Brix Boston

When people think of the name BRIX, they think "hardcore", "street", or "tough," but there is a lot more to the street besides what we see on TV. The street also represents a culture and hustle that urbanites face every day; living with the realities of economic and social struggle, the pressures and circumstances of a rough environment, and the peace and sufferings of growing up without a Cinderella story. Similarly, BRIX has embodied this diverse definition with her being, business mindset, and art form. One word comes to mind... "real." BRIX is a unique emcee because of her "The truth is real enough" philosophy. She approaches music based on observations and experiences, representing the "No B.S." voice of strong urban females everywhere. Her music allows audiences to relate to stories recounting the day to day of single motherhood, troubled relationships, abandonment, making ends meet, drama, coping with stress, and the story of a survivor soldier - a rose grown in concrete. BRIX brings more than ruthless Joan of Arc style street anthems like "The Thang" and catchy club bangers like "Who Dat Chick?!", but also topics and concepts that people can say, after listening, "I really FEEL this girl." Such is the case with her song "Where Was You," which placed her second in the DJ Kurupt 'Streetz Iz Talkin' song competition above even established worldwide industry up and comers. Most notably, BRIX starts a movement wherever she goes and whenever she’s heard. Her underground sound meets her commercial appeal halfway. Rather than straddling the fence, she approaches her music from the standpoint of being 'only human' with its full spectrum of ups, downs, wins, losses, pleasures and pains; rather than a media fascade. "Some days are really reflective and there's a lot on my mind, socially or politically. So I'll write about that. Then my girls come along and try to lighten things up, and bring me out dancing. I'll have a great time, and I'll write about that! Or I'm really pissed off, so I'll write about that. It wouldn't be genuine to box myself in to a particular musical theme," she says. "I'm not afraid to be me, flaws and all." BRIX released an independent mix-tape in cooperation with Ameliorate Entertainment. Entitled, "Lay It To Rest," it was found to have been downloaded more than 30,000 times over peer file sharing networks, even bootlegged and the few thousand CD's they pressed were gone faster than they could duplicate them. It was then she knew she could take what was just previously a passion to the next level. She's found on mix-tapes and compilations nationwide, created a solid regional fan base of her own, and has been billed alongside the likes of Redman, Keith Murray, Eric Sermon, MC Lyte, Big Daddy Kane, Special Ed, Guru of Gangstarr, Jaz-O, EDO G., KrumbSnatcha, Akrobatik, and many others. BRIX performed in venues as intimate as the House of Blues and as prominent as Boston City Hall. She claimed the reward a hottest download on MTV Europe (Germany) online, sharing the honor with artists including Snoop Dogg and Eminem. BRIX has been involved in two cable based hip-hop documentaries, several DVD projects, and has an extremely popular organic social network on Myspace and Twitter; so much so, she was recognized by HipHopDX.com as their first Myspace Artist of the month. Joy, pain, and passion describe BRIX. "Believe," she chants, as the crowd follows along hypnotized. She attributes her career success to the support of her kids, fans, friends, and family. BRIX's unique voice and powerful sound compares to none, but she's relatable enough to be accepted by all which she says "is the utmost of compliments to stand out amongst the rest." Hip Hop has labored, given birth... and it's a girl! Female Underground Hip Hop Emcee/ Rapper, Songwriter, Producer and Performer from New England.