“Cedes”

From the streets of Washington D.C. Cedes comes with real, clear focused lyrics with a style like no other. Born as Mercedes Walker, the D.C. native rapper is known for her unique deliverance, with the ability to bring back the realness to hip-hop that we’ve all been waiting for. Brought up in the land of go-go music, Cedes has created her own style based on a range of influences compiled of poetry, and artists from different genres that have predisposed her to the rap game like, Scarface, MC Light, Aaliyah, and Tupac. While having a dash of go-go flavor in her music, Cedes still accomplishes to bring a different sound as a young female rapper to the game. Raised with a typical upbringing as a child in D.C., Cedes experienced a good lifestyle along with struggling times. Not letting any obstacles get in her way, Cedes began rapping at the age of 13 years old and since then, has collaborated with several well known D.C artists like Da Committee, Backyard Band, Raheem DeVaughn, along with Fugativ, and Boxie from New York that has helped pave her path for success. As you hear in Cedes’ voice throughout her lyrics, she has a passion to speak a message always of realness that will touch someone. With her skills to deliver clear sounds made up of thought out words of personal experiences, Cedes’ goal is always to reach someone by telling others how she sees life through her eyes. Cedes, a true Lady of hip-hop displays her passion to create impacting stories through her lyrics, while differentiating herself from the rest.