Over the past 10 years, Huey has honed his craft becoming a force to be reckoned with in the Kansas City music community. His unwavering freestyles and in your face content make him a long awaited breath of fresh air. Huey has been a featured artist on a host of projects, including Black Ice Vol. 1, Vol. 2: The Hatred, and an untitled, unreleased full length album (all in collaboration with SK of Vallejo, CA and Flo of Washington DC.)

Huey linked up with SK and Flo to form a group called Black Ice Clik in 2005. Due to unforeseen circumstances the group broke up in 2007. On the eve of the collapse, Huey was asked to join the Heet Mob out of Kansas City, MO. In 2010 Heet Mob dropped their long-awaited full-length album "Found Missin" on Chuck D's recording label, Slam Jamz.

Huey relocated to the Bay Area in the spring of 2010, where he reconnected with longtime friend and collaborator, SK. While in the Bay, he recorded his debut solo mix-tape "The Valley of the Beast". Due to financial circumstances, Huey was forced to leave California and return to KC by way of Denver, CO.Upon returning to KC, he began work on an EP titled "I Am Just Happy to be Here" that will dropping soon and features production from DJ Hylanda, Dan Matic and DJ Kutt.

After years of sacrifice and perfecting his signature flow, Huey is ready and willing to be the best. His consistency and dedication make him the ultimate MC ad we are excited about what he brings to the ta

In comparison to other mid major cities the Kansas City hip hop scene is still rather young and burgeoning. Amongst the list of talented performers who have risen from the land of the waving wheat, the Midwestern Mecca for all things jazz, has slowly developed a reputation for the caliber of Emcees it helped to develop. The struggle in past years amongst those already established Kansas City artists is in who should they pass the proverbial torch to from the up and coming generation. Les Paul, the 22 year old Kansas City native, has been patiently preparing his craft and sound for the last few years with the pretense of gradually climbing the ranks of his fellow peers and mentors. His latest release,L.I.F.E., is a collaborative effort with 16 year old French-born Producer Elias Abid, and is aimed to show both the progression and potential of both of their respective musical levels. Pushing the bar lyrically, creatively, and conceptually, Les Paul, is a far cry from that of the counter culture influenced minds of his generation through their mutual love for skateboarding. With a rebellious spirit that lends itself well to the energetic vibe of his music, L.I.F.E., and upcoming releases from the young wordsmith should have no problem in assisting in his rise to great things The future is indeed NOW.

People always search for the question of who they are. I did, at some people you did, we all at some point looked for a reason why. I went through a lot of changes in my life, in fact many of the failures spawned many of my triumphs.

Second Hand King was first known as J-Oh, a freshman in High School, asking himself the same question. Ultimately I gave up and said I just wanted to be "normal". I wanted to be like everybody else, so I followed in line, I tried to fit in. J-Oh was my first rap alias, if you can picture a small, pale kid trying to hone his lyrics to the likes of The Game, Tupac, etc. that was me. I put out a CD, and it sold out, within seconds. What I tried so desperately to avoid, was eating at me all the time. I was a joke. I was a liar, thief, spineless, waste of money and time, that's who I was. But I was lucky...

I met a friend who changed my life one day when he questioned "who I was". At first I panicked, scared of what was already forming in my own head. I did what I always did, ran. Ran away from reality, but after all that running, I had to eventually stop and when I did I started to think. I looked around and every wall I built started to crumble. That's when I created Second Hand King. Second Hand King is a message, there's always another go around, and maybe this time, you'll go from peasant to king, but it's all about how you act and it's the choices you make. A little later I created my own style, Doo Wop Rap after hearing the song "The Duke of Earl" by Gene Chandler. That Doo Wop sound, that you can just put on a Doo Wop song and whatever is going on, just feel happy. Although still working on defining that sound, That Doo Wop Feeling that's what I want to bring in every song I write.

So the question of "Who I am". I still have no idea, but that's what makes this journey all worth it. Doo Wop / Rap is what makes me happy, and I have dedicated my life to promoting, creating, and performing. I guess in the long run, the question shouldn't be Who you are, but who you want to become.

Thank you for the time,
Joe Stanziola aka Second Hand King

Experimental Electronic.