Bio

MatheMatikz also known as Matikz born Matthew C. Yarborough was born and raised in Newark, NJ on June 21st, 1989. He began rapping due to the inspiration of his younger brother and with the influences of the pioneers of hip-hop from New Jersey, New York and California. Matikz and his brother, Cel, would freestyle and battle everyday in their home and record freestyles on their computer. When Matikz went to high school from middle school, he opened up much more and started participating in battles and ciphers. He was and is affiliated with groups from high school such as, Lyrical Revolution and Block Money Ent. Matikz graduated from Central High School in 2007. He then went on to attend Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD where he perfected his craft and flow with the help of his peers, whom were also rappers and emcees. He and his peers created a rap group that went by the name Lyrical Unity or The L.U. Many people in the school referred to this crew as the new or 08 Wu-tang because of how many people that was in the group, the different styles and their presence. The group then decided to change the name of the group so it can be easier to say and also for a harder sound that described the group as a whole. After days and weeks of deliberation, it was then changed to Die Verse. At this time, Matikz was given the name Da Sly Emcee for his witty charisma and metaphoric puns and Mr. Barz-4-Days because of his ongoing rapping ability and relevant line for line bars. At the end of the year Matikz discontinued his enrollment at Morgan State University to pursue his dreams in music Matikz is currently working on his first mix-tape, Press 4 Time, which is set to be finished before February 2009. This mix-tape has a blend of his comedic wit, biblical wordplay, metaphoric puns, etc… [link="http://www.myspace.com/daslyemce"]