The city of Pontiac, Michigan once thrived as a landlord of General Motors, even receiving the honor of having a GM brand named after the city itself.  Men and Women relocated to Pontiac (Yac for short), gaining employment within the auto-industry. Families earned decent wages, and the community prospered as a whole. Those days are long gone, and the abandonment of the Auto Industry has left a crippling effect on the entire city, now plagued with unemployment, crime and corruption.

One Be Lo and Derek “The Tyrant Caraway, both natives of Pontiac join creative forces to establish a new production team called The AUTOCONS.

 By definition:

Auto- 1.) self, by oneself or spontaneous, by itself or automatic  2.) relating to cars

con- (v) persuade (someone) to do or believe something, typically out of deception

The machines and the bodies of those GM workers may have burnt out in the factories, but their spirit lives forever. Residents of Pontiac have been familiar with the Phoenix as a symbol since construction of the Phoenix Center in the ‘80’s, a huge structure that lies in the heart of the city.  Many legends speak of the Phoenix being a bird that possesses the ability to be reborn from it’s own ashes.  The AUTOCONS logo is a skull, that displays wear and decay, but contains a Phoenix within that represents hope and new life.  A Rebirth, and ultimately a New Yak State of mind.

The AUTOCONS logo is a skull, that displays wear and decay, but contains a Phoenix within that represents hope and new life. A Rebirth, and ultimately a New Yak State of mind.

“It’s kinda ironic that Derek converted his mother’s garage into a studio.  “That’s where we met.  Instead of working on cars, we work on music.  It was around the time I was mixing LABOR.  I would be downtown at another studio all day working on the mixes for LABOR,  then at night when everybody went home I would link with Derek at the garage and work on music, sometimes til the afternoon.  Sometimes we went 2 and 3 days straight in the studio.  We worked like zombies.  Two of the first songs we did together were “Tails from the Hood R.a.t.s. and “Doggy Style Biscuits”.  Those were the last two songs I added to the LABOR album.  We had know idea it would turn into this.

From those nocturnal studio sessions, the foundation was laid.  Dave Vied (DMT) and his guitar are also a part of the team.  All those crazy guitar solo’s you hear on LABOR and most of the new stuff is all Dave.  Another member of the team is Gasmaskedaily.  With Full Sail credentials, and GMD’s natural ear for incredible samples, stay tuned for a wide range of dynamic production from the AUTOCONS.

Cam.Lexo.From The Westside Of The Globe.
http://camlexo.bandcamp.com/

Stoney Ocean is a vibrant rapper, producer and songwriter from Flint, Michigan. She started out writing screenplays and songs during her teens. In 2009, with the formation of Awesome Entertainment she took her passion and blossomed into aggressive and creative performer who consistently pushed genre and lyrical barriers. Around that time she official created her performer persona: Stoney Ocean, which is inspired by the Set It Off character Stoney and the Ocean Eleven's style. She's has collaborated with many artist including international acts and has open for the likes of Trina and Pusha T. She currently has  three mixtapes: Stoney Ocean vs The Princess (SVP), The Awakening (DJ KB), and Ocean Spray.

Emcee/Producer for InfinityStoned Records

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Under The Crown (UTC)
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