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In a time when hip-hop has crossed the lines into pop, a few tend to keep it’s origins alive to stimulate Born Brent Whiting in the midwest and raised in New Jersey, The Zodiac has evolved from a horrorcore rapper into a chameleon who adjusts depending on climate, attitude, and simple time-change. His range stretches from story-telling sagas to battle-rapping. “Anybody can be a rapper but a few can hold the title of ‘emcee’” says The Zodiac. “The difference lies between the words, passion, and your personal objective.” The Zodiac’s personal objective is to simply get his point across without following trends. If anything, he creates them.
The Zodiac never lost sight of where he was from. He’s never ignored his education, upbringing, or his desire to inflict them into his rhymes. “I won’t hesitate to use three or four syllable words in my lyrics. I do it in real life and don’t think I should dumb-down my rhymes for the masses. That’s equivalent to saying my audience is uneducated” says The Zodiac. Instead, he uses complicated rhyme schemes, humor, and extreme wordplay to entertain, educate, and sometimes cause controversy.
The Zodiac has performed at Pepper Lounge (NYC), Butterflye Lounge (NYC), Rider University (NJ), Yin-Yang Club (Atlanta), and the Silk Road Cafe (NYC). The Zodiac was also a featured performer at the Dragon Boat Festival 2004 and was one of six performers selected to perform on the Teabag Open Mic Float for 2005’s Chinese New Year to a crowd of around 25,000 people in Chinatown.
The Zodiac has released independent CDs from Black InQ and has been featured on several independent artists songs and compilations.
Artist Mission
My only mission is to bring hip-hop back to it's essense of the late 80's to the mid to late 90's. Back when there was an attitude yet money and wealth didn't overpower the fact that the rapper is an artist. He/She is should feel superior on the microphone and display the skills that would make Americana's favorite writers say "oooo". My mission extends out to the execs who are out to only capitalize on the mislead youth who feel that the pop-rap that dominates the airwaves is indeed, hip-hop music.
I have a mission to bring it back. The next "great" rapper isn't within earshot at this moment and a lot of underground artists can easily take those slots if given the chance. Carpe Diem, people.
Music Influences
Scarface, Rakim, Kool G. Rap, Big Daddy Kane, Bill Withers, Ice-T, NWA, Public Enemy, Run-DMC, Michael Jackson, Johnny Cash
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