Fat Kids Brotha

Barely-legal, these kids live the lifestyle. They claim to be the little brothers of people who are living an even better life. “FatKidsBrotha is like we are the little brothers of hip-hop. We are trying to be like the Jay-Zs and the Jeezys. They got fat pockets. We are trying to eat and be like them. That’s an –a at the end of brother by the way, NOT AN –ER,” Dav.E exclaims. He’s very avid about the spelling and what’s in his sandwich. “Turkey breast, lettuce, mayo, salt and pepper, and cheddar cheese. And if we talking Subway, gotta have that Italian Herb and Cheese bread toasted,” he describes. Their recent mixtape What’s In Your Sandwich is a metaphor. It’s definitive to what makes them the artists they are and what makes their music what it is. The young brothers have opposite content lyrically, but they seem to make it work. “I rap about girls, money, my shoes, me,” younger sibling Johnny says. Being a little older, Dav.E tends to stick to the more relative subjects like his part-time job or his Nissan. It’s being that age that still gets him talking about the ladies and his nightlife. Baby face Dav.E and bearded Johnny have been making their way onto the stage of some of the hotness performers out of 2009 since the beginning of this year, including North Carolina emcee J. Cole and New Orleans lyricist Curren$y. Musically, they have the lyrical talent and presence of any superstar running the game right now. Quite humorous individuals, their playful attitude and conceptual thinking makes for quite a record. Interestingly enough, the duo has been sticking it out since 2008. Back then there were four members, fabulous group names, and no loyalty. “Changes make changes makes changes and they happen. But we had some trashy names though,” Johnny started. Dav.E continued with their un-appealing group names. “FAB was fabulous and balling and FAB was fabulous and fresh,” he finishes. Their fabulous-ness can be a lot to take in, but they wear it well. Homegrown but nationally known fashion designers Fli Pelican has collaborated with the group many times in styling situations and now we may see their own personalized t-shirt on Saturday night. Groupies wait in line, they’re not sure if it’ll be ready just yet. But their performance will be ready, full of energy and a presentation of some young cats making it about more than rap. “No stiff boring show. We really wanna win this because there’s a lot at stake. It’s says a lot to go to South by Southwest. We want to make sure the whole south knows about FatKidsBrotha before anything else comes out,” Dav.E adds.