Career
In late 2008, Prince Ea released the mixtape "The Adolescence" on the internet for free download. A few days after the release, he recorded an amateur video of himself rapping and entered it into a VIBE Magazine contest dubbed "VIBE Verses". Ea has also been awarded the grand prize of a competition run by Trojan condoms entitled "Magnum"s Live Large Project II" hosted by rapper Ludacris in which he was flown out to Miami to perform with the platinum recording artist.
In February, Prince Ea independently released "The Compilation Mixtape", a free digital compilation mixtape with selections from DJ Techne.
In, Prince Ea, who was upset at the present state of the music industry, decided to form a movement named "Make "Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology" Cool". (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology is an acronym for "Sophisticating Minds And Revolutionizing Thought") attempts to "promote intelligence to everyone, everywhere and integrate it with hip-hop.
To create and nurture, without discrimination or preference, a community of free-thinking individuals under the singular purpose of promoting the ideals of education, intelligence, unity and creativity throughout the world at large." A successful underground clothing line for the movement, which includes t-shirts and sweaters, was released and has gained support from artists such as newly signed So So Def producer Mike Kalombo. Artists supporting the movement include Traphik, Black Thought, Immortal Technique, Sha Stimuli, August Rigo.
