JAYFORCE

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a Skyzoo sighting! Caught recently holding down the anchor emcee spot on this Dana Coppa jawn entitled “Paper.” The song and Dana are dope to be certain. For those who are not all the way up on Coppa’s pedigree, hit the jump for his background (bio).

– @ojones1

DANA COPPAFEEL – PAPER FEAT. STRICKLIN X SKYZOO (SPOTIFY)

With roots in Illinois and Wisconsin, Dana is used to playing both sides of the border and his style and versatility in his repertoire shows it. Portable boom boxes and rap tapes shaped Dana’s love for Hip-Hop, stemming from the local the community center in Rockford, IL, as a child, trying to memorize lyrics from Boogie Boys, UTFO, Sugar Hill Gang, and Roxanne Shante. The movie Beat Street took over his life. But the thing that drove Dana the most was his love of freestyling. From middle school till now, Dana rocks a freestyle with ease. He will stop a set, pick someone out in the crowd, and start freestyling about them. Coppa quotes, “My mom would sign me up for guitar lessons but nothing stuck with me. I just wasn’t coordinated enough to play instruments, so that hurt a lot, but once I heard somebody rapping I knew that was the path for me.” When he discovered the early elements of rap and Hip-Hop, it was a cadence that came natural to Dana’s speaking styles and unique voice. He elevated his craft by touring with Pharcyde and also during the Van’s Warp Tour. As well as creating music, Dana has a degree in Digital Arts, shelling out his skills in graphic design, photography, film, and graffiti. Dana’s rap style is like a mix of Action Bronson meets Beastie Boys with some Pharcyde sprinkled on top.
– Uni-Fi Records