6/20/2023 0 Comments D smoke rhythm and flow rappers![]() ![]() “That’s the platform I believe in," he said. ![]() When he went to sign up on streaming services to put his music out there he found that “Sam B.” was already taken. "I eventually gained the confidence to start handing out mix tapes in the hallways of middle school and high school," said Sam, who started out his career as "Sam B." because his last name (which he keeps close to the vest) starts with a B. He started recording on his mom's basic desktop computer, and later got access to a decent microphone from his longtime friend Michael Petrouleas who now acts as his manager. ![]() Sam started rapping while he was still a student at Pierce Middle School in Grosse Pointe Park. The rapper and musician had to send in a series of videos of him freestyling before getting invited to the Chicago auditions and making it through to the following round in Los Angeles. If it were MTV or VH1 I would’ve been like ‘no way.’ I just think that (cable) would’ve been very restrictive as far as how they want to portray your image and how they want to be looked upon." "It’s Netflix, that intrigued me from the rip. "Then 19 different people sent it to my DM or tagged me in the comments," he said. Initially when he saw the call for entries on Chance the Rapper's Instagram, he didn't think much of the opportunity. He said it was the platform for the new show - streaming on Netflix now as a 10-episode series - that made it seem more authentic. The 25-year-old was the only Detroit-area rapper to make it past the audition phase, and he blew past other talented up-and-comers to make it through to the final group of episodes. One of the final six emcees in the competition was Grosse Pointe Park native Sam Be Yourself. ![]()
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