M-Fa-Z-Ma

Well M-Fa-Z-Ma began as a bad joke back in the winter of 2001. A few good friends, a few fat joints, and a half assed plan to try to overthrow mainstream music with a sort of "anti-BoyBand". Well from there the story will vary depending on who you ask, but the commonly accepted beginning of M-Fa-Z-Ma was over a Playstation game and a round of Bong loads, which turned into a song called "Big Mikes Ride". At that time M-Fa-Z-Ma's line up went like this: Mecks, Shakeem, and Big Mike. The crew set to work writing their first batch of songs. Later the group added producer/bass player ( Swiss) an additional Emcee ( D.U.I.) and of course the immortal, D.J. Nasty Nate to the line up, and released a self titled E.P. in 2002.

The band spent the next year and a half working up to their first full length album, entitled "Homegrown Hip-Hop". "Homegrown Hip-Hop", so named due to the fact that the entire album was written and recorded by M-Fa-Z-Ma, and that the style was so unique it stood out from anything that could be bought commercially. This album gave M-Fa-Z-Ma's small but loyal fan base something to finally be proud of. 11 new studio tracks, and one drunken freestyle session. This 12 song CD finally gave the band enough solid material to begin performing live. Throwing shows with bands from various genre's, from Hip-Hop to Hardcore, Funk to Punk, they attempt to show their diverse style to a larger scene than just Hip-Hop.

At this time the band began performing relentlessly, while always working out new jams. While preparing to begin recording their next release, D.J. Nasty Nate, D.U.I. and Swiss left the band. This threw the founding Emcee's a serious curve ball. Without their DJ or Producer/Bass Player the band's future was in jeopardy. Not wanting to abandon their fans, or their dreams, Mecks, Shakeem and Big Mike set out to record and release the band's next E.P.

In 2005 the band released the six song "Patriot Action" E.P. More serious than "Homegrown Hip-Hop", emotionally and politically based lyrics were woven and layered over the final set of Swiss's beats. The inner conflicts and stresses of the band are evident in the poetic content. But still the remaining members of the band refused to let life's stress stop them. They continued to play live shows up until their 2005 Halloween costume party. The band went on hiatus while writing and recording their 4th release, the full length album "Talk Hard." 15 new jams featuring Mecks, Big Mike, Shank(Shakeem), and D.U.I debuting in the role of D.J. "Talk Hard." was released July 8th 2006.



Shortly after the release of "Talk Hard", D.U.I. broke off communication with the guys and quit the band yet again. This had little effect on the group musically, though the band and many fans were disappointed. In early 2008 the eternal Big Mike decided also hang up the microphone, and announced his retirement from Hip-Hop. Though he is still involved with Madtown Records, the loss of Big Mike had a profound impact on M-Fa-Z-Ma. Mecks, and Shank decided a change was in order. They set to work recruiting a live band. Deciding on three Madtown musicians, "Dirty" Dave Gibson (Bass), Donnie (Guitar), and Dru (Drums/Percussion). They decided to call them "The Lazy Boys". They five set to work "remixing" new and classic M-Fa-Z-Ma tracks to a live rock band. Most recently, M-Fa-Z-Ma and the Lazy Boys, rocked the house and left the crowd cheering for more,when they headlined the 3rd annual Madtown Summerfest. They are currently working on writing the next chapter of Madtown Hip-Hop history.



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