Kast-A-Way

Island Chyld Entertainment has arrived, releasing its first album from the multifaceted artist Kast-A-Way. This independent label was founded by Kast-A-Way himself in 2010. Kast-A-Way's debut album release on Island Chyld Entertainment, Da Illblooded presents? Riddim & Rhyme, is scheduled for release on June 29th, 2010. The highly anticipated follow up the Riddim & Rhyme EP will undoubtedly turn heads.

?Alter your perception,? expresses Kast-A-Way, the Haitian all-star. ?What you perceive is not always what you receive.? Truer words couldn't have been spoken of this accomplished lyricist, who combines Reggae and Hip-Hop to create a unique style of his own. Born Keith Marc-Charles in Far Rockaway, Queens to a single mother, Kas is no stranger to the streets. Being raised between New York and the poverty-stricken capital-city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti influenced Kast-A-Way's musical abilities and also his overall thought process. In his early teens, an unexpected move out to Miami prompted his interest in reggae music, where he picked up Patios. The versatile entertainer then soon developed a style that combined his talents as a skilled rapper and ragga dee-jay giving him the rhyming tag of ?Da Illblooded?.

Kas began his professional recording career with Fyngermade Productions out of San Antonio, TX and has seemingly been non-stop with the hits. The club anthem ?Oxygen? produced by Yung Fyngas (Lil' Flip, Craig G, Paul Wall, UGK) created a buzz in the south, where reggae is not exactly popular. The single went on to be featured on The Specialist album by DJ Double R. Kas is making headway in his push to be hip-hop's new ?dancehall king? by appearing on major mixtapes around the country and doing song collaborations with top artists like down south legend Paul Wall.

In 2003 Kast-A-Way participated in the ?Stay in School Tour? developed by Fyngermade, which gave elementary and middle school youths a new look on education. Kas used himself as an example to tell a story of how even a ghetto boy, born from two Haitian immigrants, headed in the wrong direction can turn around and do great things. ?It's choice, not chance that determines your destiny,? states the well-educated emcee that has an honors bachelor's degree with plans on carrying forward.

In 2006 Kast-A-Way released his first EP, Riddim & Rhyme EP, which featured the hit song ?Clap Out.? The EP helped Kas gain an international presence in his native country Haiti, Europe and Asia. Kas did his first overseas collaboration with the German hip-hop group First Sacrifice on the single ?Grief? in 2007. As Kast-A-Way embarks on his first studio album, Da Illblooded presents? Riddim & Rhyme, on June 29th and his first release through Island Chyld Entertainment, Kas will once again prove that he is a prevailing voice in music.

Only one question remains. Is the world ready for the street-credited Illblooded? His incontestable talent coupled with upcoming partnerships, prove Kas is a mainstay in urban music. ?The game is full of clones, it's time for a change,? voices Kast-A-Way. The music world could certainly use a new instrument to showcase its creativity. As professed in his moniker, Kas will no doubt ?project that technique.?