Kenny always wrote poetry and he began to transform his poems into lyrics and songs. While at Florida State Kenny also met MJ and TY through P. Rowe and has been a long time member of the Black Majik family sense. Kenny was given the last name Shaw (his real last name isn’t even close) because as P. Rowe states “It fits” and its stuck ever sense then.

Kenny Shaw was born in Philly and moved to Altamonte Springs (suburb of Orlando, FL) where he spent most of his childhood.  So even though he’s a die-hard Eagles fan Kenny Shaw and was raised a Florida boy.  He attended Florida State where he met P. Rowe at a history class and their passion for music allowed them to form an instant connection.

Kontraband was born in the city of New Rochelle right outside of NYC.  He is a first generation American whose parents come from the countries of Jamaica and Trinidad.  His early musical influence was all the reggae and calypso his family rocked out to.  Being from NY Hip Hop was everywhere so he gravitated to the culture at an early age.  Upon completion of high school he joined the ARMY, which gave him a unique opportunity to see the world and experience many forms of musical culture.  It wasn’t until his college years that he began experimenting with music production.  His main form of production is software-based production.  His style can be considered formless like water mixed with a penchant for rule breaking.  While in Florida thru mutual friends Ken linked up with MJ and its been Black Majik in the building ever since.

MJ is a witty writer who takes his lyrics seriously yet knows how to have fun.  The self-taught musician is very versatile and doesn’t like to have any boundaries on anything that he does.   Being a true artist he does everything but sing (well) and loves to create.  He wrote and produced his own CD entitled Now Showing and is now working on the follow up.

The front man for Black Majik Productions, MJ holds the team together and helps get the creative juices going.  He’s been running BMP for years and is ready to take it to the next level.

MJ was born and raised in Pensacola Florida and always had a love for music since a young age.  His mom still tells the story of how he was singing before he was talking. While he was raised in the south MJ had love for East coast hip hop as apposed to the southern Bass music that was sweeping the south.  A late bloomer, MJ didn’t really pursue music seriously until he got into College.  Living on the same floor as P. Rowe and TY they quickly formed a bond that’s still alive today.