The Gravesend, Brooklyn-based rap duo M-TRI & DJ Leecy T stand in the middle of a year of great press reviews and the release of videos for their singles,"Suicidal Hype Sh*T" and "The Grease." It is no surprise considering that M-TRI is the triple-threat of emcee, deejay and producer. M-TRI was introduced to hip hop during its golden era through graffiti and break dancing and has not looked back since. Being a student of the music of RUN DMC, LL Cool J, Rakim and Big Daddy Kane inspired him to pick up the pen and begin writing rhymes. The acronym M-TRI is taken from his birth name, Max Triolo. This hip hop architect is constantly building through his subject matter, wordplay, punch lines, metaphors, and of course his flow, but to him there was an element missing-a deejay for live performances. Around the same time Felice was taking a break from modeling to follow her roots in music, specifically her love for hip hop, and that was when the M-TRI/DJ Leecy T duo was formed. M-TRI became her mentor and showed her how to blend and scratch and before she knew it, DJ Leecy T was guest deejaying at venues with M-TRI and holding down the turntables for M-TRI during his live stage shows. During this time she also won the award for Best New DJ at the Rapathon 2009 and became a guest deejay on Equilibrium Radio 90.3 FM in NYC. A male emcee and a female deejay with an interactive live show-they were immediately embraced. DJ Leecy T finishes M-TRI's sentences with scratch phrases and also scratches the choruses. M-TRI & DJ Leecy T both together and separately have performed with Talib Kweli, Neek the Exotic, Large Professor, Rah Digga, Eternia, Nitty Scott MC, J-Live, Masta Ace and Marco Polo, Homeboy Sandman, M.O.P., Sadat X, Dana Dane, Grandmaster Caz and Grand Wizard Theodore to name a few. They were a feature on the Ralph McDaniel's show, "Emcee to Emcee" with Kangol Kid and members of the group Funky 4+1. It is a show where a legend passes the hip hop torch to an up and coming act. DJ Leecy T recently hosted a mixtape for MC Lyte's Hip Hop Sisters-an organization about women promoting positivity and growth through hip hop. An all femcee project, "DJ Leecy T Presents: We Got Now Vol I." answers the question, "Where are the female emcees?" Nowadays you can listen to DJ Leecy T on WHCR 90.3FM and WBAI 99.5 FM in NYC spinning underground hip hop. M-TRI & DJ Leecy T are currently working on a new album to be released in the fall of 2012. DJ Leecy T currently has a residency spinning at Professor Thom's in Union Square every Thursday night starting at 10pm. You can see this dynamic duo at venues such as Southpaw in Brooklyn, Sullivan Hall and Bowery Poetry Club in NYC where you can catch their one-of-a-kind performance. For diehard hip hop fans, it is a must see!!