THE MIGHTY ATHLETIC MIC LEAGUE.
IAMABEENIE.
SKY CHILDREN (DJ GRAFFITI/DJ BENNY BEN/NOW ON/MELLO/AML)
A-SIDE WORLDWIDE
Influences
The Almighty Creator God for without God, I would be nothing. All praises to God!!! I thank all of you for showing me love, but all inspiration is created by The Creator!!! I will FOREVER be a child of Your everlasting Love and I pray that you use me to be an inspiration for those who I encounter. Amen. God, Thank you for inspiration by placing these things and people in my life....Hiphop Culture, Black people, Black music (which is all forms of music), Women, Freedom, Love, Faith, inspiration, All Michigan Hiphop..MOTOWN!!!..ATHLETIC MIC LEAGUE, Binary Star, the whole Subterraneous crew, DJ Houseshoes, Dj Benny Ben, DJ Dez, DJ Haircut, SKY CHILDREN!! Now On, DJ Graffiti, Finale, Invincible, Funktelligence, S.U.N (Uncle Tony), Tasheere Da Ena, Terminology, Slum Village (Elzhi*fav emcee*), Dwele, Baatin, J Dilla (*fav producer*), Karriem Riggins, Carl Craig, Waajeed, PPP, Nick Speed, 925, Jeremy Ellis, John Arnold, Marv 1, Gulity Simpson, Almighty Dreadnaughts, Cardi Boys, BR Gunna, Othello, Black Mlk, Magneto, Miz Korona, Proof of D12, Phat Kat, ONEBELO, CliffNote, Lovesong, Gorilla Funk Mob, ZO!!, Neco Redd, Monica Blaire,Asylum 7, Metasyons, Estero, Kenneth Gamble, Dexter Wansel, Earth Wind & Fire, The Moments, Flora Purim, Jon Lucien, Lamont Dozier, Stevie Wonder*fav*, James Brown, Bobby Caldwell, Stereolab, Donny Hathaway*fav*, Lonnie Liston Smith, Nina Simone, S.O.S Band, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Teddy Riley, Common, Wu-Tang, Hieroglyphics, Old Ice Cube, DJ Quik, N.W.A, Neptunes, Nas, Just Blaze, Holland Dozier Holland, etc...
Kendall Tucker, better known as 14KT, was born and raised in Ypsilanti, Michigan in October of 1980. He was first introduced to music through singing in the church choir and immediately became attached to the way music could move people. In 1994 his involvement in Hip Hop began when, as an emcee, he joined the Michigan Hip Hop group known as the Athletic Mic League. Ironically, it was from a need for original production within his crew that he started making beats, using nothing but his parents Jazz & Soul records and a dual tape deck. Currently people stratch their heads when witnessing his unorthodox or "alien" production method by using computers.
As a product of the "Golden Era of Hip Hop", 14KT strives to be amongst the great beatmakers that he kept in his headphones--DJ Premier, Organized Noize, Pete Rock, Dr. Dre and J Dilla. As a musician, 14KT was heavily cultured by the rich, musical background and local history of Motown. However, he’s far from neglecting Gospel, Jazz, Rock, Electronic and Techno as sources of inspiration. This inspiration can be visually heard on his instrumental LP, “The Golden Hour” [Soundtrack], which was released in October of 2008 on A-Side Worldwide. While known for his Electro-Soul, J Dilla influenced production style, his album was an opportunity for 14KT to begin to wade into other genres, something he plans to continue.
Since his days of singing in church, 14KT believes that his involvement with music is to fulfill God's purpose for him on earth--to inspire. "It's amazing to me to be able to evoke certain emotions just from sounds. The deeper I get into music, the more I realize that I need to accomplish that as an artist."
