Biography
#BARLIFE Inc.
Be A Real Life Influence For Everyone (#BARLIFE) Inc. is more than just a label and company. It is a movement for the betterment of music, people, and life within itself. Established in the year 2017, #BARLIFE Inc. was presented by artist L. Dot®. It consists of other artists by the name of Menace, Honey B, R&B sensation Tanee, apparel, publishing, and artist development.
The company was designed to give others the hope that they too can go from nothing to something, just from the slightest influence. The clothing line of #BARLIFE Inc. has several different collections; #BARLIFE Inc., #BARLIFE B.A.D.D.I.E.Z (Beautiful And Divine Divas In EssenceZ), P.O.M.E(Product Of My Environment), and #BARLIFE Kidz. The clothing line is meant for the people, so there will be more collections as the brand expands.
ARTISTS OF #BARLIFE INC
Leon C Hinton (born on March 21st, 1984), better known as L. Dot®, is an American hip hop recording artist currently residing in Killeen, Texas by way of District of Columbia. He is birthed by his mother, Raynell Hinton, and his father, Cornell Lartman.
Starting music at the age of 8 years old, L. Dot® went by the previous name Young Phenom. He was known for battle rap and freestyle. In June 2002, he then joined the United States Army in the Field Artillery element and was assigned to Ft. Hood, Texas (Killeen, Texas area). During that time, he was with a group called Full Deck Records. At that time, L. Dot® was married and begin to put his music on hold for his family. At the time with music on pause, he still would write songs but not record them. During his two tours in Iraq and time in the military, he would do battles and freestyles here and there to keep his “skills” sharpened. During that period, he went thru a divorce on April 2011.
With music still on hold, L. Dot® had many obstacles. From 2006-2014, he has been in near death situations, faced probation time, and had to bury his 2nd daughter. With nowhere to turn at that point, he felt that life was lost. His friends and family that knew him well, knew of his capabilities in music, especially with his craft being influential. So, they encouraged L. Dot® to get back into what he loves and to not hold back.
With L. Dot® being a retiree of the military, and father of 4 children; including 1 adopted and one deceased, he has taken his past experiences and put his pain into music. His first mixtape "Back To The Basics" was an 11 track mixtape released on January 1st, 2017. Some songs included on it was "Get Out Of My Way", "Goodbye (A Tribute to “Lenni”)", and "F*** Love". On January 27th, 2017, he released an eight-track EP album titled “Society’s Product", which featured his fans' favorites “Day Ones” and “Pipe Down”.
He is for certain that music is a passion of his and it tells a story of who he is, where he has been and where he is planning on going. Outside of creating music and writing his reflections, he also enjoys spending time with his family and friends, bowling, and riding his motorcycle. Some of his musical idols are Cassidy, Joyner Lucas, Nas, Papoose, Kendrick Lamar, Notorious B.I.G (R.I.P), and Big L (R.I.P).
Affiliates:
South Side Live Click
Evermore Alliance
Dropthebeat.tv
Menace (a.k.a Menace 424) - C.O.O/Artist
Born: Quentez Thompson 6/23/85 in
Clairton Pennsylvania.
Early life: Growing up in “The C” as its called it was rough and you had to have tough skin to survive the things thrown at you. Coming from a musical background Menace was raised around music his whole life having family that raps, sings and djs it’s been in him since he was young. In high school he was a standout football player at Clairton even playing in Pennsylvania’s second biggest all star game. He graduated in 2003 and went on to work in the mill industry like his grandfather before him.
The setback: In 2007 his oldest son was killed by his mothers boyfriend and he momentarily lost sight of music and life itself finding himself in shoot outs and other wreck-less things.
The Comeback: In late 2015 Menace moved to Texas to start fresh and find new beginnings and he stated it had been the best decision he’s made in a long time. In 2017 he happened to run into L. Dot at a showcase and he matched the drive Menace had and pulled the music back out of him.
The Present: Menace is #BARLIFE and WE are the FUTURE. Watch US work #MENACE #COO
Joani “Honey B” Johnson, (24) was born in Waco Texas September of 1993. Shortly after her first birthday day, her family relocated to Austin Tx. In forth grade, Honey B begin writing poems and short stories as an hobby which eventually turned into songs. After graduating in 2011, Honey B began recording music, but it wasn’t until 2017 when she began to realize her full potential and found her “own sound”. Shorty after releasing her EP “The Push Thru” in 2018, Honey B became First Lady of #BARLIFE INC.
Tashon “Tanee” Chamblee, born on April 17, 2000, was raised in Rockdale Tx. She started singing at the age of 5 in church. Singing was something that her family had grew up on and was something that Tanee family did to past up time. To Tanee, singing had become a passion and she began progressing her vocals by participating in talents shows and auditioning for major talent searches, such as “The Voice” & “Americans Got Talent”. In 2015 Tanee became affiliated with a group called T.R.U.T.H, which was based out of Taylor/Austin Texas area. T.R.U.T.H was not only a group, but a family that assisted her in learning more about music, vocal and writing skills. They conducted performances throughout most of Texas, to include Austin and Taylor, which in turn lead them to be opening acts for artists like T.I and Adrian Marcel. Although T.R.U.T.H had come to a halt, that did not stop the group from venturing off to continue their journey individually. With a few months passing, Tanee decided to continue on working on her craft, with the help love and support from Honey B. This has excelled Tanee to becoming apart of #BARLIFE, and has plans to continue her journey with being a tremendous R&B Artist that she has grown into and continues to grow into.