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lady caution M bliss creed jae laww R ock Ali is the youngest member of Concentration Camp. At just twenty years old, Rock has been 74 power circle W e started as a group group of solo rappers that wanted to make a dream team instead of going at each other; everybody fights in Philly, for whatever reason. So we decided to unify to become.a.strong movement some of us didn’t even like each other. For example, Ray Stizzy and I wanted to fight before the.group, but we decided to dead it for Philly. O and DB are part of us too. We even have a female. battle rapper named Melato Black. We’re all different; none of us are the same. None of us rap the same; we are different; we are gritty and raw. We do us, and we win. elato Black is an artist and battle rapper from Camden, NJ. Prior to battle rap, Melato recorded two studio albums, as well as worked with notable artists and performed at some of the TriState’s biggest venues. The Traphouse Philly league is Melato Black’s home league, however home is also the Traphouse New Jersey league, of which she is an owner and partner. Melato has battled for leagues such as Supreme Rap League in Richmond, Virginia, N.O.C Battle League in New Jersey, and the T.I.P Battle League in Norristown, Pennsylvania. Melato is scheduled for Queen of the Ring, March 9th for a blind match, Battle Rap Arena versus Trice on March 31st, Traphouse New Jersey’s grand opening on May 24th, ENJ Battlegrounds on May 30th, and WBL in June of 2014