Scion919, is a musical artist, songwriter, beatmaker, music producer, photographer, media journalist, clothing designer, scriptwriter, disc jockey, hip hop blogger, and owner of shut down season radio (SDS radio) and scion919.com Born in Brownsville located in Brooklyn in New York City but later moved to Raleigh NC He embarked on his music career in a short-lived group (Ravenz Guild) with his brother and best friend Dominic after the group disbanded in 1999, Scion919 began to pursue a solo music career. Nominated twice for lyricist of the year at the North Carolina Underground Music Awards in 2010 and 2011 Although Scion919 is a solo artist and has over 100 songs of his own, he is also a member of the hip hop group, Team Collective