20 GRAND PIKASO

"You hood rich with 20. You can do a lot with that. It's a foundation, 20 Grand. Pikaso because everything I speak is vivid and I paint pictures," states the Brownsville, Kings County MC. At eighteen 20 Grand was invited by a friend to meet at the legendary Chung King Studios. When he arrived his friend wasn't there but Jay-Z, Wyclef Jean and others including the infamous, John Forte were at work trading music notes. Later that night 20 hit Forte with some carefully crafted Brooklyn bars and hooks, and like a dream he was soon taken on tour around the world. At a showcase in Reno, NV called the Gavin, Pikaso free-styled over a beat Forte made on the spot as a new addition to the already touring show. Right after the impromptu but well-noted display Flavor Unit CEO, Shakim Compere approached the young mc to make a deal over a quick lunch and some real talk. 20 Grand was then signed to the independent label from 2000-2002 were his talents and bank of songs sat in a vault. Pikaso looked at the opportunity given and took the experience as both a learning and growth process.

Now back with his partner Sizzo Dinero and Lufthanza Music Group, LLC behind him, 20 Grand is signed to the streets and is poised to make use of his knowledge of history and lay down his ultimate pen game. Look for Pikaso's new mixtape Sour Diesel Vol. 3 with production from "Sound Chameleon" aka Salaam Remi, Smokehitty Productions, and ShyCitti Muzik. As a lyrical painter, Pikaso is abstract as he says "I got a style that's different from everybody else man cause when I rap I don't got no flow. I just get the track. I build it [his verse] around the track."



*Check BLOW! Magazine/DVD Issue 3 for complete interview.



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