Holland Dai'mon Witherspoon, also known as Mr. Envi', is an American rapper based out of
Bossier City, Louisiana. He is the owner of Southern Stisles Records and Hood Critic Magazine and is now the founder of the
North Louisiana Football Alliance, a minor developmental football league where he currently serves as the league president.
Career
In 2001, Mr. Envi' started releasing mixtapes locally catching the attention of a local radio personality at 107.5FM in
Uniontown, Alabama
Uniontown is a city in Perry County, Alabama, in west-central Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city is 2,107, up 18.7% over 2010. Of the 573 cities in Alabama, Uniontown is the 207th most populous.
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, where he's originally from. This soon led him to his first single "Break His Jaw", to be aired on local radio. Shortly after, he moved to Louisiana where he felt he'd have a better opportunity to break out nationally.
Mr. Envi' released his first album "Rydaz Redemption" in 2011. The album debuted at #3 on the
CMJ
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National Hip Hop Add Charts. Rydaz Redemption was later followed by two EP's, "Kollaborationz" in 2012 and "Point of No Return" in 2013. He went on to sign a non-exclusive distribution deal with Oklahoma-based
Tate Music Group
Tate Publishing & Enterprises, LLC was a Christian publisher that printed books that operated on the vanity press model. They ceased operations in January 2017 and owed their customers about $900,000 at the time.
Background
Tate Publishing & ...
, releasing one album entitled "The Recap" in 2014.
In 2015, he partnered with the New Jersey-based marketing company Mia Mind Music to release "Damage Kontrol". The album was distributed by
Select-O-Hits and featured guest appearances from
Young Bleed
Young may refer to:
* Offspring, the product of reproduction of a new organism produced by one or more parents
* Youth
Youth is the time of life when one is young. The word, youth, can also mean the time between childhood and adulthood ( ma ...
,
La Chat
Chastity Daniels (born March 21, 1978), known professionally as La Chat, is an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. She is best known for her association with the Hypnotize Minds record label. She was one of the two female members of Memphis- ...
and more. "Damage Kontrol" was released on August 14, 2015, with a promotional tour to follow the release. Later that year, Mr. Envi' received word that he had been nominated in three categories for the 2016 SCM Awards, held in
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Shelby County in the southwest part of the state; it is situated along the Mississippi River. With a population of 633,104 at the 2020 U.S. census, Memphis is the second-mos ...
.
While touring consistently between 2015 and 2016, Mr. Envi' began recording for his upcoming EP series. The series consisted of two parts; "Evryday Hustle" being the first, was released May 27, 2016, and "All Nite Grind" the second. Originally intended to be released around mid September 2016, "All Nite Grind" was rescheduled for an early 2017 release.
Over the years, Mr. Envi' has either shared a stage or worked with many notable artist such as
Juvenile, Young Bleed, La Chat,
Shawnna
Rashawnna Guy (born January 3, 1978), better known by her stage name Shawnna, is an American rapper. She was the first female artist signed to Def Jam South through Ludacris' Disturbing tha Peace Records. She is a former member of the female Chi ...
,
Chalie Boy and
Crooked I, among others.
Southern Stisles Records
Southern Stisles Records is a Louisiana-based independent record label specializing in hip-hop. It was founded by Holland (Mr. Envi') Witherspoon in 2001.
Current artists
*Mr. Envi' (founder/CEO)
*Delicate Marie
*Bigg Redd
*DJ Certified 318
(Tour DJ)
Discography
Independent albums
*''
Rydaz Redemption'' – 2011
*''
Kollaborationz'' – 2012
*''
Damage Kontrol'' – 2015
EPs
*''
Point of No Return
The point of no return (PNR or PONR) is the point beyond which one must continue on one's current course of action because turning back is dangerous, physically impossible or difficult, or prohibitively expensive. The point of no return can be a ...
'' – 2013
*''
Evryday Hustle'' – 2016
*''
All Nite Grind'' – 2017
*''
Tha 40oz'' – 2018
Compilations
*''
The Recap''
– 2014
*''The Recap II'' – 2017
Mixtapes
*Tantrum – 2004
*From Tha Top To Bottom Vol. 1 – 2009
*From Tha Top To Bottom Vol. 2 – 2010
*From Tha Top To Bottom Vol. 3 – 2011
*Affiliationz Vol. 1 – 2011
*From Tha Top To Bottom Vol. 4 – 2012
References
External links
Southern Stisles Records official website
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Rappers from Alabama
Living people
People from Uniontown, Alabama
Underground rappers
21st-century American rappers
Year of birth missing (living people)