Since gracing the pages of our Styles Ahead issue back in September (Issue 77, True Originals feature, pg98) as part of the GFC collective, Bronx emcee Mickey Factz has been gaining momentum in the rap game with a relentless presence on the scene and on the web. As “The Voice” of GFC, Mickey has made it clear that he’s not going anywhere, anytime soon…so get used to him.

Drawing the inevitable comparisons to Lupe Fiasco and Kanye West for his intelligent yet playful wordsmanship, and a knack for staying laced up from the ground up, Factz is displaying the growth, creativity, and universal appeal that many New York hip-hop artists have seemed incapable of. With his latest opus, Heaven’s Fallout, Mickey promises to whet the collective appetite of a starving hip-hop community.

With previous efforts, Mickey has traveled to the past and the future, but he’s back in the “now” with this one. Spitting daggers over some familiar, and not-so familiar, arrangements from the worlds of rock, alternative, and electronica, Factz makes light work of an intimidating beatstorm, and manages to keep it undeniably hip-hop. Heaven’s Fallout allows us to excavate the mind of a conflicted, young man on the verge of success, questioning the strength of family ties, the authenticity of friendships, and the bonds formed in romance. Along the way, he takes time to thoughtfully address the state of hip-hop and the fickle clamoring of the streets, never neglecting his signature shit-talking and dexterous flow. With Heaven’s Fallout, Mickey Factz has raised the bar for the mixtape circuit, and has dug his Supra sneakers a little deeper into hip-hop’s soil. Visit www.gfcny.com to download Heaven’s Fallout for free! Konichiwa Bitches!