The city of Union in South Carolina has a population of 8,211 people. The racial makeup of the town is 56.48% White, 42.12% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.05% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Within this small population, God created Doug Beaty aka CIXATE, and a future leader of Hip-Hop was born. CIXATE’s childhood consisted of soul music, strong family ties, drug dealing, black suppression, and southern politics.

CIXATE cultivated his Hip-Hop skillset from memorizing lyrics from the Ghetto Boys, Scarface, Tupac, Snoop, & Notorious B.I.G. CIXATErhyming ability mesmerized his family members and sparked instant excitement from his local community. During his high school years, CIXATE heavily invested in his rap career and created an in-house recording studio. During these times the passion of CIXATE illuminated his raw talent for being a lyrical poet and rhyme slayer.

CIXATE received an invitation from a Def Jam Music label representative regarding featuring him on a major live performance show. CIXATE initially felt the opportunity was a blessing, however, it turned out to be a nightmare. CIXATE paid for the performance slot, plane tickets, & hotel for the event. The promoter scammed CIXATE and several other hard-working artists. The live event never happened and this moment became the gift and curse CIXATE needed to fuel beyond his pain. CIXATEre-established his finances and constructed a new blueprint for his Hip-Hop future. CIXATE launched his record label, hired staff, and became open for business in 2017.

CX8 Multimedia Group is the pure American Dream of Doug Beaty, and it operates several business ventures. The cool Millennial factor of CIXATE is that he’s six foot eight inches in height and his presence looms immensely over the Hip-Hop scene in South Carolina. CIXATEreleased his critically acclaimed debut single “I’m A King” in 2018 on all major digital platforms. The lead single “I’m A King” garnered immediate success online, and his Spotify audience extends to over 15 countries. The single has generated over 50,000 digital music streams including Spotify and Pandora. As a child, his parents would always tell him “you walk and talk as a KING.” CIXATE is fulfilling that prophecy and is the New Age Millennial Music KXNG.

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