BONE INTELL
Originally from Buffalo, NY, but currently residing New Jersey openly Gay masculine hip hop artist Bone Intell has been persistent in his hustle to become a force to be reckoned with in the hip hop game.
Bone channels his tri-state rap forefathers with a distinctively east coast sound in both his lyrics and rhyme flow. I have to admit that you can’t help but see a lot of potential in this young artist. In my research on Bone Intell, there was apparently a major label deal in the works that evaporated which caused him to consider marketing himself independently as a Gay artist to attract a niche fan base.
That was a courageous choice but in all honesty you’d be hard pressed to tell that he was gay by both his appearance and/or his music. Unfortunately, I feel that this is simultaneously an asset and a detriment to the artist.
Without the Gay angle, he risks coming across to the masses as just another “Myspace” indie rapper slinging mixtapes. This is less of a swipe at him but more of a result of the shear over saturation of internet musicians out there that sound too much alike.
Track after track was either somewhat of a downer in mood or yet another song of Bone in the dark, frantically swinging his verbal arms and feet at his unseen haters. Don’t get me wrong, I get the feeling that the writer was putting his true feelings on wax, which is usually what you want from a genuine artist. However to pull this off in the machismo-fueled world of hip hop takes special skills, especially if the overall tone projected is an 80’s/90’s hardcore east coast feel. Playing the self deprecating angle really only works in hip hop when its used confidently as a badge of honor.
The great thing about his flow, however, is that its so fluid it makes everything I just mentioned easy to miss altogether. Hence the reason I say he’s definitely talented with untapped potential waiting to be released. It doesn’t hurt that he’s got fellow talented masculine Gay artists like Kaoz on his team…as evidenced in the Music Video embedded above. It not only features a cameo by Kaoz but was also directed by him as well.
Production: 5
Concepts: 5
Overall: 5
It’s sad because Bone had alot of promise, talent and drive. I dated him for almost two years during his rise and saw the bad choices he was making in management and marketing. Being in the music industry myself I would try to give him advice and told him he was ruining his career and it did eventually. Last I heard he’s a dj but he did constantly blame others for his demise. Age and weed didn’t help either.