Locksmith - Black Holocaust (2020) | Music Video
Locksmith gives his perspective on the current state of our country. Locksmith is a West Coast artist/producer who first gained notoriety in the underground hip hop scene through MTV's MC Freestyle Championship. Lock, along with his group The Frontline received commercial radio play and began building a regional buzz. But it wasn't until he began his solo career in 2011, he started to cultivate a loyal fan base. Locksmith has toured with Joe Budden, hip hop purists Murs, R.A. the Rugged Man, Vinnie Paz of Jedi Mindtricks and collaborated with legendary producers 9th Wonder (Stand It) and Ski Beatz(Lock). Lock has been featured on MTV, BET, Sirius XM's Shade 45, Hot 97's "Who's Next?" concert series and all major hip hop blogs. His first official album A Thousand Cuts was released April 15th, 2014. Download/Stream: https://ift.tt/2CFZQuY Locksmith http://www.youtube.com/iamlocksmith http://twitter.com/dalocksmith https://ift.tt/1lakmho https://ift.tt/13hGIs4 http://iamlock.com Track prod. by Locksmith, Mike Blankenship, Matt Cody https://ift.tt/2CWmu25 https://ift.tt/2P46nT7 Shared for historical purposes. I do not own the rights. ##### Reelblack's mission is to educate, elevate, entertain, enlighten, and empower through Black film. If there is content shared on this platform that you feel infringes on your intellectual property, please email me at Reelblack@mail.com and info@reelblack.com with details and it will be promptly removed.
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