When in the eighth grade he began to write rhymes more frequently and throughout his high school years joined numerous groups and wrote several solo albums under various alias's. He also battled several rappers locally and on the net. In 2002, he officially began using the name "OutSpoken" which was a perfect fit matching his straight-shooter attitude. He released his first official album that yea
r titled, "Recognize Skill" which was sold in Sam Goody. From then on, he continued to make albums with his group The Rebel Union along side his partner in rhyme SacriFICE. Between 2004 to 2008, this dynamic duo of emcees put out four mixtapes titled "The TRUTH" as well as a fifth titled "Wake Up and Get Real." Between 2003 and 2008, OutSpoken also released his second album titled, "OutSpoken Thoughts", his third "The Outspoken Mixtape," followed by 2004's "Reality Check," his fifth album "Check Reality" (2005), and 2007's "Get Real Album." released his "Welcome to Reality" mixtape. Incredibly, between the time span of 2005 and 2008, he worked on three other projects in a group consisting of 4 other notable emcees called, "Center of Attention." Retro/Ricole Barnes, G.R, Print OutSpoken and Sport (C.O.A) released the "Self Titled Mixtape,"(2005) "The Self Centered Mixtape"(2006) and official full length LP titled, "Pay Attention" (2008). After Print's departure from the Center of Attention in 2008, the remaining four emcees created the "Razor Eaterz" who released an incredible album titled "The Decline of Western Civilization" (2009). Now its 2010 and the Maryland based emcee is has released his eighth album titled, "The Truth Hurts Volume 1: Revenge of the Emcee." As with all of his albums, his heavy punchlines, sharp delivery, and unrelenting honesty are sure to cause blunt force trauma to your eardrums! HIP HOP IS ALIVE AND WELL and there's more to come!