Tact grew up listening to hip hop in his early teen years after the
heavy influence of hip hop hit the nation with groups like Poetic Ammo
and Too Phat leading the scene. With the mad love for Hip-Hop going
strong , Tact tried everything hip hop from break dancing to graffiti
only to realize that the microphone was what he worked best with.
Starting off with only a Rm10 PC Microphone and the downloaded version
of Fruity Loops, Tact recorded tracks with rappers across the globe via
the internet and participated in key style rap battles. Having won the
battles he participated in, networks were built and affiliations with
rappers around the country were formed and a collective from Penang
consisting of Shark, Potentialz and Rude Mack joined forces with Tact to
form the infamous Illinguists who were responsible for the track
“Supafly” which gained recognition among the local listeners. Tact who
by then had moved to the city, Kuala Lumpur form his home town in Teluk
Intan, Perak established himself as an underground rapper who was hungry
for recognition which soon came through as it did for many other local
rappers through Astro Hitz.Tv’s Blast Off. Leading the now defunct
group, Rapsody to the semi-final Tact then knew that if he was going to
strive in the local scene, he was going to do it by himself as a solo
artist.
Having performed in numerous shows/gigs/clubs , Tact found a
new dimension in the music business by producing tracks and running a
home based recording studio. Early this year, the need for diversifying
revenue from the music business diverted Tact’s attention to the
business side of the game and a sub-publishing agreement deal was signed
with one of the major publishing companies. Tact founded the recently
erected TACT RECORDS and does the publishing for artists signed to the
label
Apart from the business, Tact is also one of the nations
top freestyle battle MC’s. He is now the MC to beat, having won
tournaments such as TYGS (Think You Got Skillz), KL Slam Jam, and The
Illestcipher(Singapore).