Kane Mayfield vs Troy Brown battle featured in The City Paper

Al Shipley, from the Baltimore City Paper and the author of the blog Government Names has written a review of last week's battle featuring Mania Music Group's own Kane Mayfield and rapper Troy Brown facilitated by Always Dope at Red Maple.

According to Shipley, Kane "...kept his tone conversational and kept thinking on his feet, deflecting every insult and getting nastier and more absurd with his own attacks, until there was simply no question who the winner was."

You can read the entire article here:
Always Dope Lives Up To Its Name

Kane Mayfield at Rams Head Live!

Kane Mayfield will be opening at for nationally renowned artist Bilal at Rams Head Live! on December 16th. Kane will be joined on stage by Rapman Ron G, and Dappa!!! Dan Midas to bring you an energy packed performance that you don't wanna miss!

Doors open at 7pm and you don't want to miss a moment of the show. Tickets are limited so contact us with the information below to get yours now!

Lackey.Brandon@gmail.com or call 443-243-5400

Venue information:
Rams Head Live!
20 Market Place
Baltimore, MD
All Ages!
Doors open @ 7pm

MANIA MUSIC GROUP - Baltimore's Best!!!

The votes are in, and the crowd is ready. Mania Music Group will be performing at Harder Than Baltimore on November 27th at Sonar. The address is 401 E. Saratoga St, Baltimore, MD. The is an all ages show, and doors open at 8pm.

Come out and see some of the best in Baltimore.

Rock with Mania Music Group at Always Dope

Mania Music Group will be performing at Always Dope hosted by PedX Baltimore this Tuesday, November 10th, 2009. The Mania Artists will be performing along with Abrock and DJ Wells Goodington. The event is held at Red Maple, 930 North Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21201.

Come come for the show, and stay for the shots! See you there!!!

Mania Music Group named the best record label in Baltimore by the City Paper

Baltimore City Paper has awarded Mania Music Group the award for best label for 2009!

On behalf of everyone here at Mania Music Group, we would like to thank all of our fans. It is because of much hard work, and your support that we have been able to be nominated for this award. We it is our promise to you that we will continue to do what we do best, bring you the creative music that you want to hear. Look for the upcoming album "The Long Road.....Longevity", coming later this year.

Click here for the official article

Viva La Mania!

Mania Music Group New Singles Off The Upcoming Lp "The Long Road...Longevity"

This message is to first and foremost thank those who have been listening to and enjoying our music. We have a nice treat coming down the pike. However for those who don't know us we're putting 2 new singles out to promote The Long Road.....Longevity album.

Below are the 2 singles we're pushing off our upcoming Lp. Both records are a little different from whats going on now in music we wanted to take a slight risk here with this project. We hope you enjoy the records and please let us know what you think about the records. Thanks Again

http://www.zshare.net/audio/64952062a26ced0f/
Artist: Dappa!!!Dan Midas
Song: Hold Ur Head
Producer:BeaLack and Headphonemusik For Mania Music Group
Feature Artist(s):N/A
Album/Project Title: The Long Road...Longevity
Release Date:Fall/Winter '09
Label: Mania Music Group
Website: http://www.maniamusicgroup.com

http://www.zshare.net/audio/649521034ff7c4c2/
Artist: Kane Mayfield & Rapman Ron G
Song: The Beast
Producer: BeaLack and Headphonemusik For Mania Music Group
Feature Artist(s): Danj!
Album/Project Title: The Long Road...Longevity
Release Date: Fall/Winter '09
Label: Mania Music Group
Website: http://www.maniamusicgroup.com

Fresh Cherries from Yakima on Dappa Dan !!! Midas

An artist blog called Fresh Cherries from Yakima does a list of best baltmore songs of 2008 (list season: the best baltimore songs of 2008.), in which they mention the live from the arcade EP and the unplaceable nature of the artist Dappa Dan !!! Midas. Go check it out -> http://freshcherriesfromyakima.com/wp/?p=499

