As of Saturday afternoon, Prime Example is officially signed to Nickel City Records! They're an independent label based in downtown Buffalo, NY and setting their eyes on changing the scene. We're happy to join the team already consisting of KooliE High, Natural Ingredients, Brett Michael, BIG T the MC, and producers Jace Beats and Jake Freeman! We're stacking the team and you can expect our next wave is coming soon.

We're thrilled to announce another show right in our own neighborhood! The Hertel Lounge, 1669 Hertel Avenue, Buffalo, March 14th, 2013 at 10PM! 21+ with valid ID, NO COVER, and plenty of cheap drinks to get the good times flowing. Come early for some intro spins by resident DJ, DJ Chuck Fee, followed by some flavor from our friends Natural Ingredients. We'll be hitting the stage and keeping you chill the rest of the night!

We had a great time on Friday night at The Forvm in Amherst, NY. We saw a lot of familiar faces and we're glad y'all keep coming out to check out our live set. It was great to share the stage with our friends Type:Relevant once again, as well as some other local artists. To your left you'll find a performance of our very first track, "Bringin' It Back", set to a revamped beat by Buffalo's own Thrice Third.

We're looking to book more shows in the coming weeks and months. In addition, keep your eyes peeking back as we're hoping to announce some merchandise to be available soon.

To your left, you'll find a direct link to a live performance from our last show on December 15 at The Tudor Lounge in Buffalo. This track is one of our latest, "The Take Off", off of the Modern Marvels EP. We're thankful for everyone that took the time out of their pre-Christmas plans to head out to Franklin St and catch our live hip hop flavor. We were fortunate enough to share the stage with our good friends Type:Relevant and also got to perform every single track off of our EP.

Next up: We're at The Forvm in Amherst, NY in the Toni Pepperoni/AMC Theater's plaza on Maple Road on January 25th. Tickets are $10, available either via Pre-Sale (you can hit us up on Twitter, Facebook or via our contact page to request tickets) or they will also be sold at the door for the same amount. We know it's a steep price tag, but you'll be getting shuffled performances all night long featuring a handful of other acts, including our boys Type:Relevant. Come on out and support!

Tonight (or this morning, I guess!) we're proud to announce we've released our debut EP, "Modern Marvels"! We're so proud of what we've been able to accomplish in a little under a year. We know 2013 only has better things ahead. Thank you for the support to everyone out there tweeting, sharing, streaming, and downloading, it means everything!

Head on over to the music section to check out all the new flavors for your ears!

- Real Hip Hop -

We're excited to finally be able to present to you our first single from our debut EP Modern Marvels, "Superhero". We filmed the video during steve0bvious' birthday weekend in October. It was a lot of fun and thanks for everyone who came out to help our brother celebrate, you're well represented throughout the video.

We're all about kickin it,, relaxing, and making music because we love it. This one's for anyone who just wants to enjoy life and have a good time.. Welcome to 2012, we are the next generation.

If you like what you see, do us a solid and hit the "share" button on the video above.

Provided for you here is a look from our show last Saturday, November 3rd at DBGB's on Allen St in Buffalo. We had a great time supporting our friend Eugene Pixley and got to spend some quality time with the best of Buffalo's producers. We're looking forward to getting more work in with some of these guys in the future.

^^Videos from all of our shows thus far are available on the shows page. Head over there and check out the others.. but in the meantime, enjoy "12 Til Infinity (feat. Thrice Third, Live at DBGB's)"

Have you been having issues with the music section? Thanks to those that wrote us through the contact section to let us know about the problems. Everything should be working better.. but if not, please let us know!

Thank you to everyone who came out on Saturday night at DBGB's downtown on Allen St. We helped raise some money for our friend Eugene Pixley's medical costs, and we got many of Buffalo's hip hop legends together in one place to put on a great show. We were honored to share the stage with producers and emcees we take influence from in our own music. It truly was a night to remember. Video from our performance of "12 Til Infinity", remixed by the one and only A.L. Third, also known as Thrice Third, will be posted to the shows section in the next few days. Keep checking back if you didn't make it out Saturday night!

We celebrated steve0bvious' birthday this weekend, and also had the opportunity to get in a video shoot for our lead single off of the upcoming EP, Modern Marvels - "Superhero". We can't wait to release our first music video and get the EP to all of your loyal ears.

Modern Marvels will be releasing in the coming weeks. We've got a few more tracks to finish up, and then we'll be ready. Are you?

We're happy to announce another opportunity to catch us live! On Saturday, November 3rd, we'll be joining our friends Tone @tlas, Ajent O, A.L. Third, Covert, Specill K, and more on stage at DBGB's for their producer showcase. There is a $5 cover, but proceeds are going straight to help medical costs of our friend Eugene Pixley of Lancaster, NY. Come out, hear some of Buffalo's best live hip hop, and support an amazing cause at the same time. We definitely hope everyone can come out!

