Ask anyone who knows, and they will tell you that the next artist set to blow up is none other than Topic. Quietly building a growing buzz since his initial signing to SRC/Universal, Topic is now beginning to receive pay-off from a large amount of past diligent work including producing and circulating his own popular mixtape entitled “The Coast Guard” hosted by the powerful west coast DJ Skee and influential east coast DJ Kay Slay . His latest coup is having tracks “That’s Not Me” and “How It Goes (Ridin’ Threw The West) placed directly into rotation on KDAY’s iconic “Westside Radio” by the legendary west coast air personality Julio G in Los Angeles, California even before completion of his album. To support this action, he is set to do a 10 city promotional tour on the west coast beginning July 8, 2007. Topic also recently completed an appearance in label mate David Banner’s video shot in Miami, Florida.
But this is not at all surprising for an artist who has already collaborated with such icons as Snoop Doggy Dogg as well as one who can lay claim to the longest running theme song for BET’s syndicated “Comic View”. Entertaining viewers since 2005, “Get Your Laugh On” places Topic in a class by himself as an artist with a television theme song prior to a full album release. To his credit is also a hit on the “Take the Lead” soundtrack with the cut “Never Gonna Get It (Swagger)” with Akon and a cut on “Fight Night 360.”
Topic has also just be asked to speak during an upcoming prestigious hip hop Town Hall meeting in August on UCLA’s campus. Initiated by the non-profit organization Hip Hop Leaders and sponsored in part by automotive newcomer Scion; the panel will examine language in lyrics and address at-risk youth in the audience. Topic joins fellow speaker DJ Premier as well.
All this, and he’s only getting started….