About Final Outlaw

FinaL OutlaW is a rising rapper seen on MTV, BET, NYDaily News, Time Out New York Mag, URB Mag, & WorldStarHipHop.com. He is also a Two-time Amateur Night at the World Famous Apollo Theater Winner, & City Parks Foundation MC contest winner!

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On this page you’ll find everything you need to know about me. I’m 100% confident it will distinguish me as an elite class musician, and I have no shame or reservations in stating that. A few things you should know about me: I treat others the way I’d like to be treated and take that very seriously. I was once an activist before I took on music full time. I don’t like categories or labels. I rather someone believe in me, than believe me. I don’t wave no flags, or claim no race or culture – I see myself and everyone else as human before anything else. I’ve moved around a lot all my life, but was raised in New York City for the most part. I haven’t followed sports since I was 11 or 12 years old. I miss jerk chicken. Video games are relaxing to me. I avoid eating meat and junk food but desire to do so often. I think about exercising more than I actually do it. A person’s character is paramount to me. I intend on switching careers when my heart tells me to. There is nothing I appreciate more than a man of his word. Freedom & survival over fame & fortune is my formula. Loyalty and honor are important to me. I correct myself and self-criticize very often. I heal people, and that heals me. It annoys me when “I” is used too much in writing, and I’m definitely guilty of that right now. We all can work a little harder on our honesty, and I believe it is a goal totally worthy of pursuit. I’m not religious and I don’t consider politics reality. I love God very much. I love my family. I am the 99%. I want to help the world and I am in my own way. — Final Outlaw

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PRESS / EXPOSURE / ACHIEVEMENTS

• ‘Hip Hop 4ever’ music video in rotation on MTV Base in Europe and Ralph McDaniel’s legendary Video Music Box on NYCTV.
• Two-time Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater in Harlem Winner Feb-2011
• Featured in Time Out New York Magazine, Oct 15-21 2009 Issue 733 page 8.
• Worthy mention in the NY Daily News (Sun. Sept. 20th 2009 page 4), the Las Vegas City Life News Paper (July 2009), and the Village Voice.
• Exclusive mini-documentary feature on VIMBY.com (180,000+ views first week.) April 2010
• Music licensed and featured on the theatrical release ‘PRINCE OF BROADWAY’ presented by Lee Daniels director of ‘PRECIOUS’ September 2010
• Winner of City Park Foundation/Concerts MC Contest Aug. 2009. Opening for Naughty By Nature.
• Selected as ‘LOUD.com Favorite’ alongside names like Busta Rhymes & Method Man 2009.
• Named one of 5 Reasons why New York Hip Hop doesn’t suck by BirthPlace Magazine Oct. 2010
• Won ‘Strongest Song’ of the year at first annual Eodub Awards (NYC’s longest running Hip Hop open-mic.) Also End of the weak (EOW) MC Challenge champion #37 2008

ONLINE PRESENCE

Constantly featured on top Hip Hop blogs including WorldStarHipHop / OkayPlayer / Nahright / 2DopeBoyz / KevinNottingham / IllRoots / Illdoctrine.com / 88HipHop.com / Rapattacklives.com and thousands more…

INTERNATIONAL RADIO ROTATION

• Some rotation of “Bars on deck” on Hot97‘s Late Night with Peter Rosenberg started on Sunday, Oct. 30st 2011!
• In the USA Final Outlaw’s “Gossip is for the birds” climbed to #4 on the Rap Attack Lives & Rap Network national college radio rap charts! Fall/Winter 2011.

HAS PERFORMED WITH

Cuban Link / Big Lou / Elle Varner / Soulja Boy / Bun B / Talib Kweli / Rah Digga / RUN DMC / Naughty By Nature / Canibus / Immortal Technique / Dead Prez / Papoose / Mr. Cheeks / Keith Murray / Wu-Tang / Amanda Diva / RA the Rugged Man / Black Market Militia / The Last Poets / Jeru The Damaja / Charles Hamilton and more…

OTHER FACTS

• Completed several independent west coast tours along side names like Canibus, Chino XL, Funkdoobiest, & Delinquent Habits.
• Collaborated with KRS-One for new ‘Stop the violence’ fund raiser album that has yet to be released.
• Has received props from David Peel (closely recorded with John Lennon), The Last Poets, and Naughty By Nature.
• 63,800+ friends and a combined total of 483, 063 profile views & song plays on Myspace.
• Featured on ASCAP’s ‘On the Come Up’ Vol.2 Mixtape 2010 alongside names like Ludacris & M.O.P.
• Song ‘Red & Blue’ featured on DJ G.I. Joe’s ‘Underworld’ Vol. 3 (Immortal Technique’s DJ)
• Collaborated and released two songs produced by DJ Puerto Roc (Canibus’ DJ)

HERE ARE SOME THINGS PEOPLE HAVE SAID ABOUT ME:

• “Final Outlaw knows how to work an audience” — Time Out New York Magazine
• “An experienced grinder in the wit of  NYC lyricism” — URB Magazine
• “If you’ve been sleeping – peep game” — OkayPlayer.com
• “Final Outlaw spits that real Hip Hop shit all the time and never changes it up” — OnSmash.com
• “He goes in, rapping and speaking on life with the kind of passion and conviction that can only come from the spirit of someone who’s actually lived what he writes” — Loud.com