Mao Tosi hits the ground running and he won’t stop. Too much is on the line. Too many of our youth would be left behind. Too much progress has been made to let a few small setbacks deflate his larger than life dream.Mao is a household name in the Alaskan community. Raised in Anchorage, the East Highschool graduate made a name for himself by excelling in athletics, particularly basketball and football. “Being involved in sports kept me out of a lot of trouble,” he says. After highschool, he attended Butler Community College and the University of Idaho where he continued to play football. After college, he was drafted into the NFL where he had a short stint with the Arizona…

Pen and paper have become a way of life for many rappers in the industry however, Jerremy Santacrose AKA AKream of Arctic Flow Records, doesn’t allow the lines of college ruled paper to restrict his creativity. After more than 15 years of rapping, sculpting his lyrical skills and nearly perfecting his craft, Akream has reached the point of paper-free song creation; a level of a ingenious that even the best fall short of. Making an exception to the rule that "practice makes perfect, "he has discovered his own recipe for musical success. The combination of his natural ability to flow, real everyday experiences, and an authentic yet exclusive style is what separates this artist from the rest. At first glance…