3/27/2023 0 Comments Swish mike studNow it’s just a matter of time before everyone knows it. Armed with fresh beats and his signature flow, Stud’s bringing a smarter type of fresh to the hip-hop scene. With very little musical background, he’s already causing a stir in the industry. Whether it’s baseball or his academics, Mike Stud has consistently found a way to do things bigger and better than most. Clearly the accomplishments he’s achieved in his life are a testament to his passions. Now a graduate student at Georgetown University, Stud’s taking it day by day–a tough task when your hit single “Club Fantasy” is bumping non-stop on the radio in Providence and soon to be in Boston and D.C.īottom line, the kid’s just what his name suggests-a Stud. One trip to Boston, four tracks and a photo shoot later, the duo launched Mike Stud as we know him. One in particular, Gerven, quickly noticed Stud’s swagger. Stud’s knack for clever rhymes and witty punches caught the attention of his peers and earned the respect of local artists. But his flow was too impressive to be overlooked. Suddenly rhyming became an outlet to pass the time. After two strong seasons at Duke, including an All-American Freshman year, Tommy John Surgery put Stud on the sidelines. It wasn’t until the end of his Junior year that Stud would hone his hidden hip-hop skills. 354 batting average and 107 senior season strikeouts and headed to Durham.īut it was the heat Stud was tossing off the field that was raising eyebrows and bobbing heads. So when the Duke Blue Devils came knocking, he packed up his. As a highly touted high school Senior at Saint Raphael’s Academy, Stud’s work on the mound earned him Rhode Island’s 2006 Gatorade Player of the Year and Louisville Slugger Player of the Year honors. Be sure to purchase your discounted tickets here using promocode ‘8Pounds’.The legend of Mike Stud dates back to his days growing up (some even say blowing up) as one of Providence, Rhode Island’s greatest ball players of all time. 8Pounds featured artists Kim, City Tucker, and Palmer Reed will be performing as well as other great local talents. Mike Stud will be performing Saturday, January 23rd, at downtown Orlando, FL’s The Beacham alongside Curren$y, Futuristic, Two-9, and other great artists for the Young & Relentless Music Festival. ‘These Days’ can be downloaded on iTunes. Would he have the same level of success like his friend Marcus? When it’s all said and done the path to success is decided on the individual not the observer or the listener. A ‘what could have been’ if the talented athlete didn’t choose music but stayed with baseball. Marcus’ presence can be equated to a branching path. Marcus was Mike Stud’s teammate at Duke, and has been with Mike since the beginning days, present at all his recording sessions, and through the tough time when Mike was rehabbing a serious injury. The sole feature on the album from Toronto Blue Jays pitcher, Marcus Stroman, is a significant one. ‘These Days’ feels like the right pick of influences from Mike’s pass days as an injured college athlete recording music in his dorm to keep sane, and the Mike Stud who’s now a professional artist batting close to 1000, not just in music but also in life these days. Producers Jitta On The Track, and Louis Bell & James Defina crowd the plate of productions as the 10 tracks are handled with ambient chords, ‘chillwave’ style synths, and polished basslines that team perfectly with Mike Stud’s smooth harmonizing, jovially juvenile wit, and transparent commentary on his personal life. His change up from his college party beginnings strikes the right notes. Mike Stud’s party antics are still present in opening track ‘Swish’, and ‘Jack Daniels’, but with a finesse that’s only achieved from age like a glass of fine whisky not to be binged but to be enjoyed. The once relief pitcher of Duke University baseball team throws out his most solid project to date titled ‘ These Days‘. Like some of the artists mentioned, Mike Stud’s music matured into a more refined (and respected) genre of hiphop that’s pleasantly unique to the artist. The carefree-often inebriation encouraging-nature of ‘frat rap’ captured the attention of many college students looking for a distraction from studies. However, students often grow-up, graduate, and mature. Records like Asher Roth’s ‘I Love College’, Mac Miller’s ‘Donald Trump’, and Mike Stud’s ‘College Humor‘ gained more circulation than the SparkNotes for Shakespeare’s Hamlet. A genre dominated by white artists like Asher Roth, Huey Mack, Hoodie Allen, Mac Miller, G-Eazy, and Mike Stud. Around early 2010s hiphop had a surging enrollment of ‘Frat Rap’.
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