LOKNES Raised on the streets of Ft. Worth, Texas, Loknes was there during the time of the city’s darkest criminal years. Drugs, gangs and murder covered “Funkytown” in the late 80’s and early 90’s. One year, Fort Worth was named the deadliest city in the nation based on the number of people killed per 100,000 population. Born in 1983, Loknes moved from Texas to Florida for a few years before coming back to Fort Worth. After getting caught up in street life, Loknes found himself battling a murder change at a young age. With the case being dropped for lack of evidence, Loknes used this incident to rethink his lifestyle. To stay off the streets, Loknes turned to music and started rapping. “Going so hard people would call me a monster, I came up with the name Loknes”, he explains. After forming his own record label Grind 2 Shine Records, he met up with fellow artist Pimpsta. Well known regionally for his classic hit “Dickies & House Shoes”, Pimpsta was one o...
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