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BORN AND RAISED IN ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI YOUNG GHOST KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT IT TAKES TO GRIND. BEGINNING HIS QUEST AT AGE 10 WRITING HIS FIRST RHYME AS HE WAS SITTING IN THE CAR, WAITING FOR HIS MOTHER TO COME OUT THE GROCERY STORE. THIS WAS THE SPARK THAT FUELED THE RAP FIRE AND DESIRE IN THE RAMBUNCTIOUS YOUNGSTER. AS PUBLIC ENEMY'S' FLAVA FLAVAS' VIDEO "911" APPEARED ON THE MUSIC VIDEO CHANNEL, YOUNG GHOST WAS FASCINATED BY THE RAP LIFE AND THE THOUGHT OF ENTERTAINING THOUSANDS EVEN MILLIONS WITH HIS RHYMES AND ON SCREEN ANTICS.

DURING AGES 9-11, PERSONAL SITUATIONS PREVENTED HIM FROM ATTENDING SCHOOL ON A REGULAR BASIS, BUT HE EXCELLED AT ENGLISH AND WRITING STORIES. TO HELP MORE WITH HIS SCHOOLWORK, HIS MOTHER USED POST IT NOTES AROUND THE HOUSE ON EVERYTHING IN THEIR HOME TO ASSIST HIM WITH HIS READING. ONCE HE WAS BACK IN SCHOOL ON A CONSISTENT BASIS, HIS READING LEVEL FAR SURPASSED HIS CLASSMATES AND PEERS ON STANDARDIZED TESTS.

THROUGHOUT HIS HIGH SCHOOL YEARS YOUNG GHOST CONTINUED RAPPING AND WRITING RHYMES AS A HOBBY, FREESTYLING AT PARTIES FOR FRIENDS. HIS SENIOR YEAR, HE MADE A DECISION TO TAKE UP RAP FULL TIME AND REALLY PURSUE HIS CLOSETED DREAM. AT THE URGING OF HIS NEIGHBORHOOD FRIENDS & OTHER ARTIST, YOUNG GHOST BEGAN ENTERING FREESTYLE BATTLES AROUND ST LOUIS. AS TIME PROGRESSED, SO DID THE AMOUNT OF MCS HE DEFEATED AND TOPPLED IN BATTLES. WITH WITTY WORD PLAY AND A CREATIVE IMAGINATION, YOUNG GHOST QUICKLY ESTABLISHED HIMSELF AS ONE OF THE PREMIER FREESTYLE ARTIST IN ST LOUIS. IN 2003, HE ENTERED EVERY MAJOR FREESTYLE BATTLE IN THE CITY. THE RUMORED TITLE OF "UNDERGROUND FREESTYLE KING" WOULD SOON FOLLOW. HE CONTINUED HIS HARD WORK AND HUSTLE THROUGHOUT ST. LOUIS, POSTING UP AT ANY CORNER HE COULD SELLING HIS MIXTAPES DOING EVERYTHING TO GET HIS RARE SOUND HEARD. MANY NOTICED YOUNG GHOST'S DETERMINATION AND DRIVE TO SUCCEED WITH HIS MUSIC, BUT IT WAS OFTEN OVERSHADOWED BY HIS REPUTATION FOR TROUBLE MAKING AND KNOWN AFFILIATIONS IN THE STREETS.

IN FEBRUARY 2005, YOUNG GHOST WAS INVITED BY THE LEADER OF A WELL KNOWN ST. LOUIS RAP CAMP TO JOIN THEM. HE QUICKLY ROSE THROUGH THE RANKS OF SUPREME TEAM, BECOMING THE SECOND TOP ARTIST ON A 12 MAN ROSTER. TRAVELING AND DOING SHOWS IN ATLANTA, TEXAS, ILLINOIS, FLORIDA, KANSAS, OKLAHOMA, ARKANSAS, ALABAMA, TENNESSEE, VIRGINIA, INDIANA AND KENTUCKY. HIS CAREER CONTINUED TO BLOSSOM OPENING FOR SUCH ARTIST AS; 8-BALL & MJG, DAVID BANNER, NELLY, CHINGY, PAUL WALL, BOW WOW, TREY SONGZ, TWISTA, EMINEM, SNOOP DOGG, JUVENILE, LIL WAYNE DEM FRANCHIZE BOYZ AND XZIBIT JUST TO NAME A FEW.

IN THE SUMMER OF 2005, TWO NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCES BECAME EYE OPENING EVENTS. HE DECIDED TO FOCUS HIS ENERGY ON WHAT HE KNOWS BEST, HIS MUSIC. WITH A STYLE THAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED BY OTHER ARTIST AND DJS AS A "FREAK OF MUSIC NATURE", YOUNG GHOST USES HIS EXTENSIVE VOCABULARY, KNOWLEDGE OF MUSIC AND SONG STRUCTURE TO NAVIGATE THE RAP REALM.

NOW RESIDING IN CALIFORNIA PURSUING HIS MUSIC, AND MOST RECENTLY ACTING, YOUNG GHOST REFUSES TO STOP HIS GRIND AND CLIMB TO THE TOP. HIS SINGLE "BIG WHEELS" IS CURRENTLY GETTING SPINS AND FLOATING ON MIXTAPES IN 27 DIFFERENT MARKETS. HIS LATEST SINGLE "ST LOUIS LOVE" IS REALLY MAKING SOME NOISE IN THE STREETS OF ST LOUIS, GETTING EXPOSUSRE ON MIXTAPES AROUND THE CITY, THE SINGLE HAS ALSO GOTTEN HIM FEATURED IN A RECENT ISSUE OF THE EVENING WHIRL MAGAZINE AND IS RAPIDLY SPREADING ON MYSPACE.COM. HE HAS ALSO APPEARED IN SEVERAL COMMERCIALS AROUND THE LONG BEACH & LA AREA.

WITH POUNDING BASS LINES, CATCHY HOOKS, A CREATIVE FLOW, WITTY METAPHORS, EVER CHANGING RHYME SCHEMES AND RAZOR SHARP PUNCH LINES, YOUNG GHOST IS RAPIDLY EMERGING TO BE RAP AND HIP HOP'S NEXT BIG THING, FURTHERMORE, THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY'S BIGGEST THREAT. SO DON'T BLINK!! OR YOU MIGHT MISS THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH, OR TO BE MORE PRECISE, THE GREATEST SHOW IN A BOOTH OR ON SCREEN.

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