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Michael Mendoza entered this world on February 3, 1983 in the East side of Los Angeles. From a very young age, Michael took favor to the Hip Hop culture. Influenced by his experiences growing up in streets, Strae took to the graffiti element first. Taking on the name of Strae One, Strae developed underground fame for his graffiti work in the streets. Influenced by music genres such as rock, corridos, oldies, cumbias, reggae and of course rap, Strae began to develop his MCing skills collectively incorporating a little from all the genres to establish his own style. His street fame as a graffiti artist Strae One, soon gave way to his fame as an MC; Straņo. As an MC, Straņo has developed quite a unique poetic rhythmic style. This style blends his intense intellectual ideologies with his hard earned street knowledge, giving the listener a well delivered lyrical message. What separates him from other MCs is that the messages he projects on each bar are intricately layered for his listeners allowing him to appeal to a large audience. His lyrics can be taken in a literal sense and youll get a meaning to what youre hearing. Straņo or Strae chooses to focus on issues and subjects which characterize the young Latino male experience in the inner city. In His Music Straņo portrays a realistic view covering topics ranging from light hearted tales in the neighborhood to institutional oppression. Drawing on his academic experiences, Straņo looks to share these with his audience. By applying his learnings into every word he uses to construct his rhymes, he is able to both connect with others that have had similar experiences and those that are open to learning a new perspective through ideas. All the while remaining true to what he believes in. Straņo continually works to improve his abilities and perspective. He is deeply rooted in the belief that in order to achieve anything in this world, hard work needs to lead the way. This philosophy has led him to the point where his has refined his art and is ready to deliver it to the masses. As the second artist to join the Contraband Records label, Straņo will be instrumental in helping establish the label as the home of Spanish Hip Hop. If you had to use one quote to describe Strae as a person and artist it would be: Pase lo que pase, permanesco siempre estable.
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