ARTISTS
 
   
 
Miqueas
 
Born and Raised in Brooklyn New York, Miqueas grew up around hip hop. Life however was exactly what became the influence behind his music. Pushing himself to try out new things, his creativity and knowledge allowed him to continue along the path of music. Most his time consists of thinking of ways to describe his life and family in his music. Miqueas has been called "The Micah of Hip Hop" or the Prophet for his story telling and his amazing way to paint pictures with his words. He lets you know where he is going with his word play and demands attention. Miqueas is also Signed by Its HartStop Records.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
JTRAIN: Dynasty & GP the Producer
 
JTRAIN formally known as 5th Gear consists of two brother. "Dynasty" and "GP the Producer," were both born and raised in Queens, New York with the sounds of mid 90s Hip Hop blasting on the streets. 5th Gear became there name thru the push of moving foward, much like a car. 5th Gear was also named 5th Gear for trying to add a 5th element into Hip Hop, "Knowledge." 5th Gear changed there name to JTRAIN recently. JTRAIN became there name for being the center train of queens, trains were a huge part of hip hop and also the subway is the guiding form of transportation in NYC. JTRAINs goal is to transport hip hop to the next level. JTRAIN consists of two members due to one of there many influences, GangStarr. GangStarr was a group that consisted of both a Emcee and a Producer. In JTRAIN, Dynasty is the emcee. and GP the Producer is a producer exactly like his name suggests. JTRAIN is signed with "It's HartStop Records."
 
 
 
   
 
Kymera the Lioness
 
Kymera(Ki Meh Rah) the Lioness of hip hop takes hip hop to a new level. She is both thoughtfull and able to depict her life with an amazing play on words. She is Miqueas' apprentice and a poetic machine. She is rare in hip hop, Not only is she a female but a spanish female who is both an emcee and a producer. She has a story to tell and many ways to tell it. But with Miqueas as her mentor she stopped being a poetic machine and became The Lioness.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
High Standards
 
Consisting of two best friends, NVbrown and XLX, who's lives were saved by hip hop. Learning together since they were young how to put words together, they group up beat boxing and free styling and listening to the radio, groups like Mobb Deep and the Soulquarians. It wasnt untill later in life that they realized they had what it takes to make actual music. Seeking a specific laid back sound they seeked out Harts to give them the freedom and ability to make the sound they were looking for. NVbrown and XLX are now signed by Its HartStop Records.
 
 
 
   
 
Harts
 
Harts grew up in Brooklyn, NY listening to Hip Hop and sadly watching Hip Hop transform into a commercial mess. Listening to artists like The Roots, MosDef, Erykah Badu, Common Sense, Big Pun, Eminem, MF DOOM, JDILLA, and GangStarr he realized his goal in life was to grow up and keep the art pure and true to what Hip Hop was about. Harts mostly a producer then an emcee was trained by the talented Hip Hop Enthusist David "ResOne" Torres. It wasnt untill Harts' first born son that he realized the importantance of not losing the sound and passing it on to the younger generations. Thus, Harts founded Its HartStop Records.