Rapper/Songwriter Langston “Unplugg3d” Faulk was born on May 4th, 1984 in Lafayette, Louisiana. Raised in a rough environment, Langston, at a young age, was exposed to the harsh realities of life. Being surrounded by a heavy dose of drugs, prostitution, and violence, Langston looked for various ways at getting his mind off of all the negativity that surrounded him. He joined his school’s basketball & track teams, which helped, but it did not take him to that place of personal satisfaction. At the age of 10, his teacher entered his entire class into a national poem writing contest for young Americans. To his surprise, Langston’s poem was selected as one of the winners and was published in a national book for young poets. From that moment forward, that sparked a confidence in Langston that has not been seen until now.
Throughout his middle & high school years, Langston continued to write poetry, but was intrigued at the melody and rhyming pattern of various singers and rappers in the music industry. “My teenage years were very difficult for me. I did not know who I wanted to be. However, I used music as inspiration and guidance”. Langston grew fond of one artist in particular, Lil Wayne. “In my opinion, just seeing him grow from a youth to the legend he is today is very inspirational. It showed me that artist from Louisiana can do great things in the global, yet ever changing music industry.”
Fast forward a decade later, Langston has graduated from college with his Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management and after many professional and personal struggles, Langston is ready to tackle, embrace and showcase what he calls his passion. “I’m ready for others to hear my story, to learn from my mistakes and create their own path.” Choosing the name “Unplugg3d” was one of the easiest decisions he’s had to make. The name Unplugg3d symbolizes silence. Langston recently said, “My whole life I’ve felt like I was talking and no one was listening. So now, I feel like it’s time for me to Unplug myself. I’ve been having the headphones to my inner thoughts on for too long. Now it’s time for me to unplug the headphones and let the world hear what I have to say.” Unplugg3d’s music has been described by numerous DJ’s, artist, and fans as smooth r & b rap. “I’m not a gangsta rapper and I am not a singer. I am that in between artist. I am like a gumbo. I mix a little bit of Lil Wayne, Trey Songz, and LL Cool J into one person,” joked Unplugg3d.
Presently, Unplugg3d resides in Houston, Texas. He is currently working with various producers and artist on his second mixtape entitled “The Perception: Reloaded”. “This mixtape will define who I am as a person and as an artist. I have a grown and sexy mentality and I want to expose that to the young adults of this world.” With a determined work ethic, humble spirit and business mind frame, Unplugg3d is ready, willing and able to do great things in the music industry. He knows that it can’t be done all by himself, so he is constantly surrounding himself with individuals who bring a positive energy into his life. “The path to success is a long road. But it is not a dead end. That’s a never ending road with many pot holes but also many blessings. It’s all about learning from your struggles and counting your blessings.” So get your pop corn ready and welcome to the Grown & Sexy show.
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