Discography:
Athletic Mic League "Thrill of Victory, Agony of Defeat" 1998. LTP
Athletic Mic League "Beatdown" 12". LTP
Athletic Mic League "The Thrill is Gone" 2001. LTP
Athletic Mic League "Lyrictricity 12" feat. OneBeLo 2001. LTP
Athletic Mic League "Feel Good"12" 2001.LTP
Athletic Mic League "Feel Good" EP 2002. LTP
Athletic Mic League "Sweats & Kicks" LP feat. Magestik Legend, Invincible, OneBeLo 2002. LTP
Athletic Mic League "Got 'Em Sayin' featInvincible / The Declaration" 12" .LTP 2002
S.U.N " The Art of S.U.N" LP 2002. feat. Juice, O-Type Star etc. Black Soul On Vinyl.
The Detroit Experiment "The Way We Make Music" Ropeadope Records. 2003
Detroit Soul "Real Soul Music From The Motor City" features "The Loveliest" off of "Sweats & Kicks" LP Unisex. 2004
Athletic Mic League " Jungle Gym Jungle" LP 2004. LTP
Barak Records (Phat Kat, Dwele, Slum Village, Black Milk, Young RJ)
Athletic Mic League "Whatchuknow / Xoom / Feel It! / RU?" 12" LTP.2004
Athletic Mic League "Isolation" EP LTP. 2005
DJ Cam "My Playlist " features Athletic Mic League "R.U?" off "Jungle Gym Jungle" LP Wagram 2005
S.U.N "Universes" LP 2005.
feat. Athletic Mic League. Black Soul On Vinyl.
Now On "Eye Level" LP 2006.
feat. Phat Kat(Look Records), Speech of Arrested Development, Invincible, Mello, Illite of Subterraneous, and Athletic Mic League. A Side Worldwide/LTP.
Illite & Octane "Forgotten Chosen" LP 2006
feat. Elzhi of Slum Village, OneBeLo, Decompoze of Subterraneous. Subterraneous Records.
Decompoze "Decompostion" LP. 2007
feat. Elzhi, JUICE, Invincible, Buff 1, OneBeLo, and Subterraneous. LA Underground.
DUTCHMASSIVE "Crush Your System" LP 2007. RAWKUS RECORDS.
Buff 1 "Pure" LP 2007
feat. Guilty Simpson (Stones Throw), Mr. Porter (D12, Dr. Dre, Xzibit), Invincible (Bling47), Miz Korona (8 Mile, Silent Riot), Elzhi (Slum Village), Monica Blaire(Silent Riot), Waajeed(PPP, Bling47). A Side Worldwide/LTP.
Buff 1 "Pretty Baby" 12" single off "Pure" LP 2007
Now On "I'm Sayin' Remix feat. Aloe Blacc (Stones Throw) off "The Willows" EP 2007
One Be Lo "R.E.B.I.R.T.H" LP 2007
Fat Beats/ Subterraneous Records.
Metro "Hands In Motion" EP Athletic Mic League "Hard Work" Asfalt Records.2008
your album "the golden hour" is a real legit piece man... my favorite is probabely "hihat spectations".. you got a real original approach with the drum programming and your synth keys are on point. 'nuff respect
What up FO'TEEN..yo man I just finished watch the "Man In The Mirror" Doc on CNN and Smokey Robinson sung the "Never Gon' Say Goodbye" joint..I said somebody gon' flip that! ..and the 1st person I thought of was FO'TEEN! man you gotta flip that man! do that fa me man...word
Yo K T, thanks for the add. Doing some work on my page, but make sure you stop back by and check out some the tracks. I'm producing a couple of tracks for your boy Kodac M80.
Against the Night: A Collection of Soul, Rhymes, and Rhythms coming soon.
No prob! Wow... you have no idea how much I appreciate that, THANK YOU. Your character definitely shines through your music too. God bless you, brotha!
thanks for the add man. Really dig the messages in your songs. Rap and Hiphop is the voice for a lot of our youth right now and it's good to see that a few have a good head on their shoulders. Peace
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