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Success doesn't come easily for anybody. Since day one, persistence has been the name of the game for Bay Area rapper Sage The Gemini. When he made the decision to rap, nobody would help him. He’d bring rhymes to his peers for beats, and no one jumped at the chance to collaborate. So, he went even harder and he did everything himself. By the age of 14, he had taught himself how to create beats, produce, and even mix and master. He’d become a wholly self-sufficient artist before tenth grade. Now 21, he recalls, “All I cared about was music....

There are at least four bands named Judgement: 1) Judgement is a Burning Spirit type hardcore punk band from Japan and have shared ex-members from such bands as Crück (Nori), Death Side (Muka-Chin), Bastard (Iizawa, Zigyaku and Tokurow) and Lipcream (JhaJha). The band has released five EPs. Vocalists have changed through the band's history. First singer Nori (from Crück) was on the first two EPs. On the 3rd EP Tokurow joined the band. After he left the band, Judgement recorded the Night Brings EP as a Trio. Later the singer of Lipcream Jhaja grabbed the mic. Also Iizawa decided to...

The story of Virgem Suta is not that of a regular band of today. They weren't discovered through Myspace and they did not use the information highways to conquer the thousands of fans that could brighten up this press release. Making use of two guitars, voice and the 'boldness' of a handful of songs, with lyrical restraint, they took to other highways. They have lost count of the times they ran the country from south to north and from north to south again, and unlike your typical band they did not accept every little invitation to perform. No! Get used...