Holland Dai'mon Witherspoon, also known as Mr. Envi', is an American rapper based out of

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. He is the owner of Southern Stisles Records and Hood Critic Magazine and is now the founder of the

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, 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

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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

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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, 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

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and featured guest appearances from

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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

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. 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,

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and

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, 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 no longer possible, being too dangerous, physically difficult, or prohibitively expensive to be undertaken. ...

'' – 2013 *'' Evryday Hustle'' – 2016 *''

All Nite Grind ''All Nite Grind'' is the third EP by American rapper Mr. Envi'. The EP was released on March 31, 2017, by his record label Southern Stisles Records. The EP features guest appearances from Young Bleed, Chucky Workclothes, Syke Pachino Philip ...

'' – 2017 *''

Tha 40oz ''Tha 40oz'' is the fourth EP by American rapper Mr. Envi'. The EP was released on July 27, 2018, by his record label Southern Stisles Records and distributed by Symphonic Distribution Symphonic Distribution is a digital music distribution ...

'' – 2018

Compilations

*''

The Recap ''The Recap'' is a compilation album by rapper Mr. Envi'. It was released on January 7, 2014, by Tate Music Group, then later re-released under his own brand. Track listing #Back It Off (featuring Jeramie of TRT) — 3:00 #I'mma Boss &mda ...

'' – 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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