::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

buzzz worthy. . . Brooklyn bred when Hip Hop was first becoming the mouthpiece of an era; by age 12, Chris Casino was using the medium as an outlet to express his own life. His street sharpened entrepreneurship now fuels a career as a rapper, songwriter, and producer-earning him a reputation as one of the hardest working talents in the game.DJ Snap (of DA UNION DJS @ power 105) was the first to decide the public needed to hear Casino, who until then had not landed on a major street mixed compilation. Once his sound went mainstream to the listeners, his fan base grew even larger. He has worked alongside producer Prestige Vanderpool(formerly of Bad Boy's in-house production team and whose roster of talent includes Jay-Z, P Diddy, Biggie Smallson Notorious). As a songwriterhe penned a track on the 2002 album "Two Hands Clapping," by reggae singer Snow, and worked with Jamaican performers BunjiGarlin and Fay-Ann Lyons as well. Hismetamorphosis into a respected Hip Pop arti...