Mike Flo of RBG Family

The life and times of one...mikeflo.... Shake off the shackles of social inhibition and prepare to get your mind and tastebuds blown away by a cultural culinary technician, whose signature dish is...freedom music to the fullest. From the depths of Chicago’s South Side lies mikeflo, an emcee/producer/dj, who’s underground solo debut, "The Empowerment Zone LP", had heads throughout Chicago wondering how such a talent managed to slip under the radar and bust through the city’s tightly knit seams without warning. Born and raised in the ’City of Big Shoulders’, mikeflo grew up in a household filled wiht a vivid spectrum of all types of music. From delving through his moms’ vast record collection, to later becoming a dj himself, flo’s love and appreciation for music led him to Atlanta, GA, not only for college at Clark Atlanta University, but to pursue a music career. His straight ahead, nonconformist style earned him the respect of his peers, but it was his charismatic and innovative stage performance that helped make mikeflo a crowd favorite. His tagline, "Consciousness Requires Action", became the thematic foundation through which he wove intricate tales of life, love, and revolution. Graduating with a B.A. in Speech Communications, flo made a 360 journey back to his roots to speak to the masses of the Windy City and beyond, through his long awaited and anticipated solo project. "The Empowerment Zone LP" featured various production, including beats from flo himself, Xtreme, Thaione Davis, BeatBrokers, and the 5th Element. The LP featured guest appearances from Iomos Marad, Suffer N Struggle, Cha Chee and Chi-Town’s own B-Girl of Soul, vocalist Steph Staa. The album was truly a soundtrack to freedom and remained completely free from the predictable formats and senseless rhetoric that plagues today’s rap game.