Catalyst is a New York rapper from the Bronx. Having both parents connected to the arts, when Catalyst needed to get out of a spiral of negativity he turned to music. Catalyst began to gain recognition in the Bronx as a well known battle rapper and went on to work street promotion for Def Jam, Sony and a brief stint at EMI Records. His debut album was then released via independent label In House Music Group LLC.
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Moke and Tone are the two man hip-hop consortium consisting of the Cali-born, Bronx-bred Mokeout of Hardtimes Records and the Massachusetts-based Tone of The Problemaddicts (Mystika Music, LLC); ranked in 2009 as URB.com http://URB.com's "Next 1000".
Born and raised in the Bronx to a single mother and being the only child, is what shaped the career path of Catalyst. At an early age, the combination of having a mother at work and a curiosity for the streets gave a young Catalyst lessons in life. It later became obvious to all that Catty's music would be heavily influenced by his life experiences.