Baby Blak

b. Alva Burton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Adopting a name that is an acronym for Born Love Allah's Kingdom, Burton creates hip-hop that simultaneously distances itself from the mainstream and underground scenes. Rather, Baby Blak self-describes himself as ‘the middle ground', claiming to ‘make adult music for people with responsibilities, people that deal with everyday life'. Blak started rapping at 14, apparently after failed experiments with graffiti (he could not paint on vertical surfaces) and break dancing (he broke his leg). He launched his career as one-half of P...