Terry Terell Brisco, better known by his stage name Sipp Ward, is an American rapper, songwriter, and CEO paving a new lane for Southern music. A spiritual, street-wise artist from Leland, Mississippi, Sipp Ward came up watching local Southern legends shake the game. Now residing in the DMV (Washington, DC | MD | VA), he’s elevating the culture with a fresh, authentic sound that represents the real South.

As a CEO, Artist, Songwriter, Producer, and Trill Hustler, Sipp Ward is carving out his place in the industry and helping mold the sound of modern Southern rap. Influences like DJ Screw, Master P, Juvenile, Project Pat, Baby, Lil Keke, UGK, Mr. Pookie, SUC, Lil Flip, Ced T, 3-6 Mafia, Playa Fly, Big Pokey, and many other Houston heavyweights helped inspire what became “Da New Down South Sound.”

Raised in the Black Dog neighborhood on Caraway & Jackson Street in Leland, Mississippi, Sipp Ward witnessed the real side of Southern life — the highs, the struggles, the crack era, and the traps the streets and the system set for young Black men. Music became his escape, his therapy, and eventually his calling.

Today, Sipp Ward is the CEO and headline artist of KP Records, pushing his vision independently and breaking through with his hit single “Feeling Da Breeze,”  The record continues to carry him globally as he builds his movement, expands his catalog, and represents the South with purpose and authenticity.

Kenneth Edward Bailey (born March 28), better known by his stage name Young Scooter, is an American rapper from Atlanta, GA, who is affiliated with Freebandz and 1017 Brick Squad Records and signed to his own label Black Migo Gang. Scooter grew to prominence in 2012 after releasing a number of successful mixtapes and collaborating with notable rappers such as Gucci Mane, Future, Waka Flocka Flame and Chief Keef. His mixtape Street Lottery received positive reviews and was certified gold on popular mixtape site DatPiff. It was placed at number 24 on SPIN's 40 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2013.

The Brothers Lekas have been kicking back playing guitar, mandolin, and singing and writing songs for more than half of their lives. For the past five years, the brothers have been a backbone of the San Francisco music scene with their band In Rare Form, who have opened for diverse acts like The Mother Hips, Burning Spear, Spyro Gyra and Perpetual Groove at historic venues such as Slim's and 12 Galaxies in San Francisco, The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano and Sweetwater in Mill Valley.

This past year, the brothers went back to their acoustic roots to record their new release It Ain’t Free. The new release highlights San Francisco’s rich musical influence with a blend of folk, bluegrass, Americana and contemporary acoustic music. Early listeners have compared the sound to mid-1970’s The Band, acoustic Led Zeppelin and Wilco.

It Ain’t Free was recorded using a single microphone which gave The Brothers Lekas the opportunity to display their talents on various instruments, including guitar, upright bass, mandolin, octave mandolin, greek bouzouki, violin and piano. With the help of sound engineer Jason Mills, Mark and Erik produced the CD utilizing specific instruments for certain songs to best tell the story of the each individual song.

Where to Start is out now.
wale.lnk.to/WheretoStart

email- akeemhmusic@gmail.com 
for exclusive beats and features 

Twitter @AkeemHMusic1
Instagram @AkeemHMusic_1



Sipp Ward is following