“NamedBran B.Hi is now officially an Island Def Jam Digital rap artist/poet ,from Chicago, IL with music available on itunes, as well as other online music stores. He has been recording since 2002, and began performing near the end of 2005. To say the least he has become near legendary on the underground scene. His vision of T.H.U.G. Records is finally coming from the darkness to the light. The T.H.U.G. stands for Trying Hard Under God. He is also the artist formerly known as B-L.O.V.E., then B-Hi, & now officially “NamedBran B. Hi”, since he’s certain to be a household name, and very well may be raps next big deal. He displays his versatility track after track with meaningful lyrics that can be felt by people everywhere. Rap is just a tool to touch peoples lives. NamedBran B. Hi is hailed as an exceptionally talented artist with an unbelievable work ethic. He has recently completed a new album as a member of the group ES (Everyday Strugglin’) of RichMen Ent. He has been grinding the underground for 7 years. Performing from club to club, city to city and state to state and has received love everywhere he’s been. After completing 12 solo mixtapes, he linked up with a group consisting of some friends from high school, known as Code Redd. They began making a break thru in 2005 when Code Redd was the opening act for Ludacris and 3-6 Mafia. Shortly thereafter, B Hi was convicted of a felony. However, he was still able to crank out one more mixtape and complete the shooting of his first video “The Block”. So even in his absence, he was very present in the streets. That’s when NamedBran emerged. Now, finally off parole he seems to have regained his momentum. He is currently featured on the No Struggle, No Progress mixtapes by RichMen Ent. His first solo album is in the process of being recorded, he’s working on the “NamedBran Swaggtastik Mixtape – Da Year Of B Hi”, in addition to a Code Redd mixtape (not yet titled). Stay tuned for more info on the hottest artist ever to come from Chicago, and quite possibly the hottest artist to ever bless a microphone. No matter what, he is Tryin’ Hard Under God!!! Show your support for real music!”