Misfit Tunes The Magazine Jul. 2014 | Page 19

D THE LINEUP rew Reigns is an artist from Front Royal, Virginia who joined the MVG family a year after the trio formed Movado Music Group thus rounding out the quartet bound to leave their mark on the game. How he came to be a member of MVG is straight of a storyline. Reigns became a fan of Bobby Hagens as he identified with many of the subject matters in Bobby Hagens songs. One day he reached out on Facebook by sharing a link to a few of his songs. His songs impressed Gene Edwards which led to a formal meeting which eventually landed Drew Reigns a position on the MVG team. In 2012 Reigns released his debut mixtape “Moon Walk” nineteen tracks of venomous wordplay designed to imprint the name Drew Reigns on the listeners ears. “Moon Walk” is a heavy hitting grimy depiction of a world as seen through the eyes of Reigns. It features production from Devin Paige, Sean Divine, Sir Henry, Platinum Sellers Beats, June G., Diamond Style Productions, Ill Muzik as well as a few other talented producers. All of the executive production for “Moon Walk” is credited to both Reigns and Devin Paige. With his debut mixtape out and commanding attention from indie heavy hitters in the DMV scene Reigns turned his attentions to his sophomore mixtape which he knew had to be just as if not better than “Moon Walk.” To keep his fans appetite fed he released videos for two tracks off of ‘Moon Walk’ ‘Million Dollar Underdog,’ and ‘Watch The World Go By.’ Both videos were shot and directed by the very talented Chastity Corset. In 2013 Reigns released his sophomore mixtape “Now They Know” a twenty track powder keg of explosive beats and witty word play. “Now They Know”let’s the listener know Reigns is far from being satisfied with his success even though peo