8thSin

Elkhart, IN, USA

My name is Michael Ivens. I am a Hip Hop artist from Elkhart,IN. I released my first solo album in 2001 under Lebasi Records titled "Creative Minds". When my contract was up I teamed up with my childhood friend Justin Robinson A.k.a Robby Crook and started up Terror City Records. In 2007 we released our first group project titled Sin & Crook "The Resume" followed by the release of Sin & Crook "Battle For The Planets Mixtape" in 2010 and Sin & Crook "The Orientation" in 2013. Those projects led us to opening and headlining shows across the midwest with artist such as Ice-T, Kid Capri, Rakim, Brother Ali, Rick Ross, Canibus, Crooked I, Wu-Tang Clan, Twista, Crucial Conflict, Do or Die, Speedknot Mobstaz, Afroman, Onyx, Paul Wall, Bubba Sparxx, Young Buck, Bizzare, Dj Drama, Dj Green Latern, Ying Yang Twins, Mos Def, Talib Kwalib, Vic Mensa, Freddie Gibbs, Token, Tom McDonald, and Many More! Music has and Always will be my passion!