Artist Spotlight - Ise B

As a young kid growing up in Southeast San Diego, Ise B was influencedby the hip hop culture. At the tender age of 14 he heard a rappercalled Rakim and that changed his life. "When I heard him spit I knewthat I wanted to do that" he says. He was also influnced by a fewother things namely his surroundings. "Growing up in my era you had tobe tough or you were a victim," that tough mentality led him to a lifeof crime that eventually landed him a 13 year stint in federal prisonfor armed bank robbery. "We was gangsta rappers before they hadgangsta rappers. We would hit licks and spend all our money on rapshit" Ise B recalls. As a member of Pryhme Suspect, Ise B has sharedthe stage with some southeast legends like Green Eyes, Gangsta Ern,Black Mikey and Damu. Since being released from prison in 2005, Ise Bonce again is back on the block with San Diego's hottest record labelWrongkind Records. "It was only natural that I get out and fuck withSlick" he says, " we been homies since the fourth grade." Ise B'sre-entry into the game goes to show you that even through struggle andloss if you stay gee to the code you can ball again.