Fatcat
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www.fatcatandwize.com

    "Encrypted Tongues"

Hip Hop music is becoming more and more embraced in other cultures today and we are now seeing many Polynesians (Tongans, Samoans, Hawaiians, etc…) rockin mics, and on the ones and twos. Fatcat, a Tongan lyricist out of North Carolina, has proved that the Polynesian/Hip Hop legacy that was started and brought to the public’s eye by the likes of The Boo-Yaa Tribe is still alive and is here to stay. Fatcat is a name that is synonymous to hip-hop enthusiasts from the Carolinas to Texas or wherever there may be a heavy Polynesian population, but his talents are undeniable to any culture's eye. Fatcat is not the stereotypical, run-of-the-mill rapper and he takes pride in his diverse, positive hip hop style and considers it a pleasure to bring something different to the game. Fatcat’s early influences range from acts like Kool G Rap, Black Thought from the Roots, Krs-1, Gangstarr and De La Soul to name a few. "Krs and De La were positive, but still bangin’. Black Thought was so different and never ever talked about what everyone else was talking about...it changed my whole outlook towards MCs." You can clearly hear these influences in his rhymes. His positive but somewhat abrasive attitude on the mic has made him a true favorite at shows and in cipher's every time.

Pushing his music all across the states, Fatcat has been known to bless the mic from coast to coast. He stands as an elite leader of an unequivocal movement to create genuine, enlightened music, which is beginning to entwine today’s hip-hop. This pure hip-hop is beginning to be recognized for what it is, with him recently winning the international DJVLAD.com emcee contest and now being requested to work with many notable DJs. Fatcat and Wize, the older brother and producer of the tandem, are continuing their grind to bring about their individual, unconventional sound to the hoi polloi and masses of a generation that is sick of the habitual, repetitious rappers.

Fatcat is the younger brother and lyricist of his partner Wize. Fatcat and Wize remain unsigned but will never stop seeking to get their music out. The two spent many years growing up and constructing their styles together. When Fatcat isn't rockin' open mics or hosting shows and competitions with the Swoon Unit (The Carolina's Supreme B-Boy Squad), he spends his time within the group's studio. There he continues to work on the group's next project due to hit the streets later this year.  You can hear more of Fatcat’s music as well as the groups projects and more on their website www.fatcatandwize.com.