mother being a Pastor and Missionary and how it was shameful for him to sing such intimate lyrics. Most artists would ask that I don’t include that, it discredits their coolness, yet his emotional transparency, was yet another plus and positive sign that reminded me of greats before his time. He’s not taking the beaten path so to speak he’s being honest and going against the grain.

His first musical training was as a young child under the tutelage of a blind vocal teacher, Connie Rogers, who screamed, “Smile and drop your mouth!” every time she heard him sing. Although she couldn’t see him, she was shaping his sound and helping young W.J. to overcome a speech enunciation problem.

After years of practice he mastered a clean, bright and well-developed sound. At seventeen, W.J. took his hard earned material and a beginner’s business-sense and bargained his demo for investment and sponsorship at satellite radio station. After partnering on numerous shows and spending seven consecutive months of charting top 10, he was offered modest local nominations for his works.

At the age of 19 he was offered a chance to work with the best of the best in commercial music at Leo Burnett, Scoring a film with Meagan Good, Tatyana Ali, Stacy Keibler, Persia White, Vanessa Simmons and Stacey Dash to later recording with Tony Bennet’s and Frank Sinatra Jr’s composer Lee Musiker. I would say arguably the most classic voice Chicago has birthed since the big band era but only a fool would argue he’s not. Despite the countervailing trends of only hip-hop having national eyes from Chicago, his perennial appeal has lasted him until this moment. His moment.

producer, vocalist, rapper, violinist