If you haven’t figured out yet that Western Pennsylvania’s
rap scene is about to blow, I’m glad you decided to take the time to read
this. We all know that Wiz Khalifa put
the spotlight on Pittsburgh, but what you may have not known is that he also
cracked the door for other talented emcees to follow his path. Following Wiz through that same door was
Pittsburgh’s Mac Miller and now another great artist by the name of Boaz.
Boaz, who is originally from Pittsburgh, is signed to
Pittsburgh based Rostrum Records and is expected to be the next big thing from
the area. Growing up in the neighborhood
of Larimer on Pittsburgh’s east side, Boaz learned early what it took to better
his situation. In high school, he linked
with another local kid looking to start a record label, and put together an EP,
as well as the single “It’s Alright.” The track would eventually gain major
momentum, and was picked up by the local radio station, WAMO; it went on to win
a battle of the beats contest eight weeks in a row ultimately finding its way
to retirement.
Now that Boaz has paid his dues, he is asking for his
audience to pay homage. Yesterday, he
released the first track from his Real Name, No Gimmicks Vol. 2 mixtape entitled
“Mathematics” produced by Amadeus.
Today, Boaz dropped the entire mixtape for our listening pleasures. The mixtape features Grafh and MMG’s Rockie Fresh. Check out the five-track mixtape below and if
you happen to run into Boaz wish him a “Happy Birthday”; he will be celebrating
on September 8th.
Western Pennsylvania is most definitely on deck, so take a
seat at the table and stay tuned as these upcoming artists swing for the
fences.
