A.S

Bio:

.. ARTISTIC SYNDICATE ISN'T YOUR ORDINARY HIP-HOP GROUP.IN 2005 AT THE YOUNG AGES OF 12 AND 11 W.E.S AKA THE IRON MAN AND GREAT ACE STARTED OUT AS FRIENDS IN 2005 DURING MR. CORMIER'S 7TH GRADE READING CLASS. THEY THEN BECAME CLOSER WHEN THEY BOTH REALIZED THEIR INTEREST IN HIP-HOP MUSIC WHEN W.E.S PASSED ACE SOME LYRICS HE WAS WORKING ON AND THEN ADDED ON TO IT. FROM THEN ON EVERYDAY THEY SAT IN THAT BORING CLASS MAKING SONGS AND FREESTYLES. THEY STARTED HANGING OUT MORE AND DISCUSSING MUSIC AND WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO IN LIFE.

THEY CAME UP WITH CODE NAMES JUST MESSING AROUND LIKE F.B (FITCHBURG BOYS),W.A.R(WES AND AROD), AND IT WASN'T UNTIL THEY ADDED ANOTHER MEMBER WHO LATER DISBANDED FROM THE GROUP THAT THEY CAME UP WITH A.S (ARTISTIC SYNDICATE). "I GOT IT FROM A VIDEO GAME" SAYS ACE REFERRING TO THE SYNDICATE PART. IT WASN'T UNTIL LATER WHEN THEY LOOKED UP WHAT THEY HAD MADE THAT THEY REALIZED WHAT IT MEANT. "A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO DISPLAY IMAGERY AND SKILL".

IN 2006 THEY STARTED 8TH GRADE WITH INTENTIONS ON MAKING AUDIO SONGS AND POLISHING ON RAP SKILLS.W.E.S STARTED TO USE FRUITY LOOPS OVER THE SUMMER TO MAKE BEATS, BECAUSE HE HAD WISHES OF BECOMING A PRODUCER SINCE 6TH GRADE, BUT HE HAD JUST STARTED AND TRIED EVERYTHING HE COULD TO GET BETTER. MEANWHILE W.E.S AND ACE WENT ON WWW.RAPBATTLES.COM TRYING TO GET BETTER BY RAP BATTLING OTHER MEMBERS ACROSS THE WORLD. BY SELF PROMOTION WORD GOT OUT THAT W.E.S AND ACE MADE A GROUP SOME FRIENDS ENCOURAGED THEM OTHERS DIDN'T. IT WASN'T UNTIL A FRIEND WHOSE BROTHER WAS RAPPER, SAID THAT W.E.S WAS TRASH THAT A.S. DECIDED TO MAKE A SONG. "HE SAID I COULDN'T MAKE BEATS AND THAT I WAS WASTING TIME SO I GOT MAD AND CALLED UP ACE AND TOLD HIM I WANTED TO MAKE A DISS,HE'S LIKE AIGHT BUT I GOT TO BE ON IT" SAYS W.E.S WHEN ASKED ABOUT A.S'S FIRST SONG MC POWDER PUFF. " IT WAS JUST A WARNING SHOT, WE WEREN'T BEING SERIOUS BUT THEY THOUGHT WE WERE TRASH BECAUSE OF THAT." SAID ACE. THEN THEY DECIDED TO MAKE A MIXTAPE CALLED BROTHERHOOD: THE PREQUEL, WHICH WAS NEVER RELEASED DUE TO BUSY SCHEDULES.

IN THE SUMMER OF 2006 THE FUTURE A.K.A AKIN A FRIEND OF ACE AND W.E.S HAD ASKED THEM TO TEXT RAP AGAINST THIS KID ON MYSPACE. THEY BATTLED THE RANDOM KID ON MYSPACE TRYING TO START STUFF WITH AKIN WHICH LATER LED TO AKIN SIGNING WITH ARTISTIC SYNDICATE, AND LED TO A HEATED AUDIO BATTLE BETWEEN A.S AND THE RANDOM KID WHICH A.S WON WITH ONLY ONE TRACK EVEN THOUGH THE OTHER GUY POSTED LIKE 22 SONGS ABOUT THEM, THEY IGNORED HIM AND WORRIED ABOUT BIGGER THINGS LIKE TRYING TO GET STUDIO TIME.

IN 2007 ACE REACHED OUT TO A FRIEND X- RATED BOTH A LYRICIST AND A AUDIO PRODUCER WHO HAS A STUDIO SET UP (GOOD QUALITY MIGHT I ADD. HIT HIM UP IF YOUR LOOKING FOR STUDIO TIME IN MA. HE HAS GOOD EQUIPMENT AND PRICES.) AND MADE THEIR FIRST REAL SONG "REALITY" THE FIRST TRACK PRODUCED BY W.E.S WHEN HE GOT HIS MPC 1000. THEY THEN TESTED THEIR CHEMISTRY AGAIN THIS TIME WITH THE FUTURE AND MADE "HERE TO STAY". THEY WEREN'T AS HAPPY WITH THE OUTCOME.

IN THE SUMMER OF 2007 W.E.S WAS FORCED TO MOVE OUT OF FITCHBURG AND INTO LOWELL WITH HIS DAD DUE TO FAMILY ISSUES. SINCE THEN THEY TRIED TO KEEP THE GROUP TOGETHER FROM LONG DISTANCE, BUT FAILED IN MAKING NEW TRACKS. LATER AKIN WAS DISBANDED FROM THE GROUP. "WE FELT WE WEREN'T ON THE SAME PAGE. A.S IS A BROTHERHOOD BUT WE DIDN'T FEEL THE CONNECTION WITH HIM." SAID ACE. "WE STILL GOT LOVE FOR HIM, AND STILL WOULD DO TRACKS TOGETHER WE JUST HAD DIFFERENCES AT THE TIME." SAYS W.E.S

NOW ITS 2010 A NEW YEAR AND A.S IS GOING TO EXPLODE ON THE HIP-HOP SCENE WITH THEIR MIX TAPE THE BROTHERHOOD: THE PREQUEL SET TO BE RELEASED SOME TIME THIS YEAR, AFTER A TWO YEAR DELAY IT IS FINALLY GOING TO DROP AGAIN TEAMED UP WITH X-RATED FOR AUDIO PRODUCTION THEY HOPE TO MAKE A SOLID MIX TAPE AIMED TO PLEASE.

DON'T GET THESE ARTIST CONFUSED FOR RAPPERS, THEY ARE HEAR TO HELP REBUILD EAST COAST HIP-HOP WITH WHAT THE GAME NOW LACKS, IMAGERY, ORIGINALITY, CREATIVITY, REALITY, AND LYRICISM. THEY ARE A FORCE TO BE MESSED WITH AND IN GREAT ACE'S RECENTLY RELEASED SONG "PROBLEM" IT EXPLAINS IT ALL.

~A.S~ REMARKABLE LIKE WHITE BOARDS.

Member Since:

February 25, 2006

Members:

...:A.S. ROSTER:...
.:GREAT ACE:. -:Co-Founder/Lyrist:-
.:W.e.S The Ironman:. -:Co-Founder/Lyrist/Producer:-

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.:FAMILY:.
.:LIFE:.
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