Fly and Family Stone

Unlike many up and coming bands, Fly and Family Stone was not created with a vision of things to come or successes to be had. Instead, they were built around a common passion for music, mostly underground hip-hop. It didn't take long to see that Ry "Fly" Hughes was uncommonly comfortable producing beats and selecting samples. Fly was around 14 years old when he finished his first full-length track, "Breath of Fresh Air", as well as his first CD, "The Ryan Hughes L.P." Davis "Family" Sto...

Unlike many up and coming bands, Fly and Family Stone was not created with a vision of things to come or successes to be had. Instead, they were built around a common passion for music, mostly underground hip-hop. It didn't take long to see that Ry "Fly" Hughes was uncommonly comfortable producing beats and selecting samples. Fly was around 14 years old when he finished his first full-length track, "Breath of Fresh Air", as well as his first CD, "The Ryan Hughes L.P." Davis "Family" Stone appeared on a few of the tracks at first, but soon began writing and rapping on every song. As juniors in high school, they released a 17 song album and sold them by hand to classmates, colleagues, and teachers. The album, Hip hOptions, began to scratch the surface of what it was that Fly and Family Stone wanted their music to become: a classically inspired blend of vintage hip-hop with an underground style and feel. In 2008 Fly and Family Stone got back to music with their 3rd CD, a self-titled five-song E.P. that took their passion to the next level. They booked shows at Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom and The Diamond After Dark, and have more shows planned for the spring and summer.