Betonyourself

The city of Union in South Carolina has a population of 8,211 people. The racial makeup of the town is 56.48% White, 42.12% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.05% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Within this small population, God created Doug Beaty aka CIXATE, and a future leader of Hip-Hop was born.  CIXATE’s childhood consisted of soul music, strong family ties, drug dealing, black suppression, and southern politics. CIXATE cultivated his Hip-Hop skillset from memorizing lyrics from the Ghetto Boys, Scarface, Tupac, Snoop, & Notorious B.I.G. CIXATErhyming ability mesmerized his family members and sparked instant excitement from his local community. During his high school years, CIXATE heavily invested in his rap career and created an in-house recording studio. During these times the passion of CIXATE illuminated his raw talent for being a lyrical poet and rhyme slayer. CIXATE received an invitation from a Def Jam Music label representative