NAME: MIKE NELSON HOMETOWN: CAMDEN, NJ DATE OF BIRTH: 2/21/77 AKA: SHAKIL/ BIG SHAK/ DEEBO RAP NAME : SHAKIL CAREER: 5 ALBUMS 1. NUBORNZ 2. MY ONLY WAY OUT/ SOLO E.P. SONG AND VIDEO COLLAB W/ CITY HIGH'S RYAN TOBY 3. BLACK SANDZ/ COLLAB W/ BIG LOU 4. LEGENDARY/ DROP ZONE 5. THE LEGEND CONTINUES.../ DROP ZONE PERFOMANCES IN: NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA, ATLANTA, LOS ANGELES, VIRGINIA, WEST AFRICA, PARIS, NORTH CAROLINA *TOURED IN WEST AFRICA AND PARIS W/ THE #1 VIDEO* OPENED FOR: FOXY BROWN, BUSTA RHYMES, COO COO KAC, SCHOOLY D, WISE INTELLEGENCE, DANA DANE, OUTKAST, XIBIT, THE ALCHOHOLICS, UNCLE LUKE, STATE PROPERTY, WUTANG CLAN, KURUPT, NAS PREVIOUSLY SIGNED TO: LEVERT PRODUCTION CO. SHAKIL HAS THE ENERGY, THE TALENT AND THE FOCUS TO RAP WITH ANYONE IN THE RAP/ R&B INDUSTRY. HIS STORY-TELLING IS MASTERFUL AND DIRECT, AND DEFINITELY HAS A LASTING EFFECT. NOT ONLY IS SHAKIL BIG IN STATURE, HE WILL BE THE BIGGEST NAME IN HIP/HOP!