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Independent is the new <strong>Major</strong><br />

C-MOBB Records Presents<br />

<strong>Make</strong> a <strong>Move</strong><br />

<strong>Major</strong> <strong>Indie</strong> <strong>Edition</strong><br />

Magazine<br />

Dino<br />

Exclusive Interview<br />

www.cmobbrecords.com


editor’s<br />

note<br />

This magazine was created with<br />

the independent artists in mind. We<br />

love to be the voice and face for all<br />

independent artists chasing their<br />

dreams. Have you ever wanted to be<br />

on the front cover of a magazine?<br />

Well you come to the right place.<br />

<strong>Make</strong> A <strong>Move</strong> Magazine is here to<br />

push the artist and promote them on<br />

another platform to be heard. This the<br />

time for the artist to speak their mind<br />

freely about many different topics.<br />

Remember “successful people make<br />

the most of the best and the best<br />

of the worst.” A quote from Steve<br />

Keating. There is no need to stop the<br />

grind when you have goals in place. I<br />

read an email from a business partner<br />

Anthony from <strong>Indie</strong>Nation which said:<br />

What are Goals?<br />

Goals are dreams that have a plan and<br />

a deadline. Dreams give you sight, and<br />

allow you to see where you want to be.<br />

Goals are documented and allow you<br />

to critique yourself. Goals are fun; they<br />

can be simple and give you something<br />

to look forward to. They also allow<br />

you to focus on what you need to<br />

improve on. Perfection is the end goal<br />

and I can’t name one perfect person.<br />

That means we cannot stop growing<br />

and improving on our abilities. Use<br />

your goals to motivate yourself. This is<br />

a tough business were in. In order to<br />

succeed you have to stay motivated. If<br />

you planned on being an overnight hit<br />

wake up from that dream and create<br />

goals in order to make it a reality.<br />

Remember set goals short term and long.<br />

Focus on improving and connecting<br />

with your fans. Everything else will iron<br />

out along the way. Thank you all once<br />

again <strong>Indie</strong>Nation get better!<br />

If you have any question or comments<br />

email cmobbent@gmail.com<br />

Thanks and Enjoy…..


Dino<br />

Exclusive Interview<br />

The great nephew of the platinum Pop/Blues artist Antoine “Fats”<br />

Domino has combined his years of military and music making<br />

experience to set a new standard for independent artists while<br />

cleverly enhancing the marketability of his music, brand and label<br />

with his unmatched proficiency in business.


