#9 Donnis
Born and raised in today’s mecca for hip hop artists Donnis is emerging in the forefront of young talented MCs popping up all over the country. Donnis started to dabble in rapping and rhyming when he was age 9 but didn’t really get serious about rapping until he was about 25. Donnis was on Active Duty in the Army stationed in Japan when he finally got the inspiration he needed to take rap seriously from friends and associates. Donnis got his big break when he linked up with DJ Masterkey who is a huge DJ in Japan. Donnis released a couple of lesser known mixtapes and opened up for artists such as Chingy and TI before finally breaking through to mainstream audiences. Donnis linked up with producers the J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League to record his biggest release his breakout mixtape Diary of ATL Brave. The mixtape had a song called Gone that is a sure classic and is currently being aired on an Adidas commercial. The success of the mixtape and the single led Donnis to ink a major label deal with Atlantic Records. We’re patiently waiting for Donnis’ debut album but in the mean time you can follow him on twitter @DONNISXDONNIS