BIGBAER Urban Alternative

GOLDEN BIO

“While most MCs find the hardest way to say the simplest things, I try to find the easiest way to express the hardest things.” –Golden

In a world full of superficial superstars, rappers often deliver too much hype and too little substance. It takes a rare emcee to rise above the rabble and deliver some righteous flow. Enter Golden. Somewhere between old school hip-hop legends, new school rhymers and coffee shop slam poets, lies the imagination of this twenty-six year old emcee from Minneapolis. Golden is more than a name. With the release of his début 12” It Ain’t Me b/w Keep It Jumpin on the horizon, it is the definition of an artist who has begun to stake his claim in the hip-hop world. Pulse Magazine has already hailed its title track “an instant classic.”

From Reading, Pennsylvania Golden (Stuart “Casey” Golden) breaks out from the “bling-bling” of today’s rap and takes his work in a more meaningful direction. As a graduate of Macalester College, he injects intelligence and wit into his well-crafted lyrics. Whether it be the party track Elevator Music where he breaks necks with: “I'm that smooth, lewd dude/ Still in the groove/ Willin’ to move many people like a minister do/ Administer truth.” Or the more introspective, emotionally driven song Falling, “I wish I could crack myself open like the ocean/ So you could see in past my skin/ Like a jellyfish in/ It’s more than words/ I focus on more than earth/ So I push my pen to paint portraits of texture.” Golden blends the best of East Coast storytelling with the style and finesse of the Midwest.

As a founding member of the group S.U.S.P.E.C.T.S., Golden and crew helped reinvent the sound of their local hip-hop scene with their the critically acclaimed album, Delusions of Grandeur. Although Golden has been writing and performing for over a decade, it is only recently that he has ventured out as a solo artist.

In his short time, Golden has been signed to a production deal with Beets and Produce Inc., a Los Angeles based company headed by renowned producer and musical director for the Black Eyed Peas, Printz Board. “When I saw Golden perform I immediately saw natural star quality paired with raw talent,” says Board. Board has worked with the best in the business, including Dr. Dre, Mariah Carey, Nikka Costa, Macy Grey, Busta Rhymes, and Xzibit.

Golden prides himself on his ability to connect with audiences. With an energetic hip-hop spirit; the blue-eyed Jewish emcee often stepped onstage to hostile audiences, only to win them over with his striking flow. However, it is his songwriting abilities that further set him apart from other Emcees, evident by his songs mention in the March 2005 issue of American Songwriter Magazine.

Golden’s penchant for memorable hooks and poignant messages articulate a style and wisdom seldom seized by a man of his age. Even in the midst of industry buzz, Golden remains humble to his music and vision. He began rhyming to give voice to issues he saw as unjust. Golden says, “I started rhyming to wrestle with inconsistencies I saw in society…and life; like, why bad shit happens to good people? While most emcees find the hardest way to say the simplest things, I try to find the easiest way to express the hardest things.” This concern for understanding is the driving force behind his lyrics and quest to be heard.