The CEO of the independent label<br />

Mysterious Entertainment, LLC and Boss<br />

Beatz Productions carries BS Degree<br />

in Music Production and BS Degree in<br />

Business Management to unmistakably<br />

set himself apart from the sleuth of<br />

rappers, engineers, and label owners<br />

emerging in today’s market.<br />

He is currently promoting the singles<br />

“1159” featuring Princess Tia (daughter<br />

of the first female rapper of the Hip Hop<br />

culture, MC Sha-Rock) and “Down Low”<br />

featuring the lovely Tiffany Stiger, “K.I.G.”<br />

featuring the platinum Texas artist Lil<br />

Flip and the mesmerizing club banger<br />

“Slow Grippin”. The singles are off the<br />

upcoming EP entitled “PURE’ which is<br />

scheduled to drop on all major retailers<br />

January 13, 2017.<br />

Dino has been recently featured in The<br />

Source Magazine, The Hype Magazine,<br />

ThisIs50 and other prominent platforms;<br />

with the singles in rotation on Power<br />

106.5FM Las Vegas, NV, KISS 105.4FM<br />

Orlando, FL, 88.7FM New Haven, CT,<br />

Hits 93.0FM Toronto, Canada, Hits 105.1<br />

New York, NY, Power 97.4FM, Cincinnati,<br />

OH, Power 106.8 Miami, FL, Power 109.1<br />

Atlanta, GA, and Power 107.1 Houston,<br />

TX as well as being sponsored by the UK<br />

based clothing label Rudeboy Clothing,<br />

Arbor Mist, Aggro Clothing and other<br />

local business.<br />

Having shared the stage with Rich Homie<br />

Quan, Keke Wyatt, Lil Flip, Lil Scappy,<br />

Bushwick Bill, Paul Wall and others, music<br />

fans can expect this artist and his label<br />

to continue enhancing its reputation by<br />

delivering great music.<br />

His artist roster currently includes:<br />

Rah Talynt twitter.com/TheRayTalynt<br />

Minus twitter.com/OfficiallyMinus<br />

Reshad twitter.com/reshadthaprince<br />

PURE Review by:<br />

Sleeping Bag Studios –<br />

November 21, 2016<br />

I can get behind this for sure. I had to take a moment and think about<br />

how rare I feel the connection to modern-day rap and appreciate that<br />

it was an audible element of what makes Dino’s new Pure EP wildly<br />

entertaining and engaging to listen to. What Dino has done over the<br />

seven-track span of his new record is focused, lean & mean…but it’s got<br />

plenty of attitude, guest stars and serious rump-shakin’ energy rumbling<br />

through the low-end-heavy mixes and tight beats. I always appreciate<br />

hearing music that really sounds like it got to the apex of its completion<br />

without wandering into territory or songs that don’t fit the cohesion of<br />

the rest of the set…I’m impressed with the amount of threads in Dino’s<br />

music that ties each of these songs together for a really wicked listening<br />

experience all-around on the Pure EP. For reals…there’s a serious<br />

amount of beats to come at ya – push play!<br />

INTRO:<br />

By doing so, you’ll get right into the nitty-gritty with Dino immediately<br />

on the “Intro” that opens up the record, find out what’s driving him<br />

forward and get the inspiring messages of a music-hustler determined<br />

to make his mark and get his. Dynamic punch to the mix when the<br />

“Intro” shifts into solid bars for Dino to rhyme over…great transition in<br />

the energy of the record right there at that moment as Dino confidently<br />

introduces himself to the world and kicks the Pure EP into gear.<br />

“K.I.G.” featuring Lil Flip:<br />

Into gear, into the low-end, into the guest appearances ”K.I.G.” gets into<br />

all that and more. Really impressed by the mix on this cut…the low-end<br />

is MASSIVE and it’s got spot-on clarity in the song; when it swells up,<br />

this track becomes absolutely huge and when Dino takes it away the<br />

effect is equally large. Really well-edited and structured beat, perfectly<br />

produced & served hot’n’fresh, leaving it up to Dino and his homeboy<br />

Lil Flip to hit their bars with something that hits the mark just as strong.<br />

Neither emcee drops the mic when they’re called upon…in fact, they<br />

stand up real tall and loom with large presence like a shadow in the<br />

alley right over your shoulder. Well-paced, complex lyrics all perfectly<br />

metered to the beat & spit with attitude, strength and clarity ”K.I.G.” gets<br />

the EP rolling strong.