Kane Mayfield Partys in your face on his beemp3.com mp3-ringtone

"Party in your face" by Kane Mayfield from the maniamusicgroup sampler has been picked up by beemp3.com. So, go get your "Party in your face" ringtone at beemp3.com, just like the sampler, IT IS FREE!!! What are you waiting for click right Here

41yo.com on Rapman Ron G's "Baltimore" and "Da Law" Remix

last week, on April 25th, maniamusicgroup released two side tracks, get it? Anyways, they were remixes of "Baltimore" by Rapman Ron G and "Da Law" both on the "LUNCH" ep by Rapman Ron G. Well, 41yo.com took notice and gave the whole scoop behind the release and spoke a little about the mania production style. You can check the article out here -> http://www.41yo.com/?p=1524 or you can just download & listen to tracks below, ENJOY!

-”Baltimore (SP1200 Remix)”

-”Baltimore” (Original)

-”Da Law” (High-Speed Chase Remix)”


-”Da Law” (Original)

Al Shipley mentions Soul Food & Sushi

On Government names, Al Shipley mentions the Soul Food and Sushi mixtape put together by Brandon Soderberg and Joseph Ohegyi. He even thought about doing something similar. Go check it out. Viva La Mania!!!

Liberators of Hip hop interview Rapman Ron G

The liberators of hip hop under the "That next dude" section, gives Rapman Ron G some shine as he is rightfully THAT NEXT DUDE to look out for. They cover his struggles in gaining exposure, his history with hip hop, his style and end in a more than unusual way. But check it out @ Liberators of hiphop's site or follow their twitter post on it https://twitter.com/LiberatorsHQ/status/1565006214

A Mania mixtape by Brandon Soderberg of "No Trivia" blog

Brandon Soderberg of "No Trivia" blog has made a compilation of his best records from maniamusicgroup, in a mixtape he calls "Soul food & sushi." The title stems from a radio interview at WQFS in Guilford, NC, where Dappa Dan!!! Midas descibes the combination of Dwayne "Headphone" Lawson and Brandon "Bealack" Lackey's production as feeling like "Soul food and Sushi." So just before you go try mixing soul food and sushi to understand what he means, I will advice you to check out Brandon's post on "No Trivia" to download the mixtape and save your stomach the confusing experience. By the way the mixtape was mixed by Joseph Oheygi. CHECK IT OUT by following this link to the No Trivia blog "SOUL FOOD & SUSHI." or this link to 41yo.com website or you can just download it directly through this link "SOUL FOOD & SUSHI"

City Paper covers Mania at "The Quarter"

Al Shipley from the baltimore city paper reviews the show at the quarter at bourbon street, Follow this link to view the article -> Baltimore City Paper article on Mania's performs at the Quarter at Bourbon Street

ManiaMusicGroup Outtakes & Demo release 2008

Maniamusicgroup just released the outtakes, demos, freestyles and joke tracks of 2008. For example, Kane's Myspace song that touches on the different characters that you come across on myspace, and the first track which was a freestyle by one of the fictional artists on mania. Anyways, thats enough talk, go check it out!

What u doing on Saturday? Come watch Mania Perform

Mania Music Group will be performing at the The Quarter at bourbon street ballroom(formerly hammerjacks) this saturday, April 4th, 2009, with a fleet of other baltimore talents such as: MINLUS & MCCRACKEN, JADE FOX, WORDSMITH, etc. The address is 316 Guilford Ave, Baltimore, MD 21202.

The applause will not be complete without your clap, See you there!!!

Mania to perform at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) - Quadmania on 04/18/2009

If the word "mania" is in it, we are there. For the week long celebration of Quadmania, UMBC has enlisted the expertise of Maniamusicgroup for the task of entertaining the crowd. The date is April 18th, 2009. For more info go to UMBC Student Event Board's (SEB) facebook page -> here

Mania music group's upcoming show at University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) on 04/17/2009

Maniamusicgroup is scheduled to perform at University of Pennsylvania's Spring Fling Festival on April 17th, 2009. See you there!!!

