The Mic: It Sounds Nice™ is an independent record label founded in February 2004. It is a company built on providing the community with quality music and a full service of media needs including music production, graphic design, and soon cd duplication.

For artists, The Mic is a place they can come to release material, get the attention of major labels, receive local promotion, and network. It is considered a springboard for artists to develop and take their career to the next level.

The Mic: It Sounds Nice™ began manufacturing a T-shirt apparel line in March 2004. They followed up in October 2004 with the release of DJ Surv Presents The Mic: The Mixtape Volume 1. This compact disc contained 23 exclusive tracks from Okayplayer Records recording artists Dice Raw, Truck North, and Makk Dubb; AAries (Mama Boys); Hezekiah (Soulspazm); Spooks (Koch Records); Mr. K and Light (Monster Truck Audio); Chief Kamachi (Good Hands); and many more.

In August 2005, The Mic released it's second project STREET TEAM hosted by REEF THE LOST CAUZE featuring producer DOC MARTIN.

You can purchase BOTH CDs at NEWARTISTSONLINE.COM



We are also looking for artists to be on our next project. Contact SPADE or TANYA to find out how you can participate. SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY!






Sonofagun and Makk Dubb "What's the Deal?" Volume One Coming in August 2005.


Artist Featured on the Mic Mixtape Happenings

Reef the Lost Cauze shot the video for "Commander and Chief". It's on his upcoming "Feast or Famine" album on Good Hands Records.

Pics of the making of the video

Word is Reef will be coming to a city close to you very soon on the Army of Pharaohs 20 city tour.

Germans Love Mack Dubb aka Dirty Redd: From the Muscle Vol. 1

Truck North is working on a mixtape.

Hezekiah "Hurry Up and Wait" is in your record store now. Support.

Chief Kamachi Presents the Juju Mob drops 5/17/05



I'm proud to annouce that B.C. aka Brian Coates' son, Brian Coates JR is now home. Junior was born 2 months prematurely and has been in the hospital for 5 months. Please do the little guy a favor and check out The March of Dimes

Clips from Sesion 31 1 year anniversary show featuring Access Immortal, 84 (Aul Purpis & Fatnice), Reef the Lost Cauze, and others And while you are there check out the rest of the site. Sesion 31

Here's a review from Illmuzik.com

"FOR ALL YOU SLOW MOTHERFUCKERS

IMA BREAK IT DOWN ILLER"

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A COMPILATION AND AN ALBUM is that an album is supposed to be a cohesive piece of work. There may be some outside influence and input, but for the most part it's a book with one author. A compilation is normally a collection of ideas from different sources formulated to create a single work; like a magazine and its contributors who may not share the same opinions, but they share the same interest. Nowadays your typical album has 10+ producers and more features than two movie theaters directly across the street

from each other. As a result, the term "something for everyone" has been used a little loosely in Hip-Hop. A universal cop out for a confused artist, an all over the place album or both.

Philly native DJ Surv has put together some of the cities finest talent on "DJ Surv Presents The Mic: The Mixtape Vol. 1". The result is an ill representation of up and coming Philadelphia talent and a well crafted compilation which has generated a strong following in the Philadelphia area.

To read the entire review click Illmuzik.com