The African war-drums pulsating over the strategically loop rhythm, coupled with the melodic vocals of Jon Wain, on the newly leaked song, “Made Of” is a recipe for a bonafide hit. The Harvey, Illinois rapper Maff Test, is not stranger to the industry and has already garner considerable media coverage. The culmination of hit records and fanfare received recently earned him the cover of Leak Magazine and reader acclaim on Rasha Entertainment

MAFF TEST F/ JON WAIN “MADE OF”

The Lockout Records, CEO affiliation with Family Biz Ent and numerous around the country is a pivotal business move for the I.G.M (Interstate “G” Movement).

For Interviews, Drops or Shows Hit Up Maff Test:

Twitter: @MAFFTEST

Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/MAFFTEST

MAFF TEST – “MADE OF”

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HipHopWired: Test can you take some time to introduce the world to who you are and where your origins came from for those that don’t know.

Maff Test: Maff Test, also known as Young Harvey, out of Southside Chicago.

Maff came from the old school of clocking math and test came from my view on life and that it is a test. So it’s pass or failure depending on your work ethic. That’s the whole concept of where that came from. I’m a rapper/songwriter for Hip-Hop /R&B, but I am primarily a rapper; an actual lyricist.

HipHopWired: The term “lyricist” has been used loosely as of late so what establishes a rapper as a lyricist?

Maff Test: I feel a lyricist is an artist that has actual substance to their music as opposed to just trying to make a hit record for people to dance to. They’re actually putting their heart into their work and a majority of the time it’s real life experiences and it’s cleverly put together as far as their rhyme scheme, word combinations, etc.

HipHopWired: What do you think separates you from the rest of the pack in the world of Hip-Hop?

Maff Test: I bring a sense of security. I think, not even in music but the people that we influence which is our youth because a lack of security is being uncomfortable with yourself because they are too built on being what people expect them to be. I am comfortable with being myself and bringing that forth with my music as far as actuality and just giving people real stories to hang on to. I think that they hold on to you longer when you’re giving them yourself because it’s not going to change.

HipHopWired: You have the mixtape Big Business. What else are you currently working on?

Maff Test: I got a single that was just released to the streets and the radio as well. I got a single and a street anthem that we are pushing pretty heavy right now. The single is entitled, “Come Like That” and the street anthem is called “The Definition.”

“Come Like That” is basically something that you took and made into something. It didn’t necessarily come like that whether it’s a car you bought and turned it into something custom that you wanted or a chick that could have been from the hood and you turned her onto the good life and she didn’t necessarily come like that as it is something that you did. So it’s really just putting forth effort to do something.

“The Definition” takes a loosely used profane word and gives it some definition to enlighten people a little bit on it being offensive. It defines the word “motherfu**er” and how we use it as it can be used plenty of different ways. In the record it was used in a way to show love to people that supported me through my upbringing.

HipHopWired: Have you ever reached out to media outlets such as “106 & Park” in order to generate buzz for yourself?

Maff Test: I have always kind of been the opposite of that. I’ve been offered plenty of situations to get up there and compete with other people to get my name out there or do a reality show, but that’s not what I’m into and not what I’m in it for. I’m not here to compete as far as a battle rapper because that’s not even what I concentrate on. I concentrate on expressing myself and producing good music for the people.

HipHopWired: What’s going on with your independent label, Lockout Records?

Maff Test: Lockout Records originated in 2003 and when I was thinking of a label, I wanted it to be something that had substance behind it. Lockout came from the whole concept of Chicago and as far as I could see, there’s always been friction with getting into the industry until recently and in a sense it’s been locked out. We’re the lock out state scenario and we’re trying to make the grand entrance with the label.

HipHopWired: What type of message do you try to bring with your music?

Maff Test: I’m real diverse when I come out with something. I may talk about the flashy things or the jewels because that’s what I have and I like finer things. As far as being underground for so long it’s like I’ve put every dollar that I had into music and I wasn’t getting any money back. I just put it out there. If I entered a competition where you had to pay to get in, I did it just because I like doing it. I try to put a message into my music that shows people that they are not alone in certain things that they are going through along with my own hardships along with the pros and cons in life. I try and share those where somebody can relate and show them that they can turn it into something. I am kinda well-rounded with the lyrics as far as what I have to put out there and that’s why I feel as though I have a lot more to offer than the average artist.

