My life is the written scripture let me read from the book...” In the beginning the year was One Thousand Nine Hundred and Seventy Seven; the Gods reversed themselves, the two sevens clashed and chaos reigned supreme. Every heart, soul, home, and city where the righteous dwelled bore the blood stained mark of injustice. They were the chosen and it was their cries that gave birth to a nation; they named her Hip-Hop. Meanwhile, 95°degrees due south in the heart of the City of Power an aged couple welcomed the impossible; and to them a boy was born. The youngest of 4, “Crowned” Steven Jenkins at birth, young SHATIFF at the age of 8 displayed the impeccable gift of maintaining rhymes over a beat without flaw. Then, unexpectedly fate stepped in, put the top on the concoction, sizzled the heat to a slow burn; and to South Carolina young SHATIFF went.
It was in South Carolina that SHATIFF learned to master his craft. At the age of 18, SHATIFF known as "Jinx" then, along with his producer G-Love, joined the Universal Soldiers. It was in this group of 13 individuals, aided and abetted by crime, and an affinity for home-grown mix tapes, that SHATIFF mastered the art of Hip-Hop. The group began recording and sold approximately 4500 CDs out the trunks of their cars
As their popularity increased so did their involvement in the back alley dealings of the S.C. underworld; and as fate would have it, SHATIFF reaped what he sowed and served several months in the bowels of a modern day Carolina slave camp. During his time in prison SHATIFF began to realize his priorities and centered his perspective on himself as an individual. This shift lead SHATIFF to return to his birthplace of Washington, DC; the Beginning of it all.
As President and CEO of SECC Music & Entertainment Group, his skills as a business man and artist cannot be denied. His debut album, And Now Me…thunders the truths of a Southern Black Males Saga ©, laced with thoughts of family life to social atrocities. SHATIFF stands alone in comparison to any artist in Hip Hop. With his ferocious execution of thought provoking rhymes saturated with the artistry and substance of The Neo-Righteous Movement ©. This is SHATIFF … the walking secret.
city
Washington
state/country
DC, US
time
? - present
city
Clinton
state/country
SC, US
time
Oct 1988 - present
highschool
Clinton High School '95
college
University Maryland EasternShore '97
Socail Studies
college
St. Augustine's College '95
Computer Science
employer
SECC Music Group
position
President/ CEO
description
Neo Righteous
time
Jun 2000 - present
