EPIK, Co-signed with G-Unit's The Game, is Taking the Industry By Storm

NEW YORK (www.epikonline.com) - Some things are just destined to be, and EPIK, the 18 year old phenom out of Lorain, OH is headed for the top. Ever since U.S Steel closed down its Lorain plant, the gritty small city outside of Cleveland has struggled silently. Not anymore.

Having recently completed his first major single with The Game (Aftermath/G-Unit Records) during which The Game co-signs him ("You heard the muthaf-kin hype, I'm co-signing) EPIK's buzz is skyrocketing. EPIK is scheduled to be featured in Murder Dog Magazine's "Top 10 Players to Watch in 2005," and is about to release a series of official mixtapes hosted by DJ Mick Boogie, Cleveland's leading DJ and the exclusive DJ for both the Cleveland Cavaliers and NBA superstar Lebron James.

The first tape, "Mick Boogie Presents: Somethin EPIK�Volume 1" is coming out this February and features some of the hottest talents in the game, including G-Unit/Aftermath star The Game, Aftermath Producer Focus, Stat Quo of Shady Records and several other major surprise guests. EPIK, Steel City's Finest, is about to put Lorain on the map. For more information and to hear EPIK, check out www.epikonline.com. EPIK's tracks are currently on several national mixtapes, including the latest DJ Mick Boogie mixtape hosted by Jadakiss, "The Dope Game," hosted by The Game, and a number of other nationally distributed mixtapes. Look for EPIK every Saturday night on Cleveland's hottest hip-hop station, 107.9.