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Chad Andrew Ketchum (born Decemmber 7th 1985), better known by his stage name EpikReign and by His alter egos "The TwoFaced Toon" and "I-M-U", is An American Rapper, Song Writer, Record Producer and Actor. In addition to his solo career EpikReign is a member of the  hip hop duo "The Dead Beats", alonI°cgbbcgside rapper and beat producer "Tigh" a.k.a. Tyler Wooters. EpikReign is noted as one of the undergrounds most versatile hip hop artists, due to his brutal honesty and ability to switch his style up at any given moment EpikReign is able to fit in on any style of Hip from shock rap, pure hip hop, krunk music, acid rap, Gangster rap, motivational hip hop and even trap music. EpikReign is notoriously known among the underground music scene for his crazy double time flow, his ability To rap and sound different, his vivid lyrics and his brutal honesty about his life. EpikReign is also well known for his risky and Controversial song concepts such as poking fun at/raising awareness about racism, expressing his frustrations about his battle with Addiction, fantasizing about murdering drug dealers that sell drugs to kids and by going against the mainstream "grain" in songs like "shine" where he challenges listeners to call out their favorite mainstream artists on being "fake" and rapping about topics such as taking the drug "molly". According to EpikReign, meanstream Artists talk about molly to gain popularity and attention. EpikReign was quoted saying, "most of these artists talking about molly have never and would never even try it. It's just another thing for them to talk about to make them appear "street" so they can get played in the club. Now that's F***ing fake."

EpikReign was raised in the northern Tampa bay area known among the residents as "suit case city" due to the high traffic of transients and the frequency in which people move in and move out of the area. Growing up in "suit case city" and being 1 of a few white kids in the area EpikReign quickly became a victim of racial violence and on several occasions would have to fight his way into gaining respect among his peers in his neighborhood. Due to the constant fighting in order to not be bullied EpikReign eventually Embarked on a personal vendetta to ensure other kids at school or around the neighborhood not be subject to the Same violence he himself went through. After a few fights that EpikReign got into while standing up for others he was given the nickname "The Bully Beater". It wasn't long before others joined in and turned the local bullies into the outcasts. The most interesting part of this piece of EpikReign's life is that the "bullies" eventually became friends with EpikReign and the kids they used to bully. According to several of the References EpikReign's manager provided me with, the  kids that were known as "the bullies", the kids that were known as "the victims" as well as the kid known as "the bully beater" now all call each other "Friends" And meet up regularly to party, hang out, kick it and even show love for one anothers kids birthdays. EpikReign made it a point when talking with me that some of his upcoming music will be dedicated to targeting modern day bullies, cyber bullying and challenging the majority to stand up for one another. In his own words, "I want to challenge them to stop being such f***ing P***ies, stop worrying about whether they'll look "soft" for sticking up for one another and get t++nnhe f**k up AND STAND UP FOR ONE ANOTHER! It's way to damn easy... Lastly, think about this, if you had some miserable s**t head Harassing the life out of you daily and it seemed like nothing you Could do would stop him. Now ask yourself this, "would i want help? And "is it worth getting involved?
Damn right it is! Be safe f**kers!"

More to come...

interviewed by G-G-Giana
Journalist and Editor
Of World Of Hip Hip 

Epik Reign

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