Music
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Discography
Official Albums Include:
"Life"
"Illville Tribute CD"
"Hard 2B Humble"
Hellafaktz has put out numerous promotional albums and they include:
'4 Da Luv Uv Hiphop vol. 1'
'4 Da Luv Uv Hiphop vol.2'
'Fa Ka Hook'
'Regulatin'
'The Illville Soundcrew Compilation'
'Evidence'
'Da Official Illville Mixtape'
'The Best of Hellafaktz'
'Close Az Y'all Get'
'Day By Day'
As DJ Black, he has also created and distributed:
'Soundz frum the Undagrown' (vol. 1 and 2)
'Ketch a Fire'
'Sumting Like Reggae' (vol. 1 and 2)
'Wu-Tang'
'KRS-One'
'Framingham's Finess'
'Cuz I Can'
'$5 Cover'
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Bio
After traveling throughout the United States for nearly six years setting up his own independent company, "Illville Entertainment", Hellafactz began performing and networking in Boston, New York, Florida and California. He attended live performances by such musical heavyweights as Jay Z, Snoop, Mariah Carey, Mr. Vegas, 50 Cent and Rahzel. He relished opportunities to be in the presence of such luminaries as Scorpio and Melle Mel of the Furious 5, Grand Master Flash and Grand Master Cas. Hellafactz has shared the stage with T-Pain, Raekwon, Nas, Methodman, Redman, Kardinal Offishall and the legendary KRS ONE. Hellafactz gained a lot of experience and knowledge before returning home to Halifax in early 2007, and has been getting his name and face out there to the public ever since.
Now that his dream has been in the works for over a decade, Hellafactz plays an active role in the hiphop community, having recorded over 150 original songs as a solo artist, juggling projects with his group, Heavy Spittaz, who recorded two CDs (A Sneak Peek; The Preview), and engineering at his own studio where he not only cultivates his own music, but also plans to assist other artists from the area who want to see their visions come to life. This has been great preparation before hitting the streets with a new and inspiring album scheduled for a 2009 release entitled "Hard 2 B Humble". While many rappers have changed their style to get that cash, Hellafactz feels his role is to stay humble and be an "akdaviss", while inspiring his listeners with down-to-earth vibes about real issues which impact all of us on a regular basis.
Some of Hellafactz's primary influences include the Wu-Tang Clan, Notorious B.I.G., Sizzla, Bobby Brown, and the iconic KRS ONE with whom he proudly recorded two tracks in 2008. He's also recorded with Boston legend, Edo G in 2006, and most recently in 2009, Nova Scotia's own Classified.
Some of Hellafactz's accomplishments include being recognized by ANSMA (African Nova Scotia Music Association) as UP & COMING ARTIST OF THE YEAR IN 2008. Also, Hellafactz was selected as 1 of 5 artists for the who's got next award at the 2009 DJ STYLUS AWARDS picked from more than 140 applicants from across Canada.
"I feel my part in the hiphop community is as an activist, making sure that quality music is being recorded. My goal is to see people have fun at shows and put smiles on their faces."
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