South Florida Collective All $aints Mafia Get Personal
An idea fruiting off of an inspiring documentary and the desire to create quality art, All Saints Mafia was coined overnight by three dedicated musicians, Eliaj, God Bless Urban, and Dwain King, who take advantage of their experience working with live instrumentation and incorporating it into their sound and music.
All Saints Mafia came together overnight. It formed out of a genuine connection between friends who shared the same vision to provide people with genuine and authentic sounds through testing the limits with traditional hip hop and experimental sounds.
Inspired by his father’s accomplishments in the music industry and love for music, Eliaj started playing the drums when he was 2 years old. A extremely knowledgable musician with the knowledge to create beats with a rhythmical narratives, Eliaj came a long way since releasing his first mix on Soundcloud. A well-rounded musician, Eliaj takes part in the full creation process; from producing his own beats, writing his own tracks, mixing and mastering. He has released his debut album, Runaway EP, on July 31st, incorporating his rock influence with his pop rap style.
Urban comes from a long line of musicians. Inspired by his grandfather and father, Urban is a pianist and a percussionist. Prior to being a saint, he was the dummer of Exit 47, a Florida rock band. He started dabbling into hiphop over a decade ago after learning how to navigate an audio work station and getting mixed in the Broward music scene. Stimulated by the achievements of his friends, Urban started working on his first album, Utopia, which came out originally in 2018 on Soundcloud and recently re-released on other platforms with an additional bonus track. The album introduces Urban’s instrumentalized sound and structured rhythmical lyricism.
Prior to embracing rap, King was in Jazz band as an alto saxophonist. He ventured into hiphop in 2013 after downloading the “I Am T-Pain” Auto-Tune and Recording App and receiving positive feedback from his peers; however, he didn’t get serious about music until he met Urban at Hard Rock. The two clicked instantly chatting about music, and once he heard what Urban had been working on, he was mind blown. Together, they worked on cultivating and developing King’s sound into who he is today. King released his debut project, Near Zenith, on July 17th introducing his auto-tune centric melodic chord based style and expressing a collections of his thoughts, experiences, and aspirations.
Merging together effortlessly, the three rappers have cultivate a unique sound for the collective. King’s melodies, Eliaj’s sonic composition, and Urban’s polyphony blends to produce the state-of-the-art underground Broward sound with a cohesiveness pronounced during the transitions.
All Saints Mafia bounce off each other with their different vibes, united with the goal to not only create music but deliver a message and produce tracks that fans can relate to despite the cryptic wording.
All Saints Mafia have a lot in the works currently. From working on more music and dropping an All Saints Mafia album to building their brand through merchandising and working pretty exclusive designs.
The collective is also on the lookout for new members who they can assist in developing their artistry, expanding their craft, and hone on their skills. Basically, someone they can take to the next level.
“All $aints mafia is an inspirational vibe. Story of our fucked up life and at the same time our aspiration and goals in ingrained into our songs.”
Dwain King
“We’re gonna take the beat and use it as a weapon at war.”
God Bless Urban
“So many people wanna push for numbers, we make music because we want to make music. Music that people want to listen to collectively. We really want to create not just a fanbase, but a community.”
Eliaj
Listen to All Saints Mafia debut single “Roll” here.
