These two were no true headliners. They started from grass roots. They wanted to earn their name and place in hip hop. Not from a co-sign or from paying to get on a tour…but from nothing but hard work. Promoters & venues often said no due to the lack of a name and draw. They continued and took the chances they did get and built on every little win they had. They deem the folks who support their style of music as “Believers”. 7 independent tours later, 4 of which they headlined… more and more are becoming believers. All of these things still happen, but it’s the determination to overcome and achieve the vision they have for this machine they’ve built that keeps them pushing. Inspired by the inner workings of independent titans such as Strange Music, Rhymesayers, Hiero, Psychopathic, Funk Volume, Suburban Noize and many more these two are carving their own lane. When they are not recording, Trey is usually cleaning up tracks, writing, checking out new underground artists and working on new merchandise. He’s also found a new love...production and learning more about that and the engineering process everyday. Rae on the other hand is usually running 408INC doing design work and handling new clients for booking and then switches hats to Monstaville to work on backend things like the tours and things of that nature. All of this inbetween making music and building a buzz. Branding everything they do now…408INC Magazine has converted to the #ILAMHIPHOPPAGES presented by 408INC. Focusing on the independent aspect of hip hop. 408INC has since expanded into independent tour booking, screen printing and so much more. It is now a full fledge one stop shop for the independent artist specializing in short run everything. And, as that grows… so does Monstaville Music. The two have recently wrapped up volume 2 of their “Cheap Wine & Vintage Rhymes” series and are working on I.L.A.M. 4 which is titled “6 Degrees of Separation”, which is also the name of their Spring 2014 Nationwide Tour. The saying around here is…“the goal isn’t to be famous…it’s just not to be a stranger”. Work until you never have to introduce yourself again right? By the way, I’m Anthony. Some call me Ant Dawg and I’m what you call the silent partner to this little thing we call “La Machina”...which, in english means “The Machine”. I’ve been with Rae the longest and I’m an original member of Monstaville. I’ve seen it’s ups and downs and I’ve got to say, perseverence is heavy around here and I am glad to be a part of something great. Hope you’ve enjoyed what you’ve read and more importantly, I hope you have enjoyed the 1st issue of the new.... #ILAMHIPHOPPAGES Story: A.Casillas Photos: Rudy Loyda
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