Now out of the County of Kings, emerge greatness once again in the form of “Prinxmikul (Prince-Michael).” Born Prince-Michael Gerard Vincent, the lyricist is no stranger to Hip-Hop and its culture, vowing to take rap music to new heights while maintaining the essential elements that made it the art form cherished by many.

After over a decade of being behind the scenes, Prinxmikul debut with the release of his long awaited mixtape “No Country for Young Men”in the fall of 2011. An instant, street certified classic, “No Country forYoung Men” comes across more like an album than a mixtape with mostly originalproduction, interludes and songs that tackle mostly all aspects of life. Asstated by Prinxmikul himself, “Some of the joints on there were written andrecorded nearly eight years ago, but my music is timeless.”

Back in 1997, the MC formed a group with two friends, Harold“HK” Kennedy and Phife “Go Go Black” Divine, called 7th Element. Boxer Mike Tyson heard the trio and decided tostart a record company (Mike Tyson Records) after hearing them free-style onenight in Brooklyn. After doing countless shows, opening up for some of thebiggest acts of the time to holding ciphers with Hip-Hop legends, the grouplanded a distribution deal through Warner Bros. At the time, BryceWilson and Michael (Blue) Williams wererunning the label and had the wheels turning for the group to take over the HipHop scene. But just as their stardom was rising, 7th elementseparated because of differences in the direction of the project. Shortly after, the label folded. As stated byPrinxmikul, “It was an amazing time! The music was phenomenal.I remember going up to Hot 97, Funk Master Flex show and free-styling live. Weeven were hired by the WWF to make a rap version to the Generation X themesong. They drove us out to their recording studio in Connecticut, filmed uswhile we were recording it and aired it on Fox while wrestling was on. Over allthough, looking back, I’m not mad that it didn’t work out because I was youngand didn’t know all I know now.”

Prinxmikul decided to go back to school anddevelop himself as a responsible man after the split from the group, graduatingcollege and traveling the world during his hiatus. However, he could not shakewhat he was born to do; writing and recording songs on his leisure. With a diverse flow, some say similar to Nas,whom inspired the artist, and lyrics that cross bridges often in the form ofsly story telling filled with substance, the world is in for a real treat nowthat he has returned to his craft. When asked about his goal, the streetphilosopher stated: “I’m bringing messages back to Hip-Hop music, mainlypositive but life is no bed of roses so my songs will mirror the negatives aswell. Music needs that balance, ying and yang, all great musicians do it! I’m areach the world. It’s going to be historical for the culture what I’m about todo! They will mention me in the same breath as John Lennon and Bob Marley whenI’m done. I like to call my sound Gutter Conscience,” a term created by theartist to describe his genre of music.