Brandon Carter

Rapper/Producer Brandon Carter was born and raised on the South side of Chicago, IL, until relocating to attend Howard University in Washington, D.C. While pursuing his degree at Howard, Brandon began his performance career, by opening for Hip Hop headliners, such as: Kanye West, Fabolous, LL Cool J and T.I. Upon graduating, Brandon then moved to New York, career driven! While a few offers by major labels fell through, Brandon continued to pursue his dreams. He released several mix tapes as well as performed throughout the local East coast Hip Hop scene. But soon, rough times hit hard, and Brandon found himself homeless and jobless. While living out of his car, he was able to find a below minimum wage job until finally being scouting by one of New York’s premiere modeling agencies. In a matter of months, he went from being homeless to being on billboards all over New York City and doing fashion shows all over the world. Brandon has done work for Sean John, Puma, Nike, Akademick and many, many more. This allowed him to be able to get his recording career back on track. He independently, released his first album, South Side Bravado in 2008. Once again, tough times befell Brandon. The very same week that South Side Bravado was released on iTunes, his father committed suicide. But you can’t keep silence a true artist. Just a year after the tragic passing of his father, Brandon went on to release two critically acclaimed mix tapes: The Audacity of Dope Black Friday, and Never Give A Fuck! Now, a year later, Brandon is back at it and ready to drop his third full length studio album, They're Trying To Kill You! Not only is he the featured artist on the LP, he also produced every track on it. This new album showcases Brandon’s growth as a man, as an artist and as a producer, and has been held as, “…his best work yet!”