The Honorable Sleaze - Artist/Co-President
The Honorable Sleaze is an American rapper from Richmond, Virginia, US. Sleaze is known locally as a skilled emcee/producer, as well as Co-President of the netlabel Just Plain Sounds. Sleaze's music has an "everyman" quality, and he focuses his attention on the issues pressing to his community. Even with complex social issues as his subject matter, Sleaze refuses to be pegged as a one-dimensional artist; his songs touch on all facets of life.
Sleaze got his start in music performing at local talent shows and beat battles around Richmond, Virginia, in 2003-2004. He had acquired a taste for music watching his brother become a DJ, and even tried his hand at mixing and scratching at the age of 10. It wasn't until high school, under the advice of his older sister, to start writing rhymes. From then until now, music has remained very much a large part of his life.
Sleaze regularly performs/hosts events in many of the areas top music venues, including The National, Kingdom (formerly Alley Katz), The Camel, Strange Matter, The Republic, VCU, The Baja Bean Co., Current, The Nile, Addis, Tropical Soul(now defunct), The Canal Club, Hadad's Lake, as well as others.
Sleaze has shared stages with the likes of: Evidence of Dilated Peoples, Nitty Scott MC, Myka Nine, Tabi Bonney, PROP ANON, No BS Brass Band, Nickelus F, Noah-O, Just Plain Ant, Ohbliv, Black Liquid, RAtheMC, Suburban District, ConRizzle, Elle Maxwell, Intalek, Beast Wellington, Photosynthesizers, The Trillions, The Boom Bap Bullies, Louie Valles, Millz, Ms. Proper, Cobra Krames, The Higher Fives, etc.
Sleaze got his start in music performing at local talent shows and beat battles around Richmond, Virginia, in 2003-2004. He had acquired a taste for music watching his brother become a DJ, and even tried his hand at mixing and scratching at the age of 10. It wasn't until high school, under the advice of his older sister, to start writing rhymes. From then until now, music has remained very much a large part of his life.
Sleaze regularly performs/hosts events in many of the areas top music venues, including The National, Kingdom (formerly Alley Katz), The Camel, Strange Matter, The Republic, VCU, The Baja Bean Co., Current, The Nile, Addis, Tropical Soul(now defunct), The Canal Club, Hadad's Lake, as well as others.
Sleaze has shared stages with the likes of: Evidence of Dilated Peoples, Nitty Scott MC, Myka Nine, Tabi Bonney, PROP ANON, No BS Brass Band, Nickelus F, Noah-O, Just Plain Ant, Ohbliv, Black Liquid, RAtheMC, Suburban District, ConRizzle, Elle Maxwell, Intalek, Beast Wellington, Photosynthesizers, The Trillions, The Boom Bap Bullies, Louie Valles, Millz, Ms. Proper, Cobra Krames, The Higher Fives, etc.
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