| Biography |
| Neezie Pleaze, an Emcee with vision.
"I believe in inciting movements!" says Pleaze, "If the people ain't genuinely moved about what ever idea the artist is trying to convey, then their message is lost in translation, and that's 'if' there's a concept [to their idea] to begin with!" With the upcoming debut of his first full length solo album, the "Pleaze Believe" LP, Neezie Pleaze pushes the envelope of music, and traditional Hip-hop. N. Pleaze plays well on throw backs to his self-professed influences (the likes of NWA, Nirvana, and The Pharcyde, to Beastie Boys, The Strokes and Jay-Z), and creates a new style of Hip-hop which Pleaze has coined "Converse-Music", or "Conversation-Flow". Inciting movements is one of the chief reasons Neezie Pleaze established the Independent Record Label of PDB Records, helping to define the "Puget Sound", and further propel the Northwest Coast as a force to be reckoned with. All this, while operating from his home town of Seattle, WA. "I've lived in the S-E-A my whole life," says Pleaze, "My Mom's side of the family is from South Africa, and my Dad's is from here, so I was allowed a unique perspective." When asked about the direction and inspiration of the Pleaze Believe LP, Pleaze replied "The Pleaze Believe project was a bit of a snowball process. I mean, I had a hella clear vision for how I wanted my music to make me feel..." Pleaze elaborates, "I guess I wanted my shit to be something the homie could bump, but how I would do it... I just wanted this project to prove that commercially viable flows don't have to be fucking weak-as-all-hell. Even the fact that I be on some of the same shit as these other dudes, and yet mine's is conveyed so intelligently say's a lot to me and for me..." When asked to further describe his distinctive style of discourse, Pleaze explained it as, "That little dialogue that carries throughout my flow and my particular brand of satire. I chop it up with the listener, like you would with the homie. That's that Converse-Music, you know? That's what makes me different. I'm a conversationalist. I drop Conversation-Flows, dialogue and all!". The Pleaze Believe LP, layered with the subtle suggestions of yesterday's hits, dares to bid fair-well to the secular trappings of today's Hip-hop quagmire, while forging a path into tomorrow's sound. Listeners quickly discern Pleaze Believe is composed of pure love for lyricism and song writing. Comprised of 16 full length songs, Pleaze does himself justice appearing predominately solo through out the album. Featuring the hottest cast of Sea-Town producers ever assembled (including the veteran talents of Vitamin D, and BeanOne), and tastefully seasoned with the G.L.C.'s (Pleaze's musical affiliates), Neezie Pleaze's Pleaze Believe is quickly becoming a vintage Northwest Hip-hop phenomenon that demands to be experienced live! "You best Believe, the Neezie Pleaze Show will move you!" |