"BATES rap music and bio"
2001 IS THE YEAR AN UNDERGROUND GROUP NAMED "XPLICIT" MADE ITS MARK IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY. MEMBERS OF THE GROUP WERE SMURF, BATES, BAD, PECO, FREAKY, NAMTAF, AND SKYTZO. WE PERFORMED AT MANY EVENTS AND MADE A MEMORABLE IMPRESSION ON THE STL UNDERGROUND. TODAY, ONLY A FEW OF THE MEMBERS ARE PURSUING A CAREER IN MUSIC, DUE TO ALL THE TWISTS AND TURNS THAT COME WITH AN UNMANAGED RAP GROUP. I, BATES, AM NOW PURSUING MY CAREER AS A SOLO ARTIST AND HAVE PERFORMED AT NUMEROUS VENUES AND RECORDED OVER 200 SONGS (IN A GROUP AND SOLO) ALL OF WHICH I HAVE PRODUCED, WRITTEN, AND CO-WRITTEN. MUSIC IS MY LIFE, AND WHEN THAT ENDS, I'LL STOP MAKING MUSIC.
