Carl Art & the Man Men: the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!"

"What you can't seem to understand is that we are not rebels or patriots, we are pirates. We don't copy, we steal."

- Carl Art

One of the top lyricist in the Mid-West, Flint Po has a sound unmatched by anyone in today's Hip Hop scene. Reminiscent of Late 90's - Early 2000's lyricism, he brings back substance & story telling back into the game.

Producers/DJ's B.Corder & Bengie. Credits: Big Krit, Curren$y, Trademark, Gilbere Forte, Lacrae, Dee-1, Pusha-T, Jim Jones, MTV, VH1, ESPN etc..

Flint Water Crisis | Save My City | Flint Michigan

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Stephen Sparks III, better known as BlinkEase (Blink), is no stranger to the various twists and turns that life brings. Perils seemed to come early, as his Chicago-born father was incarcerated for murder when his only son was a few weeks old.  Forcing Stephan’s mother, a Flint, Michigan native to pack up their possessions and head back to familiar territory for a fresh start for them both. However, “the fresh start” opened Stephan’s eyes and mind to much more than music. This gave him his first look at the infamous struggles with poverty and violence that the city of Flint is known for.
In the Mid-90’s, Stephan’s mother enlisted her parents help raising the young boy. They initially promoted the creative freedom that helped Stephan to understand & appreciate different forms of art. By allowing access to different forms of artistic expression, his mother encouraged his musical interests stating, “I noticed that he had an incredible thirst for music. He would stay up nights listening to everything from Nas to Outkast; and by morning he’d be blasting Dilated Peoples, DMX or (Uncle) Luke.” Stephan credits his mother’s parental style of “informing not secluding” as the difference that allowed him to capture and create the vivid imagery of reality in his music. By 8th grade, Stephan began taking his love for crafting words seriously even acquiring a nickname from a fellow student who refused to call him anything but “Blink” after she obsessed over his eyes. It didn’t take long for the moniker to stick; especially after adding “Ease” to the end to describe his laid back demeanor. 
Stephan began to hone his skills as a lyricist and musician becoming: “BlinkEase” with the help of experience, family and friends. His music became his canvas and his life the brush allowing Blink to paint compelling stories with his words. Blink’s lyrics became a therapeutic way of coping with his impoverished surroundings on the South-Side of Flint. By 2003, Blink had took to the streets to feed and clothe himself which led to a federal indictment in 2010 that looked to derail his life and music career almost as soon as he was gaining ground in the city. 
After a year of court proceeding and lack of evidence Blink beat the drug charge; barely escaping a 5-40 year prison sentence. Upon his release Blink distanced himself from his former life to concentrate on his music career. Releasing several EP’s before his debut mixtape “Clarify” was released in February of 2013, Blink saw great response with underground hits like “No Sunshine” featuring Bosky Ochoa, “Hello” featuring Bammstar and “Cases” which gave a raw look into his previous legal woes. The 19 track delivering did well beyond expectations selling 300 physical copies and more than 200 downloads and streams; leading him to be named one of Flint’s “Freshmen 10” by Author/Blogger Olivia Brown in the summer of 2013. Not letting any success go to his head, Blink is already gearing up follow up project: Preservation set to be released in the fall of 2013. 


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