RJ PAYNE BARS AND CONSISTENCY HAS BEEN THE KEY TO PAVING HIS LEGACY

Wilde Tuna March 21, 2020 0

“YOU AIN’T EVEN GOTTA WORRY ABOUT MY BARS, YOU GOTTA WORRY ABOUT RJ PAYNE”

RJ PAYNE, FORMERLY KNOWN AS REIGN MAN, IS A BROOKLYN BRED, PHILLY GROOMED BATTLE RAP LEGEND. HIS CAREER TOOK OFF WHILE PERFORMING UNDER THE NAME REIGN MAN. HE WAS SELECTED AS A FINALIST FOR MTV’S MAKING THE BAND 2 BY P DIDDY AND SIX MONTHS LATER WON THE MTV MC BATTLE, LANDING HIM A DEAL WITH DEF JAM RECORDS. HE LINKED WITH REED DOLLAZ AND JOINED TOP KLASS, PHILLY’S LARGEST INDEPENDENT LABEL, WHERE HE WAS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE BATTLE RAP DVD ERA. REIGN MAN DECIDED TO DROP THE STAGE NAME AND START RECORDING MUSIC UNDER HIS REAL NAME – RJ PAYNE. HE HAS BEEN RELEASING ALBUMS UNDER HIS OWN LABEL, EDUCATED IGNORANCE MUSIC GROUP. IN MAY 2019, HE WAS RECRUITED TO THE BLACK SOPRANO FAMILY, A LABEL FORMED BY BENNY THE BUTCHER OF GRISELDA RECORDS, AND A MERGER BETWEEN EIMG AND BSF RECORDS TOOK PLACE.

RJ PAYNE, TOOK INSTAGRAM BY STORM WITH HIS “MURDER IN LESS THAN 60 SECONDS” FREESTYLE SERIES. HIS SIXTY SECOND FREESTYLES ATTRACTED THE ATTENTION OF LORD JAMAR, PETE ROCK, ERICK SERMON, AND BLACK THOUGHT JUST TO NAME A FEW.

PAYNE’S CAREER TOOK OFF WHILE PERFORMING UNDER THE NAME REIGN MAN. HE WAS SELECTED AS A FINALIST FOR MTV’S MAKING THE BAND 2 BY P DIDDY, AND SIX MONTHS LATER WON THE MTV MC BATTLE, LANDING HIM A DEAL WITH DEF JAM RECORDS. DUE TO UNEXPECTED EVENTS INVOLVING THE FIRING OF THEN DEF JAM PRESIDENT, KEVIN LILES, REIGN MAN’S MUSIC WAS UNFORTUNATELY SHELVED. HE THEN SIGNED WITH JIMMY HENCHMAN, ONE OF THE MOST FEARED IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, UNTIL JIMMY’S LEGAL TROUBLES BEGAN.

REIGN MAN LINKED WITH REED DOLLAZ BACK IN PHILLY AND JOINED TOP KLASS, THE CITY’S LARGEST INDEPENDENT LABEL. HE WAS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE BATTLE RAP DVD ERA AND HAD A CULT FOLLOWING ON THE INTERNET. HIS LAST BATTLE WAS IN 2015 WHERE HE WON AGAINST URL’S TY LAW.

REIGN MAN DECIDED TO DROP THE STAGE NAME AND START RECORDING MUSIC UNDER HIS REAL NAME – RJ PAYNE. HE JOINED FORCES WITH PRODUCER PA DRE AND BUSINESS MANAGER/PR CHRISSY MAC TO FORM EDUCATED IGNORANCE MUSIC GROUP. HE RELEASED 19 ALBUMS IN A SPAN OF 3 YEARS AND APPEARED TWICE ON SHADE 45 WITH DJ KAY SLAY.

PAYNE’S MUSIC WAS GAINING NATIONAL ATTENTION FROM BOTH FANS AND CELEBRITIES, MOST NOTABLY, BENNY THE BUTCHER OF GRISELDA RECORDS. AFTER HEARING PAYNE’S “IF COCAINE COULD TALK” SERIES, BENNY MET WITH PAYNE AND DECIDED TO RECRUIT HIM INTO THE BLACK SOPRANO FAMILY, A LABEL BENNY HEADS AND A MERGER BETWEEN EIMG AND BSF TOOK PLACE.

RJ CONTINUES TO RECORD MUSIC AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT, RELEASING PROJECTS MULTIPLE TIMES A YEAR. HE IS COMMITTED TO BRINGING THE ART OF HIP HOP BACK TO THE FOREFRONT.

RECENTLY TAKING STAGE WITH BENNY AND THE HIPHOPSINCE1987 EVENT AT THE THEATRE OF LIVING ARTS IN PHILADELPHIA. I WAS HONORED TO BE ON THE SAME STAGE AS THESE FUTURE LEGENDS IN MY HOME CITY. MAKE SURE YALL TUNE IN TO RJ PAYNES NEWEST RELEASE ON ALL PLATFORMS “LEGAL DRUG MONEY”.

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