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Artist From The KeyLine Mag Mixtape Vl. 2 1 ARM BANDIT Eric "The 1 Armed Bandit" Watkins comes from Morgantown WV. Growing up in this town and a ending this university has been the musical inspira on for these party songs that 1 Armed Bandit loves to make. Morgantown WV, coined as Dub V Ratchet City. The 1 Armed Bandit is a professional boxer, in which he earned his nickname his first professional fight where he broke his right arm in the first round. Then p ro c e e d to b e a t h i s opponent up with one arm. A er the fight someone said the name joking, and the name instantly stuck. He has fought everywhere from Texas, Vegas, all over West Virginia, and Madison square Garden. The 1 Armed Bandit's inspira ons for music come from east coast sounds like D-Block, CokeBoys, Dipset, The Game, and Lil John and the East Side Boys. @1_Armedbandit T-Major, an Oklahoma City na ve who many call a triple threat ar st. TMajor not only raps, he also sings and dances. TMajor states that while he has only been in the music game about 3 years now, he grew up singing in his church choir and started wri ng songs about his life shortly a er turning 20. In addi on to being a rapper/singer/dancer, T-Major is the C.E.O. of I.M.E short for It's Major Entertainment. T-Major describes I.M.E. as a label that "consists of 2 highly mo vated individuals who works hard and does a Major job at it." I rap and sing, but the team involves several ar st known as Combo & Youeng Vic. @TMajorOkc Dekarian "Killa D" Ashley was Born in Minden, La. He began his musical aspira ons at 12 Years old, with only a Karaoke Machine and a Mic. Growing up, his musical influences were Tupac, Biggie, Lil Wayne, The Ghe o Boys, and Jay-Z. Growing up with so many nega ve influences, Killa D decided to use his music as an escape from the dangers of the street life. Shortly a er reloca ng to Houston, Tx, Killa D a ended various networking events, where he met industry professionals to help him further his career WWW.KEYLINEPRODUCTIONS.COM