One artist stands out above rest and has a style that can be appreciated by people from many different walks of life. His music is very versatile and he incorporates many different styles in every album he does. Fenix claims,”with my music you’ll never be confined by one sound, because every song I make is different form the next.” He has done a lot of music since he was released from DOC, but his music career didn’t start there. Fenix used to watch his mom write rhymes, although she tried to keep him away from the rap scene and focused on school, his heart was always in music. It was only a matter of time before he realized he had the gift of being a rap star. Fenix’s mother signed his first contract with Music Buster Entertainment when he was only 10 years old. Armed with a business mindset and a dream of being a rap star he began making music. By the time Fenix was 14 he started getting in trouble with the local law enforcement and his path quickly changed. “I started going in and out of prison at a young age and it was like being stuck in a time capsule where my only escape was my music.” said Fenix. Soon after recording his first album Fenix was arrested and charged with attempted first-degree robbery and sentenced to five years in prison. While in prison Fenix began writing music and meeting people with the same dream as him. It was here that he learned most about himself as an artist. During his time incarcerated he studied business and tried to learn as much information about the music industry as he could. He also worked on starting his own label and performing for fellow inmates who in turn would keep him connected with the outside world. Prison can change you for the better or worse but thankfully it didn’t kill his dream, but instead made him want it even that much more. Still incarcerated at 17 years old, his mother, Deanna Wesley, was killed by a serial killer in Baton Rouge, La and the murder still remains unsolved. This had a devastating impact on the way he viewed life. Fenix says, “ my mother leaving this earth so soon really made me understand that nothing in this life is promised. I knew in that moment that I would never take my musical gift from God for granted again.”.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
the story of my life..so real
Just as the mythical Phoenix
F.E.N.I.X. (Feel Exodus Now Introducing X-Generation) Universal has
emerged from the grip of Baton Rogue’s impoverished housing projects
to realize his dreams of reigning supreme in the annals of hip-hop and
beyond. Penning rhymes since the age of nine, the man born Christopher Wesley
learned how to construct lyrical jewels from none other than his mother.
F.E.N.I.X. (Feel Exodus Now Introducing X-Generation) Universal has
emerged from the grip of Baton Rogue’s impoverished housing projects
to realize his dreams of reigning supreme in the annals of hip-hop and
beyond. Penning rhymes since the age of nine, the man born Christopher Wesley
learned how to construct lyrical jewels from none other than his mother.
“My mom used to write rhymes and I used to sit back and watch her
write,” says F.E.N.I.X. “She used to try to keep me away from rap
because she wanted me to focus on school, but it was a natural passion
that I couldn’t deny.”
write,” says F.E.N.I.X. “She used to try to keep me away from rap
because she wanted me to focus on school, but it was a natural passion
that I couldn’t deny.”
F.E.N.I.X.’s mother realized her son’s sonic footprint was
unmistakeable, though, and acquiesced, signing the dotted line on his
first contract at age 10 with Music Buster Entertainment, a local
record label. “When I turned 14, I started getting in a lot of trouble and started
going in and out of prison,” says F.E.N.I.X. “It was like being in
a time capsule musically.”
unmistakeable, though, and acquiesced, signing the dotted line on his
first contract at age 10 with Music Buster Entertainment, a local
record label. “When I turned 14, I started getting in a lot of trouble and started
going in and out of prison,” says F.E.N.I.X. “It was like being in
a time capsule musically.”
Undeterred, F.E.N.I.X. used the decade of confinement to develop his
voice and compiled 40 albums worth of material before molesting the
studio to record inspired music with the fervor and zeal of a musical
prodigy electrified with a newfound purpose.
voice and compiled 40 albums worth of material before molesting the
studio to record inspired music with the fervor and zeal of a musical
prodigy electrified with a newfound purpose.
“My mother was killed by a serial killer and it remains unsolved,”
says F.E.N.I.X. “That showed me that nothing is promised. That let
me know that I couldn’t take my musical gift for granted. My music
creates atmosphere, which creates the art, which creates the visual.
With my music, you’ll never be confined to one sound. Every song I
make is completely different from the next.”
says F.E.N.I.X. “That showed me that nothing is promised. That let
me know that I couldn’t take my musical gift for granted. My music
creates atmosphere, which creates the art, which creates the visual.
With my music, you’ll never be confined to one sound. Every song I
make is completely different from the next.”
And so too is F.E.N.I.X. Universal. He’s completely different from
the next MC, but exactly like the rap superstars of the past and
present in that his music speaks to the masses and leaves an indelible
mark in the collective sonic landscape.
-- Sincerely,
Rodney E. Beard, Esq
.
the next MC, but exactly like the rap superstars of the past and
present in that his music speaks to the masses and leaves an indelible
mark in the collective sonic landscape.
-- Sincerely,
Rodney E. Beard, Esq
.
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