MANNY LOCO

Manny loco Conscious Hip Hop …this is the essence of Manny Loco. His debut album “who’s manny loco” embraces universal themes that run the spectrum of hard times and sacrifice to catchy Latin Inspired rhythms that boast of good times, love and aspiration. Manny Loco`s music and lyrics make the truest Hip Hop connoisseur want to bob their heads while at the same Time, get caught up in an island-inspired rumba. A new arrival into the streets of Brooklyn from his native Dominican Republic, his introduction Into the world of Hip Hop came when he met rap pioneer KRS-One who gave him a crash Course in the recording process. Despite Manny Loco`s limited English at the time, he was able To communicate enough for everyone to recognize that he was about to fulfill a lifetime desire To create his own sound in the music industry. Manny Loco found himself drawn to the business by way of various producers in both the American Hip Hop scene and Latin music makers of the then burgeoning reggae sound. Manny Loco describes his sound as “ Black music with a Latin twist” Although he recognizes that the fusion of Latin Hip Hop is undergoing the same speculation that rap music in its early stages in America suffered, he knows that just as Hip Hop culture is here to stay, so will be the new echoes of Spanish language vocals and Latin -inspired swing. When expressing his ultimate ambition, he humbly acknowledges, “ The goal of any artist is to Reach the public, My goal is not to become an idol , where do I want to go? Wherever it takes me. Everyone has an opinion behind the scenes but in the end, that fans are the ones with final say.”