Island Chyld Entertainment has arrived, releasing its
first album from the multifaceted artist Kast-A-Way.
This independent label was founded by Kast-A-Way
himself in 2010. Kast-A-Way's
debut album release on Island Chyld Entertainment, Da Illblooded presents…
Riddim & Rhyme, is scheduled for release on June 29th, 2010. The highly
anticipated follow up the Riddim & Rhyme EP will undoubtedly turn heads.
"Alter your perception," expresses Kast-A-Way,
the Haitian all-star. "What you perceive is not always what you receive."
Truer words couldn't have been spoken of this accomplished lyricist,
who combines Reggae and Hip-Hop to create a unique style of his own.
Born Keith Marc-Charles in Far Rockaway, Queens to a single mother,
Kas is no stranger to
the streets. Being raised between New York and the poverty-stricken
capital-city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti influenced Kast-A-Way's
musical abilities and also his overall thought process. In his early
teens, an unexpected move out to Miami prompted his interest in reggae
music, where he picked up Patios. The versatile entertainer then soon
developed a style that combined his talents as a skilled rapper and
ragga dee-jay giving him the rhyming tag of "Da
Illblooded".
Kas began his professional
recording career with Fyngermade Productions out of San Antonio, TX
and has seemingly been non-stop with the hits. The club anthem "Oxygen"
produced by Yung Fyngas (Lil' Flip, Craig G, Paul Wall, UGK) created
a buzz in the south, where reggae is not exactly popular. The single
went on to be featured on The Specialist album by DJ Double R. Kas
is making headway in his push to be hip-hop's new "dancehall king" by
appearing on major mixtapes around the country and doing song collaborations
with top artists like down south legend Paul Wall.
In 2006 Kast-A-Way released
his first EP, Riddim & Rhyme EP, which featured the hit song "Clap Out."
The EP helped Kas gain an international presence in his native country
Haiti, Europe and Asia. Kas
did his first overseas collaboration with the German hip-hop group First
Sacrifice on the single "Grief" in 2007. As Kast-A-Way
embarks on his first studio album, Da Illblooded presents… Riddim &
Rhyme, on June 29th and his first release through Island Chyld Entertainment,
Kas will once again prove
that he is a prevailing voice in music. Only one question remains. Is
the world ready for the street-credited Illblooded?
His incontestable talent coupled with upcoming partnerships, prove Kas
is a mainstay in urban music. “The game is full of clones,
it’s time for a change,” voices Kast-A-Way.
The music world could certainly use a new instrument to showcase its
creativity. As professed in his moniker, Kas
will no doubt “project that technique.”