At thirteen, he became more serious with his craft. Influenced by Brooklyn’s own Jay-Z and Biggie Smalls, as well as Jadakiss, he credits them for his unique flow, humble vibe and concrete bars. He started to perform locally; the buzz soon followed. Performances, coupled with a large social media fan-base, made it easy for his free-styles to go viral. Big East has been featured on DJ Magic’s “Ridin Out” as well as Jack Thriller’s “Party and Bullshit”.
His anthem, “Rick Martin” was well received on Hot 97 and Power 105.1; two marquee stations on the number one market, New York. He followed up with the “Web Music Pro College Tour”, which afforded him the opportunity to perform in front of Howard University, Virginia State, Clark Atlanta University, Spelman, and Morehouse University. As a new artist, this insight is something he credits to his mentor, J. Daps.
Even though financing his own music career has proven to be his toughest obstacle thus far, he has turned down numerous offers from various labels. He opted to create the Ohana Music Group, LLC, with his long-time friend King Arlie. Big “Zaddy” East’s first EP, 4Ever Drip’N Neva Slip’N, was released under the label.
Big East would like to work with Phresher; he has always admired his energy. He also envisions collaborating with Dave East; two East’s on one track would be epic in his opinion. He has had the privilege of working with J. Caspersen, Jahlil Beats and Charlie Horse Productions and aspires to work with Swizz Beatz, Scott Storch and Metro Boomin, with respect to producers.
Big East will be performing and networking at SWSX in Austin, TX this March. He has another college tour set for the spring of 2019 and is slated to be a part of “Rolling Loud” in Miami in May 2019. He looks forward to remaining humble and maintaining a positive outlet in a crowded market. He is confident that his talent, coupled with his work ethic and connections will propel him to the next level.