Maniamusicgroup freestyles on air

The next day, following the Guilford College show's series of unfortunate events that even lemony snickets couldn't match, The mania artist's were invitied to an interview with Adam of WQFS. During the interview, he suggests an impromptu freestyle session, of which Mania obliged. Below is the footage of the cipher, enjoy!


Mania Music Group WQFS Freestyle from obi Odumodu on Vimeo.

Brandon Soderberg of "No Trivia" blog covers the Guilford show

Not missing even the tiny-est detail, Brandon Soderberg recounts the events of march 20th, 2009, surrounding the Maniamusicgroup performance at Guilford college during the Serendity festival that led to an outright stage-jacking by the mania artists, Rapman Ron G, Kane Mayfield, and Dappa!!! Dan Midas. Brandon leads in with an introduction of each mania artist through their personality infused lyrics, and basically spells out their genius in his impressively eloquent fashion. He also provides a short video compilation of snippets from the guilford experience, which shows the mania artists conversing, performing, and partying with the Guilford kids. You can visit the article by following this link -> Brandon Soderberg On "Maniamusicgroup at Guilford College," You can also watch the Brandon's video of the events below, enjoy! Viva La Mania!!!

Mania Music Group at Guilford from 41yo Dotcom on Vimeo.

Mania Interviews with WQFS @ Guilford College, NC

Adam, from WQFS, gave a post-show interview with the mania artists and producers. As usual mania brings the hilarity in full force. During the show, they talk about the artistic process and group cohesion that leads to the acoustic marvel in the mania music deliveries. They also discuss the interesting series of events that led to mania music artists storming the stage and rocking the crowd in that oh'so manic fashion. Feel free to listen to the audio transcript of the show below. ENJOY!

Illroots tries to figure Dappa!!! Dan Midas out

Under the "Get to know" media at Illroots.com, they tried to categories the uncategorical artist called "Dappa!!! Dan Midas." At some point his music will make you wonder what genre you are rocking to. hmm? Don't bog your brain cells, just enjoy the good music because "eclectic" is an understatement when describing Midas.

Check out the article on illroots here

"Headbussa" Kane's new single

Kane Mayfield's new single "Headbussa" gets reviewed by Al Shipley on his Government Names blog. Get the track here-> http://sharebee.com/b391e60b and visit Government names for the review. Check it out!

Mania artists are set to perform for the Guilford College crowd, in Guilford, Virginia, during their week long Entertainment festival, "serendipidty." The show is scheduled for the 20th of March, 2009. For More information call 336-316-2203 or email: cab@guilford.edu

Vote for Mania Artists on URB magazine

URB Magazine is looking to showcase top talents in the urban scene of hip-hop and its culture through the NEXT1000 contest. Of which the true deserving talents of mania are participating with tracks off their free for download albums. So follow the links below to support each artist by clicking on their individual photos. Viva La Mania!!!

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The Examiner examines the person behind the art, Dappa Dan!!! Midas

Brian Hosley of the Examiner had a sit down with Midas and came up with a very insightful biographical article of how he and his musical style came about. He even reveals the fact that Midas grew up listening to soul music. I bet that little tidbit explains the uniqueness in Midas's sound. Drop by the Examiner and get to know the musical genius in the making, just follow this link "MIDAS - THE EXAMINER"

Viva La Mania!!!

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Getting to know Rapman Ron G @ Illroots.com

As the hiphop spotlight begins to turn towards the DMV, it is inevitably going to shine on baltimore thus illuminating the best talents, that is exactly how illroots.com found the Rapman Ron G center-stage with tracks like "Grind," "I heard about it," and "Blvd." Take a visit to illroots.com to see the article, and also drop by the maniamusicgroup.com website to download Ron G's Ep and works for FREE!!! Enjoy

Viva La Mania!!!

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