HipHopWired: With Jay-Z’s “D.O.A” stemming back to Nas’ Hip Hop Is Dead, how do you plan to help in creating the change that these two are trying to usher in?

Maff Test: As an artist, as far as helping to change it, I feel that to change something you have to show people better than you can tell them. I can come out with a million records and say that Hip-Hop is dead or stop doing this and that, but I feel like showing would do better.

“Like That”
LIKE THAT DIRTY

“Watch Me”
Watch Me

“Bossville”
Bossville

For more information on Maff Test and to listen to more music:

http://www.myspace.com/mafftestmusic

For booking or media interviews: Contact Dennis Byron Management at 404-577-8800

“The World Famous B96 Summer Bash went out with a bang this past weekend as Maff Test aka Young Harvey Rocked the stage”

June 15th Atlanta, GA- As people rush out in droves to see well known artist such as Ludacris and T-Pain they are greeted with a treat that goes by the name of  Maff Test. Lockout Records front man  graced the stage at this years B96 Summer Bash gaining new fans and followers as performed his new hit single “Come Like That”.

As people are waiting on their favorite celebrated Maff Test steals fans and rocks the crowd like a seasoned vet of the music industry. Commending attention with his breath taken performance Maff Test showed the crowded why he is in the top ranks and taking charge of the industry.

For more information on Maff Test or Lockout Records please visit them on twitter at www.twitter.com/mafftest or email lockoutrecords1@netscape.com

About Maff Test
From a less fortunate life all the way to a successful music career, the last few years have been an amazing adventure for Jason D. Frazier professionally known as MAFF TEST, always knew that the music business

would make way in his life for as long as he could remember. Unlike many young adults growing up less fortunate in a single parent home, TEST would never allow this type of stigma to slow him up from what his ultimate goal was and that is to make a name for himself as a recording artist and songwriter.

When asked the details of the hood or city he was from, TEST simply states that he was from “Harvey” and then tells reporters to do their own research and be the judge. We found Harvey to be a poverty stricken suburban city of 3 or 4 projects, corrupted law enforcement, complete with gang and drug pollution.  Later in life, TEST’s would be nicknamed YOUNG HARVEY, since he is the first to represent their city by “putting it on the map.”  While he doesn’t talk much about his painful early years, fans learn about his childhood as his struggles are often expressed through his songs.

In the early days of rap, TEST wrestled with the transition from the streets to the music industry, although it was obvious right from the start, he had a way with words. MAFF was not at first inclined to choose music, “its a gift i was chosen to be given”.  Hustling simply to survive, he sought the few extras in other income producing forms that he believed he could not obtain working at a 9 to 5, hard work and risk here & there.  Before long, he was addicted to the fast life, one that provided not only for himself, but for his family as well.  But, his family and friends observed his incredible ability to create, not only a verse here and there, but richly filled complete songs with very little effort

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Posted by Clyde Smith on June 17, 2010 in Hip Hop PR Wire , Hip Hop Press Releases

Download the new tracks from Maff Test
Maff Test – Story Up
Maff Test ft. Nipsey Hussle – How It Feel

MAFF TEST LIVE

When Maff Test hit the stage for Chicago’s B96 Summer Bash in Bridgeview, Ill his performance was not short on intensity and was as equally captivating as the headliners. Gracing the stage with the precision of a season vet, the Lockout Records recording artist, was enthusiastically received by the enormous crowd. It was breathtaking to witness the palpable exhilaration of the crowd as they gave a deafening roar of approval. The radio station was overly impressed with the wordsmith’s performance. Performing Come Like That sent fans in a frenzy as adoring fans screamed and shouted for his performance.The 14-minute set would not have been complete had Maff Test not run through Demonstrate, How Dem Want It (feat. Jon Wain) Dey Ain’t On Nothin and When They Talk About Me.

In the end, Maff Test solidify himself as a promising rapper who knows how to work his audience over with a stand-alone performance. The crowing moment for the those present at The Toyota Center can not be mentioned without acknowledging Maff”s intriguing sound and his addictive flow.

For more information on Maff Test or Lockout Records please visit them on twitter at www.twitter.com/mafftest or email lockoutrecords1@netscape.com