Slow Grippin:<br />

What you’ll really start to notice and appreciate from<br />

the time “Slow Grippin” starts out…is that by now<br />

we’ve experienced three cuts that all demonstrate a<br />

real grip on what a hook is all about, current track<br />

certainly included in that count. “Slow Grippin” probably<br />

caught my attention the quickest…I dig the lowdown<br />

vocals in the hook and how the words flow – it<br />

starts the track off on a perfect note. Dino comes in<br />

delivering solid bar after solid bar…you gotta dig the<br />

amount of his own personality and character he’s really<br />

put into his delivery. Coming back to one of my<br />

original points about this record – that vibrant connection<br />

you can hear in Dino’s music is all over the<br />

sound of “Slow Grippin.” You can hear this emcee<br />

has no issue with speaking his mind and never holds<br />

back when it comes to matters of the mic. Amazingly<br />

chilled-out vibe & beat to “Slow Grippin” that I thought<br />

was seriously awesome.<br />

Imma Holla:<br />

As much as I liked “Slow Grippin” personally…I think<br />

they even took it up a notch in terms of accessibility<br />

with “Imma Holla” – this is a jam that’s built on Pure<br />

entertainment. A perfect blend of everything from<br />

the old-school to the new…”Imma Holla” makes its<br />

real magic happen in the roll and flow of the chorus<br />

– everything comes up with a solid checkmark<br />

in the win column when it comes to the execution<br />

here. You’ll notice too that Dino is really making this<br />

track work with a minimal but highly effective beat<br />

and subtle melody guiding him along – but other than<br />

a few spare sounds, this entire track is resting on his<br />

shoulders and up to him to deliver…and MAN does<br />

he ever hit this one hard! Relevant lyrics and sound<br />

for today’s club – “Imma Holla” is a whole block-party<br />

contained within the confines of one hot track.<br />

Down Low feat H.K.K.:<br />

Dino amps up the energy even further as he twists<br />

rhymes with homie H.K.K. (aka Hot Kitty Kat) in the<br />

mix on “Down Low.” Drawing on that club style once<br />

again…the sleek & sexy movements of the music mirror<br />

the themes in the lyrics…I mean…this track is practically<br />

written for the pole y’all – know what I mean?<br />

Again though – credit to Dino’s real understanding and<br />

balance of his sound & writing…this guy truly ‘gets it’ –<br />

the hook in “Down Low” is massively strong and really<br />

pops & stands out just like it should in the mix. Another<br />

solid job on keeping the low-end effective and<br />

hitting that threshold perfectly in the production…the


guest star bars from H.K.K. absolutely hit the mark and keep<br />

the track weaving dynamically as it transitions and flows…<br />

there’s lots to listen to on “Down Low” from the verse to the<br />

chorus and it delivers real entertainment for the ears.<br />

All 4 Walls:<br />

Lyrically, ”All 4 Walls” was completely impressive. Not only<br />

does Dino have you cracking a serious smile throughout<br />

half of the descriptions he rhymes about in the verse but<br />

the filters & effects added to the hook in the chorus set the<br />

whole track right off. The words themselves are fantastic<br />

yes – but a lot about what makes “All 4 Walls” as memorable<br />

as it is, is the melody in the lyrics as Dino bends<br />

and shifts them; whether its manually in the high-speed of<br />

the verse or chromatically through the pitch-shifting in the<br />

chorus, Dino’s bending these words to his will with a masterful<br />

grip on the mic. The result is something that sounds<br />

highly unique to the ear AND has seriously strong pull<br />

through the hook of the way the lyrics flow in every part of<br />

this song. Once again keeping it minimal in the music has<br />

beefed up Dino’s performance and production…definitely<br />

an emcee that’s ready to rise to the occasion – I dig that.<br />

In Da Trap featuring Minus:<br />

You WILL notice the verse on the final track “In Da Trap”<br />

featuring Minus. The hook comes out sounding memorable<br />

once again and I dig how it’s edited & performed – but<br />

listen to the extra aggression in the attitude that Dino brings<br />

to his bars on this one…loved the sound of his verse and the<br />

added energy he brought to it. Speaking of energy – check<br />

out the blazing verse that Minus puts into this one…like…<br />

DAMN! This emcee has the track ripping along at its finest<br />

as he flows through the second minute like Usain Bolt flows<br />

from 0-60 in less than ten seconds…love the pace and love<br />

the tone – I thought this was another example of a collaboration<br />

that really worked well on this record, but let’s also<br />