In addition, toward the end of the night there will be an opportunity for open mic. If you think you have what it takes to step up and spit it with these guys, come on out and give it a shot!

Head over to the shows page to check out video from all three of our shows thus far. These videos have been redesigned to load better with slower connections, so nobody should see any lag now. In addition, we've added two videos from our show at Nietzsche's featuring our tracks "Bringin' It Back" as well as "Badam", which will be featured on our upcoming EP, "Modern Marvels". Stay tuned, we're hoping to have the EP out in the next couple of weeks! Bookmark, Follow, and Like to keep up to speed on everything we're bringing at you leading up to this major release!

First of all, a big thank you goes out to everyone who came out to Nietzsche's on Allen this past Thursday. We had a hell of a time playing for all of you, and we couldn't be more proud to share the stage with some of our friends and collaborators. Big thank you to Buffalo's own DJ Optimus Prime for coming by and cutting it up live during our show. We loved having Ideal of our friends Natural Ingredients in the house and hopping up on stage to lay down our track "Critical Levels" for everyone down on Allen. Other big thank yous to Curt, Mason, Keith Concept, Type Relevant, and Second Trip for making the show as great as it was!

For all those that couldn't make it out - we better see you next time! For now, head over to the music section to stream and download live audio from Thursday night's show!

Keep checking back for video from the show in the coming days..

For those who follow ReverbNation, Prime Example is currently sitting at #5 in all of Buffalo for their Hip-Hop genre. We've been fluctuating between #6 and #7 for some time now, so this is quite an accomplishment for the entire team and we're extremely thankful for everyone viewing, listening, and of course - coming back for more. Keep showing the love and we'll keep doing our thing. Sound like a deal?

We know you have many ways to reach us.. Facebook, Twitter, Reverb, etc. But check out the contact page - you can reach us directly for just about anything. We love hearing from you, take a look!

Don't forget to take a look at our Social Side Bar ->>>>

We've got links to our Twitter, Facebook, ReverbNation, and YouTube. All four members of Prime Example are actively tweeting and updating you from Facebook, so if you give us a follow or friend us, we'll be sure you get all of our latest updates the moment we can share them with you. Then again, I suppose you could always head back here, right?

Hey all, head over to the music section to download or stream our latest joint, "Broken Safety", with Iron Mic and MarcMostro on the track with production by JoeLocus. Rappers ain't safe anymore...

Today also marks the first day this website is open for public viewing. Take a look around and let us know what you think!

We're so stoked to announce we'll be joining Type:Relevant and Second Trip on stage at Nietzsche's next Thursday, October 4th. It's a 21+ show, and it'll start about 10PM. We'd love for you to come check us out.

We've been hard at work recording our last few tracks for our debut EP, Modern Marvels. We're aiming for this time in October to unleash our newest creations on you all - we know you're going to love it. As soon as we have a concrete date, we'll let y'all know. In the meantime, how are you enjoying Chronicle I? Feel free to drop us a line about it in the contact section..

All of our tracks to date are now available for streaming or downloading on the music page, including our latest, "12 Til Infinity". Select tracks are over other artists' beats, and are denoted as necessary. Those without denotation are original beats by our own JoeLocus and IronMic. Keep an eye out, our EP is coming reaaaal soon.

We had a great show at Krudmart down on Grant St. in Buffalo last night. Thanks to all who came out to show their support, we really appreciate the love. Head over to the shows section to watch a clip from last night's show, as well as from our previous show at Club 55. More photos and videos from these events are coming soon, so keep a look out.

We've just dropped our newest single, "Soul Cybernetics", for your listening pleasure. A bit of a different style; we hope you like it. Take a quick listen either by heading to the music section to stream or download the track as well as everything that has come before. If you haven't noticed, we've provided a player at the top of every page of the site so you can access our latest track anytime with ease.

Reverbnation Update: Keeping with the climb, P.E. sits at #21 on Buffalo's hip-hop charts. We're feeling all your love and support and we can't even begin to describe how good it feels. Keep listening, there's new music headed your way soon.

JUST ANNOUNCED: The Canal Fest Fresh Show, July 21st. Doors open at 9PM, show starts around 10PM. $5 to get in, 18 and up. It'll be a show you won't want to miss. We're excited to put on a live show for y'all, and to share the stage with some of Buffalo's greatest. Get ready for a line up including:

• Lake Efx
• Dan Martin & Mega
• Keith Concept
• Spec-iLL K
• Mic Kane
• Prime Example
• Inkredrible NES

This show takes place during Canal Fest as you can imagine, so hit up a local WNY staple and make your way down Main Street to Club 55 at the end of the night. You're gonna love what we have in store.

This is what we like to see, Buffalo. We're inching up the Buffalo, NY hip hop charts - currently residing at #53 in the region. Don't get the wrong idea - we don't do it for the numbers, we do it for the music and for the feedback. We'd take rank #1000 if it meant people were vibing and loving our stuff. Keep listening, keep sharing, let's put Buffalo on the map.