In this high-tech wasteland, music has become a distraction rather than a tool for upliftment and satisfaction…well all bad things must come to an end. Thus the emergence of InI Mighty Lockdown--King Negus and Jolomite, survivors of the fittest, a fixture of the New York Underground Hip-Hop scene since the early nineties.

Starting with the groundbreaking InI single Faking Jax, produced by DJ Pete Rock and Mighty Lockdown’s weekly underground performances in New York’s East Village they made a recognizable mark on Hip Hop’s conscious scene.

In late 1995 InI & MLD was reborn as InIMLD. From that time on the group has continued to be successful even without the release of a full-length album. Although life has taken previous members to other pursuits, Jolomite and Negus continue the flow of energy that InI MLD originally created back in their living room in the nineties.

More than just wordsmiths InI MLD also focus their energies on other artists in their extended family Eye Tree Society and with Trus Fund's in house production company PPT (Pinnacle Production Team). InIMLD’s label Trus Fund Inc. is known for their multimedia shows in New York. The show Flare: African Articulations (1 & 2) sold out two years back to back. The popular Rep Showcase became an on-going bi-monthly open mike event that drew both, well known artists as well as beginners for two years straight. In addition, collaborating with other venues, Jolo’s world class Ital (vegan) food on the OK Player Tour still has artists talking.

The popularity of I-Wear has reached Rolling Stone magazine, which featured an interview with Lauryn Hill wearing an Authentic I-Wear Garments T-shirt.

These lions pulling influences from their native Jamaican and Haitian backgrounds and Rastafarian livity, have given the sound of InIMLD a raw uniqueness.

From rocking live with the instrumental band Survival Soundz, to performing and hosting shows with Scienz of Life, Yejide The Night Queen, DeadPrez, Duo Live, Breeze Evah Flowing, C RayzWalz, Juggaknots, Mr. Len, The Roots, and other live musicians; and through their constant push to develop hip hop to higher heights with reality lyrics; InI Mighty Lockdown are truly carrying the names of their LP's "The Keepers of The Flame" and "Conquerors"; dominating the new consciousness of Hip-Hop.

APPEARANCES

InI Mighty Lock Down

Prior to the merging of InI with Mighty Lock Down, Mighty Lock Down co-created the "Ghetto Survivalist" showcases – running from 1993 to 1995 – featuring Eye Tree Society artists’ "Yejide the Night Queen," "Wyldeflowar," as well as "Mighty Lock Down," Backed by "Survival Soundz." The response from the underground Hip-Hop community was so great that InI Mighty Lock Down had no choice but to do another showcases series called the " Save Hip-Hop Tour."

The metaphoric tour blessed the stage of Thought Forms Underground for two years. In addition, the "Flare" showcase, a collaboration between M’ZAWA DANZ and InI Mighty Lock Down is another musical series that received great responses every time it was performed. The multimedia showcase that encompasses art, music and dance had been performed at The Kitchen and New York Technical College. "Flare II African Articulations" was performed at the Kitchen to a once again sold out audience, and received an exceptional review from the New York Times newspaper.

InI Mighty Lock Down has also performed at many New York venues such as:

• The Nuyorican Poets Café
• The Tunnel
• Though Forms Underground
• West End Gate
• University of the Streets
• Sarah Lawrence College
• The Kitchen
• New York University
• S.O.B.’s
• The Knitting Factory(courtesy of The Roots)
• NYC Technical College
• Wetlands
• and many others.
  

InI Mighty Lock Down was featured as the only unsigned act in the College Music Journal (CMJ) Festival at S.O.B.’s, which also featured such artists as Goodie Mob, Black Eye Peas and Channel Live.

They have also graced other events such as the:

• Tea Party in Brooklyn
• The Children’s Art Circus in Harlem
• The New Rochelle High School Black Culture Convention
• Saddam’s Boom Spot in North Carolina
• The Next Generation Showcase in NYC

They also became a regular feature at the weekly Roots and Friends Jam Session in Philadelphia and NYC, Don Hills(opened for DeadPrez), RnR101 Showcase @ the GatesEnd, Universal HipHop Parade 00 & 01, The Culture Club, Ifetayo Cultural Ctr. in Brooklyn,

• The Point in the Bronx
• Mumia911@ the Brecht Forum
• Culture Now@ Africa House
• Millbrook Houses Block Party ‘00
• along with their own biweekly& Monthly Showcases @ the Baggot Inn from 7/00-7/01