Taking the reins, Christopher “Big Nok” Hawthorne and his
twin brother Christian “Twin G” Hawthorne, began the process
of putting together a self sustaining recording label. Thus
Koncrete Records was born.
One of the first tasks was
securing a studio to record in and a producer for beats. All of
which was handled in house by Big Nok. He produced the first two
mix CD's, “The Land Vol. 1 and 2”, which sold in
neighborhood stores. The Land Vol.1 was recorded on Big Nok's
computer with a $10 mic. Volume 2 was recorded at Moon Unit
studio on the north side of Chicago. Most recently we have found
a home with Oregano Studio which is owned by AWOL.
The
members of Koncrete Records include Big Nok (CEO & artist),
Twin G (Pres. & artist), and our artists.
Koncrete
Records has recorded 5 albums, 2 of which (Block Music and Raw
Cocaine Vol.1) are available on iTunes, Amazon and various other
music sites.
Big Nok and Twin G grew up on the south side
of Chicago in the West Englewood area. Even though they had a
strict mother who was very involved in their lives, they were
still exposed at an early age to the violence that is
commonplace on Chicago's south side.
The twins attended
CVS high school graduating in 1999. Always the
entrepreneurs, they tried their hands at several businesses
including investing in a cell phone store in 2001.
Koncrete
Records is more than a rap or hip hop label. In 2008 Rocsta Inc.
was added as a subdivision to add more diversity to the label.
Rocsta music is a combination of rap infused rock.
Koncrete's
music communicate the real struggle of the inner city along with
recognizing the current state of affairs with politics, the
economy and not being appeased by the status quo. Koncrete
Records' CEO Big Nok has a vision to “Koncrete the world”.
Koncrete is certainly positioning themselves to do so in 2011.
Introducing artists such as J The Prince, to appeal to the
younger audience will help grab market share and move their
agenda forward.
Right now, Koncrete Records is working on
their fourth studio album “Raw Cocaine Brick 2” slated for
release in the first quarter of 2011. This album is going to be
the best yet. Look for it and others on
http://www.koncreterecordsinc.com and iTunes.
