Artist of the Week: Fashawn

For those of you not up on Fashawn, take heed. The kid is a beast. This is why we like to spotlight up and coming acts as our Artist of the Week so that you, the audience and loyal reader, can stay up and the latest and greatest. Fashawn is a 19 year old emcee from Fresno, California with a breezy flow packed with creativity, style, and intellect. As a ’90s baby, he’s got all the style and charisma of a modern-day emcee, but the rhyming chops of a veteran beyond his teenage years. “A lot of people can rap and spit bars,” Fashawn says. “But I write songs.” How refreshing.

He has a mixape out right now presented by Orisue called One Shot One Kill. You should find that right now. The homie came through the HHO studios and sat down for an interview, and rocked a fresh live performance on his song "Shut Up and Let Me Go" for us. Get to know Fashawn by peeping the interview below, and then download his new track featuring Thurz from U-N-I.



DOWNLOAD: Fashawn - "Relax" (featuring Thurz from U-N-I)