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BLOOD OVER MONEY/WIPE THE BLOOD OF YOUR MONEY/WE DO THIS FOR THE LOVE BLOOD WE GOOD WIT OUR MONEY....

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Hometown	Glen Burnie, MD
Genres	Alternative Hip_Hop, Spiritual (sub)
Band Members	Ron "Mitch" Mitchener/Concretesound; Producer,Mixer and... » more
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Upcoming Shows	None

Contact Information:	Artist / Band Member BRADLEY RUSSELL JR TOOTSD1@AOL.COM 240-383-6312
# Years Experience Performing Live:	15
# Live Perfomances Past Six-months:	2
Market Draw:	SPIRITUAL HIPHOP: 76-100; UNDERGROUND MUSIC: 101-150
Venue History:	BIKE SHOW - OCEAN CITY, MD DMV ATIST SHOWCASE; SIXFLAGS - LARGO, MD RISING STARS SHOWCASE - DUNDALK, MD OPEN MIC NIGHT; U ST. - WASHINGTON, DC
Opener Experience:	PAUL WALL, MIKE JONES, MULLYMAN; SMIF N WESSON; BACKYARD BAND; RARE ESSENCE;JUNKYARD BAND
Similar Artists:	THE F.A.CULTY; KONSHENS; STALLEY
Performing Rights Society:	BMI
Discography:	STILL GO TO CHURCH Single—2009; THE MC EP—2009; IN GOD WE TRUST EP—2007

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Meet Brad Russell. A hip hop artist from the DMV. Brad Russells music brings back the love for hip hop that has been missing over the decade. With no catchy or gimmicky concepts Brad Russell uses reality to sway listeners into fans. He finds away to use...

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Reached 17th in Best of Urban chart in 2015. In the top 20 for 1 week.

Reached 11th in Best of Urban chart in 2013. In the top 20 for 3 weeks.

Reached 19th in Best of Urban chart in 2011. In the top 20 for 1 week.

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Hip Hop Lives by
If hip hop music is dead or dying then witness its cultures first zombie! With metaphorical verbage matched with social content Brad Russell brings life to a music that has been slowly fading to oblivion. Brad Russell has been a student in the art of being a MC since 1986. It was then when attending summer school at PG County's Lord Baltimore Middle, his teacher overheard Brad and another student rapping the lyrics to Eric B and Rakims "Paid N Full". The teacher presented the two with two options, either do a drug free rap at the school concert, or flunk the 6th grade. It was then Brad Russell knew rapping would help him survive in this world. Brad Russell is from PG County, which is on the outskirts of DC. Being his mother was a avid follower of gogo music icon Chuck Brown, Brad was influenced by the live percussions and soultry sound the music exudes. From 1993 to 97 Brad was the rapper for "Essential Band". During this time Flavor 1580's Steph Lova,one third of the "Live Squad", held a freestyle competition at the "Shack Attack Arcade" on Florida Ave in DC. The first major freestyle competition ever in The DC Metropolitan Area,or "The DMV" which it is now known for. Although Brad finished top three out of eighty plus contestants, his voice was heard and his name made. Over the years Brad had won many freestyle battles and appeared on several on air rap battles. Through hard work and sheer determination Brad and now partner and colleague Mitch,for Concretesound Prod., are making music that redefines hip hop as a music and a culture. With hit songs such as "The Booth" feat Uncle Dirty Ward, "Food For Thought" and "Still Go to Church" these two has shown how as a team these guys are marketable. With the release of their cd "The MC" Brad and Mitch have combined masterful,clean production with heavy significant lyrics to create the hottest cd sold in the streets today. Already over 3,000 copies sold independently and locally in one year Brad Russell is a name that is growing larger by the minute. Ladies and gentleman I would love for you to meet the top free agent in hip hop music today. This is that opportunity that comes around ever so often. If you were or are looking for the catalyst of your label it is here. If you were looking for a direction follow his lead. Ohh and did we mention he doesn’t curse...at all, so no warning labels needed. Ladies and Gentleman and whoever else has eyes to read and ears to hear, this is your moment to prove your love to a music that has changed the face of world culture. Hip hop is resurrected, and its name is Brad Russell!!!

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Every Friday on the OurStage blog, I’ll be featuring a great example of flow and lyricism in hip hop songs pulled from the OurStage ranks. I’ll get the artist’s thoughts on the song, as well as post the lyrics or best verse so fans can follow the flow themselves. The DC/Virginia/Maryland area offers us this week’s Friday Flow, “The Booth” by Brad Russell. You could call it a comeback of sorts (though this is ill-advised by LL Cool J). It’s more like coming back from a vacation… a three year vacation. In a collabroation with Uncle Dirty Ward of the Trouble Funk Band, he’s looking to do hip hop the old school way (no cuss words, either). During November fans judged the best emerging talent in Rock and Urban music on OurStage for Converse’s “Get Out of the Garage” Music Contest. The competition was steep: over 6,500 artists entered to for a chance to play one of two grand prize opening slots at the upcoming Levi’s/FADER Fort showcase in Austin this March. Now that the judging has ended 10 finalists from each “Get Out of the Garage” channel have been selected by the fans for grand prize consideration In November Converse and OurStage joined forces to bring you the 2nd “Get Out of the Garage” Music Contest. Converse, along with Guitar Center and Journeys, wanted to send the best new acts in Rock and Urban music to play a career-making showcase in Austin this March. The gig in question? An opening slot for last year’s “Get Out of the Garage” winner, the Flying Machines, at the Levi’s/FADER fort! Over 6,500 artists were judged by fans on OurStage for a chance to play what could very well be their big break. From that 6,500, the competition was narrowed down to 10 high-ranking acts. Of those finalists, 2 acts were selected for the grand prize performance by a panel of judges who determined the winners based on their creativity, entertainment value, lyrics, melody and music. The grand prize winners will also be the lucky recipients of a $1,000 Guitar Center gift certificate and $1,000 in cash from OurStage! And now the moment you’ve been waiting for. . . the “Get Out of the Garage” Music Contest Winners!

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Check out the poetic yet raw sounds of Brad Russell. His new CD 'The MC' showcases his purposeful mission to not only create a new sound with no cursing, but bring back the gift of the true mc: lyricism and vibin over groovy tracks that you can ride, grind, dance, or relax to....

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NEW NEO-SOUL/ HIP HOP ARTIST BRAD RUSSELL 12/14/08 at 8:50pm Check out the poetic, yet raw sounds of Brad Russell.. His new CD, the MC showcases his purposeful mission to create a new type of sound fusing real gritty hip hop lyricism over groovy neo-soul tracks.. cdbaby.com/bradrussell myspace.com/httpcdbabycomcdbradrussell

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Welcome to my press kit. Here you will find information about me and approved resources to use for your publications. Feel free to visit any site related to myself, Brad Russell, at anytime.
To view my videos go to youtube and click: "b russell judgement day"; "brad russell the booth"; "TD Cheesedip" where I wrote and performed the theme song.

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