BigStat
Hartford, Connecticut, United States | Established. Jan 01, 2009 | SELF
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Big Stat (twitter.com/bigstat) —No one in Connecticut's hip-hop scene works with bigger names than Big Stat. He recently completed a tour with legends Method Man and Redman and his latest mix CD, Don't Quit Your Day Job, is hosted by Redman as well. - Adam Bernard 09/08/2009
“It wasn’t just a decision I made overnight,” Big Stat says of going solo. “It was difficult, but down in my heart I knew it was the right decision for myself.” - Adam Bernard 01/22/09
Gary “Big Stat” Monteleone is only 25 and has already proven himself as a rising artist in the music industry.
He’s has been featured in national magazines, has had major radio airplay and even toured with Method Man and Redman - Jenna Hagist 10/13/2009
Non-hip-hop influence: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Why he's a fan: "They're honest with their lyrics, whether they're talking about drug addictions or whatever. I also pay attention to their melodies and the way they construct their songs. - Adam Bernard The Fairfield County Weekly 01/28/2010
On Don’t Quit Your Day Job the Connecticut emcee bears his life and thoughts for his listeners to take in, the good the bad and all points in-between. Showing a sincere passion and drive that many artist spend countless hours trying to manufacture - C. Blak 01/01/2010
"Wait a minute, Back to the real, this is the real Got my man Pete Rock on the wheels of steel, hold up the card, this is that is not rap, this is Bigstat and I'm out like that" - KRSOne
"He got the new thing out...Make sure you go copp
Support real HipHop" - The God Rakim
"This is the shit right here...Don't Quit Your Day Job baby, the mixtapoe right here! plus my dude is on the road with us , so you know he gots to get it in, You gots to get it in...Get this motherf*cking hot CD" - Redman
"Don't Quit Your Day Job" is a GREAT CD
Fucking good ass music " - Ralphie May
"This is Tony Starks check it out I got my man Bigstat right here, You heard...Don't Quit Your Day Job is the new mixtape hosted by Redman. It's my WORD" - WuTang's Own GhostFace Killah
"Yo...You know the procedure, Bigstat (Nah mean) Don't Quit Your Day Job (ni**as)hosted by motherf*cking Redman my dude from Jersey...It's the mixtape for the Streets" - West Coast Rapper and 1/4 of Slaughter House Crooked I
"No one other than Trife Diesel New York's bad bum - I'm f*cking with my man Bigstat" - TrifeAlmighty
"Whem traveling across the country I put one CD in and that's my boy Bigstat - Don't Quit Your Day Job hosted by Redman- Are you serious? Put that s*it in again" - Jo Koy
Discography
BigStat featuring Jordan Meyer - "PAIN"
BigStat featuring Kill The Alarm - "AGAINST THE GRAIN"
BigStat featuring Toussaint - "ROCKET FUEL"
BigStat featuring Dion Primo - "DREAM KILLER"
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Gary Monteleone (born April 25, 1984), better known by his stage name BigStat, is an
American hip hop artist,record producer, and studio engineer. In 2008 BigStat went on a national
tour with Hip Hop artists Method Man & Redman, Termanology and Rapper Big Pooh from hip
hop group Little Brother. In 2009 he continued to tour with Method Man & Redman and Ghostface
Killah from the Wu Tang Clan. Performing at sold out venues fromBest Buy Theater in Times
Square to House of Blues in Hollywood.
In the summer of 2009 Hip Hop Legend Krs-One did a freestyle at the Rock the bells festival
introducing BigStat. Shortly after on Labor Day of 2009 BigStat released his debut mixtape titled
Dont Quit Your Dayjob hosted by Redman. BigStat later toured as a special guest
alongside Ghostface Killah and Sheek Louch of The Lox in 2010. BigStat later released a video of
behind the scenes tour footage over a song titled Dreamkiller featuring Dion Primo.
In 2011 BigStat released his first official single titled Pain; a heartfelt song going into detail about
the murder of his mother. The song debuted on Hartford's radio station Hot 93.7 Wzmx. The
Music Video Debuted on 50 Cent'sThisis50 website, and Later that day BigStat performed Pain live
on Fox 61 News to raise awareness about Domestic Violence. Later that year BigStat performed
several shows alongside Eminem's newest supergroupSlaughterhouse. BigStat Ended the year off
performing in the Hot 93.7 Jingle Jam Cypher alongside Drake and Wiz Khalifa in front of 20,000
fans at the XL Center in Hartford CT.
In 2012 BigStat gained national attention freestyling live with The Roots on the Late night with
Jimmy Fallon Show. While performing he gained the attention of Regis Philbin gaining BigStat
several shout outs from Regis during his interview. In April of 2012 BigStat released the viral 2am
Marriot Cypher with Method Man. The video gained 250,000 views in a week across the internet
and was featured on sites such as hiphopdx,worldstarhiphop, rapradar, and defsounds. BigStat is
Currently working on his first Solo album titled Heart of a Lion the release date is TBA.
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