{"id":27059,"date":"2021-02-01T15:12:08","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T21:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/?p=27059"},"modified":"2021-02-01T15:12:08","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T21:12:08","slug":"city-the-great","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/city-the-great\/","title":{"rendered":"City The Great"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. -->\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe  id=\"_ytid_47746\"  width=\"696\" height=\"391\"  data-origwidth=\"696\" data-origheight=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z_3ogzFsvGw?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Brooklyn, NY hip-hop artist City The Great, aka Ronald Dixon was raised in a single parent home. At the\u00a0<\/strong><br><strong>tender age of 9, this passionate young hip-hop rising star penned his first song titled &#8220;F@#k School&#8221;.\u00a0<\/strong><br><strong>City\u2019s passion for the hip-hop game was driven by the lack of stability he experienced early on in life,\u00a0<\/strong><br><strong>constantly being shuffled from location to location.\u00a0<\/strong><br><strong>After the death of his father at the age of 11 and a near brush with death himself, City experienced\u00a0<\/strong><br><strong>anguish once again as his mother fell ill. Watching her go in and out of the hospital while having to care\u00a0<\/strong><br><strong>for his younger sibling was definitely a lot of pressure for a young man. City used the fear, hurt and rage\u00a0<\/strong><br><strong>that he endured as passion and it fueled his pen. He found himself writing vigorously every day.\u00a0<\/strong><br><strong>As a teenager, City began to take his craft more seriously. He began by hosting various hip-hop battle\u00a0<\/strong><br><strong>ciphers and won time and again, whether in the school cafeteria, or on the corner block. City released\u00a0<\/strong><br><strong>his first CD titled &#8220;The Journal&#8221;. He was referred to as &#8220;Ill Dramatic&#8221; by his peers due to his Nas-like\u00a0<\/strong><br><strong>lyrical picture-painting ability.\u00a0<\/strong><br><strong>His grind granted him direct access to the nuances of the music industry, and City realized that route\u00a0<\/strong><br><strong>was not for him. City decided instead to pursue the Indie Music path. He released various mixtapes\u00a0<\/strong><br><strong>online, constantly participated in showcases, contests and shows as well as took interviews to promote\u00a0<\/strong><br><strong>his music and brand. As a result, various business sorts globally took notice of City after connecting with\u00a0<\/strong><br><strong>Certified Hitz Music Group&#8217;s Founder DJ Bad and Philadelphia underground Producer Mizzy Beatz to\u00a0<\/strong><br><strong>release their mixtape &#8220;Reloaded&#8221;. This release went viral with 50,000 downloads in a matter of hours.\u00a0<\/strong><br><strong>The next project with DJ Bad entitled &#8220;Carry The Casket&#8221; topped his last record with 109,981 downloads\u00a0<\/strong><br><strong>the first week and continued to stand firm at 3rd place for top 100 mixtapes of the month, even beating\u00a0<\/strong><br><strong>out Meek Millz Dream Chasers 3 mixtape. City&#8217;s continued overseas buzz allowed him to link up with\u00a0<\/strong><br><strong>promoter Jinxy Music and a historical partnership was forged. The pair linked up with Charlie Brown of\u00a0<\/strong><br><strong>LESFLO Entertainment and began recording there with young upcoming producer Pluto who was also\u00a0<\/strong><br><strong>interning with Grammy award winning producer Buck3000 at the time. Eventually, through these\u00a0<\/strong><br><strong>relationships and exposure, his buzz caught the attention of hip-hop alumni Special Ed. Impressed by\u00a0<\/strong><br><strong>City&#8217;s talent, Ed made City his focus to sign as his first artist (besides himself) on his label SEMI Records.\u00a0<\/strong><br><strong>Preparing to take the music industry by storm, these days you will find City performing, constantly\u00a0<\/strong><br><strong>creating and honing his craft to the finest degree as he continues to climb toward his ultimate goal;\u00a0<\/strong><br><strong>reaching the masses through his story telling and bringing the true elements of hip-hop back to the\u00a0<\/strong><br><strong>forefront.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brooklyn, NY hip-hop artist City The Great, aka Ronald Dixon was raised in a single parent home. 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