Def Shon

Rap/Hip Hop artist part of Hype Bomb Records. See more at www.hypebombrec.com.

Nowadays it's increasingly hard to come out of Southern California and get substantial buzz without being linked to the storied N.W.A. family tree (Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Snopp Dogg, The Game, etc.) but Def Shon has managed to make quite a name for himself, carving his own niche in Cali's dense crop of unsigned talent. He first made his presence known at Crawford High School. He relentlessly hit up talent shows around the region as well as Inland Empire under the direction of his aunt's management company, Mecca One. After leaving Mecca One to try to make it on his own imprint, Hypebomb Productions, his career took off. On his latest, a posse track with his crew, Far From Ya Average, you'll find his brand of hip hop refreshing to the ear. He proves you don't have to be a gangster to make noise on the wild west. He's a force to be reckoned with...