face facts – they truly ALL showed up when it comes to the<br />

performances of the featured guests on this EP.<br />

Final Critique:<br />

Only criticism I have is extremely minor and from what I<br />

heard on the Pure EP – Dino might have realized this also<br />

about halfway through the record. As much as it instantly<br />

makes me sound old to say it – shouting out the brand at<br />

the beginning of the song isn’t ever an engaging thing for<br />

the people as listeners…it’s just not. It’s highly effective<br />

as an advertisement…but then of course you have to ask<br />

yourself if that’s really what you want the first thing people<br />

to hear in your music like they’re waiting for the ad on a<br />

YouTube video, know what I mean? Thankfully it doesn’t<br />

interfere all that much with this record and at one point or<br />

another, Dino drops it from occurring altogether…which<br />

again, I think was the smart play. Boss Beats deserves<br />

their shout-outs for a fantastic job & I get that…but that’s<br />

what liner-notes and album credits are for…all I’m saying<br />

is make way for the man to do his thang on the mic…we<br />

don’t need to eat them bars up with this kinda stuff when<br />

there’s so much to offer around every corner on Dino’s<br />

tracks throughout the Pure EP. All this being said…it’s a<br />

minor observance at best…I don’t want to take away from<br />

the fact that this emcee has truly nailed it here with an<br />

entirely vibrant & lively set of seven cuts, because he truly<br />

has – the Pure EP is highly dynamic, versatile and has really<br />

impressive movement & flow.<br />

Rah Talynt<br />

Belzoni, Mississippi<br />

Rah Talynt is exactly what her name declares - raw talent. Signed to Mysterious<br />

Entertainment LLC, promoted by P.U.S.H, and affiliated with Swisha House, this<br />

upcoming female rap artist is making herself known throughout the country.<br />

Rah Talynt has opened for Lil Flip, Trae the Truth,, Waka Flaka, and Rich Homie Quan to<br />

name a few. The label’s most recent mixtape, Southern Riot Vol III features Rah Talynt,<br />

and her one of a kind delivery, has attained certified platinum status and accumulated<br />

over 2.5 million downloads. The debut EP from Mysterious Entertainment’s only<br />

female artist is entitled “Raw Diamond” and is currently in production. The first single,<br />

“Such A Lady”, off the upcoming EP is generating major buzz in the club scene as it<br />

portrays the reality of a woman being able to work hard and play even harder. The<br />

single is currently available on all major retailers<br />

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Minus<br />

Omaha, Nebraska<br />

Minus (born Justin Dingman) exposes his unique lyrical<br />

talent with a mesmerizing delivery unlike anyone has heard<br />

before. The Omaha native cleverly created his own style<br />

by combining his southern roots and Midwest culture<br />

resulting in a captivating musical experience bring about<br />

his addition to the prominent independent label Mysterious<br />

Entertainment, LLC<br />

The artist has been featured in Makin’It Magazine, ThisIs50,<br />

The Hype Magazine, The Source Magazine and many<br />

other prominent hip-hop platforms. His debut project “The<br />

Infamous” gives music fans and professionals a glimpse into<br />

what Minus has in store for them and is available on all major<br />

retailers. Notably, he has a major presence on his labels’ last<br />

project “Southern Riot III” hosted by the celebrity DJ, DJ<br />

Big Redd of Swisha House that generated over 2.5 million<br />

downloads. His currently single “Views” was released fourth<br />

quarter 2016 and sets a new standard for indie artists.<br />

www.mysteriousent.com/minus.html<br />

Reshad<br />

Mt. Pleasant, Texas<br />

Born, Travoy Reshad Spelling, Reshad is best<br />

known for creating a catalog of music that<br />

oozes introspection and self- reflection. He has<br />

continuously evolved and matured into a rap<br />

artist with a potential that has no limits. He can<br />

effortlessly manufacture songs with substantial<br />

substance and meaning all the while maintaining<br />

the aura of chart-topping anthems<br />

Reshad is heavily influenced by 90’s style R&B.<br />

A plethora of his tracks are infused with aurora<br />

from that era while simultaneously creating a<br />

modern product by gathering techniques from<br />

some of today’s artists like J. Cole, Drake, Bryson<br />

Tiller, and Kanye West; primarily as a result of their<br />

ability to adopt an approach to music conception<br />

that parallels his intentions. His latest single “Sore<br />

Loser” is available on all major retailers.<br />

www.mysteriousent.com/reshad.html


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