Akrobatik jumps through hoops for nobody. As a decade-in-the making stalwart of independent hip-hop’s realest echelon, he backslaps chat room rap phonies spawning in his wake. And when he sails through the mainstream with his daily gig on Boston’s jiggy JAM’N 94.5, he does it on his own terms. In Ak’s words, he’s an MC who went to private school but will publicly execute you.

"The hardest working man in local hip hop", said Seven Days VT, BURNTmd, originally from Brooklyn, New York now lives in Burlington, Vermont where he has received a huge amount of media recognition for his contribution to Vermont hip hop culture. Dubbed MD, or Microphone Doctor, BURNTmd can be very creative, inspiring, and intense at the same time. With the production and talent of many different artists contributing to the Growth Till Death movement, GTD has been able to establish itself as a premier entertainment company in New England.