Kidd Wes

Twenty-five-year-old emcee Emelike Nwosuocha a.k.a "Kidd Wes" is the latest emcee to immerge from Miami, Florida. His debut album, Young World showcases a bright young talent who writes from the heart and has a natural talent with putting pen to paper. His new album will be available May 13, 2014 on Youngworldlife Entertainment: The disc features soul vocalist Jovie, Yung Trap of Real Boys, among others. Production on the album is shared by: DJ Crossphada, Dexter Johnson, Artthebeat, Mikey Beatz of A-Team and Quinn. Young World is a return to the most basic principles of hip-hop, the art of storytelling and lyricism with a backdrop of lush/boom bap productions. Wes doesn’t invent a new genre here, but what he does, he does better than most. On the first single, “PAUSE” is a hip-hop cut where Wes notifies listeners of the difference between himself and all the other run-of-the-mill rappers. Other standouts, like “Memoirs of a Gold Chain” Wes rhymes about his frustrations with past friends who fell short of the goal right at the finish line. “They know who they are,” he laughs. “Tell Me” featuring Jovie is a duet that tells a story of how far he would go for love. Born in Houston and raised in Detroit and Miami, Kidd has spent time in many regions of the US—and the influences are clear in his music. His early days in Detroit taught him early on to “go hard or go home.” “If you had it, you showed it off”, he explains. “The underdog is the hero in Detroit.” Of course Eminem was taking the rap industry by storm when Wes was a kid, and Wes recalls fondly the days of battle raps when he would pop an Eminem CD into his stereo to warm up. Detroit is where he got his name, while participating in Cipher’s. It was the influence of his father that made Kidd who is he is. “When I was 5 years old, I lived in a shelter with my father while he went to law school,” and adds that the film Pursuit of Happiness was his life story. “When I hear people say they’re broke and they have roof over their heads,” Wes says, “I just look at them and think: “You have no idea.” Young World will be available May 13, 2014. MGMT: youngworldlife@gmail.com