Wednesday, November 2, 2011
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: @CASINOCOSTA
Years come and moments pass but music like nothing else cultivates the soundtrack to our lives and revives some of the most significant memories we hold. Toronto based emcee Casino Costa (Alexander DaCosta) has been rapping and making music since his preteen days, and years from now, the sound of his words will solidify your memory.
Inspired by the likes of Nas, Jay-Z, Eminem, OutKast, Mobb Deep, Tupac Shakur, Lauryn Hill, and The Roots, Casino Costa started making his mark on the Toronto Hip Hop scene back in high school challenging every and anyone to freestyle battles throughout the city. With his passion for music emerging with each passing day, Casino decided to enter the recording studio and dropped the first of his four street tapes “Don of Doom”. With his unique & powerful voice, passion for the art form and musical innovation, Casino Costa has demanded the ear of his listeners. Bringing forth a unique blend of styles, hard hitting punch lines, intricate rhyme schemes all combined with Casino’s innovative flow and prolific thoughts, all elements combined makes for a truly original and rooted sound. His relevant music strikes chords with a younger generation, but his lyrics are wise beyond his years, attracting people of all ages and backgrounds.
With four acclaimed mixtapes, “Don of Doom”, “Too Fly for TV,” “2012 theory,” and “C’No Evil” under his belt, Casino Costa has no plans on slowing up. This fall he is dropping his highly anticipated Mix CD titled, “Sex In The City” plus his first official work “Black Anniversary” drops this winter, Casino Costa has continued to advance and build upon his craft with every passing day. A true and open minded artist Casino has continually seized the opportunity to diversify his portfolio by working with a variety of producers and artists including, Rich Kidd, Northern Profit, Big Pops, Junia T, Mason Payne, Kemikal, Mayhem Morearty and many more.
Casino believes that music is a universal tool to create change seeing it as a way to get through the days, and writes his heart into every verse in hopes that it will inspire someone else. His passion for his art is evident in every verse he spits a captivating sound that will be a force in the future of music.
Hear No Evil... C’No Evil!
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