Cedric "Mr Whoa Boi" Collins, was born and raised in the most poverish and crime ridden neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, Englewood. Despite all the crime, violence and drugs that saturated his community, Whoa Boi wrapped himself in his music. At the age of seven Whoa Boi was playing the organ and drums for his neighborhood church. This fixation and fascination for music quickly grew as Whoa Boi grew from just merely playing instruments, to producing and writing music of multiple genes. In late August of 2013, Mr. Whoa Boi won the Coast 2 Coast mixtapes national championship in Miami Florida, where he went head to head with champions from 16 other cities nationwide performing their own original single live in front of a live audience. Shortly thereafter Mr. Whoa Boi dropped his very first mixtape "Englewoodvilla", which included his hit single "Chi Raq" ChiRaq is a monicker giving to Chicago used to describe the violence in his hometown. The song ChiRaq received national attention. Mr Whoa Boi, or Whoa as he's affectionately called by friends and fans, is also the Ceo/President of his own independent label "Plad Boy Entertainment Inc". He and his artist make not only music for you to dance and party to, but he also paints socially conscious portraits of life, injustice and love. The self proclaimed voice of the voiceless, tackles matters such as black on black crime, police brutality, child abuse and a plethora of other relatable topics that are considered taboo