Reinventing gangster rap Emonsta
Emond Franklin (born June 21 1991), better known by his stage name Edmonsta, is an American rapper born in the crime-infested West Bank neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana. Edmonsta started his life off with a struggle. At 8 weeks old, his father permanently departed the family, leaving Edmond's mother to give all parental rights to her sister because she was unable to raise a third child on her own. His Aunt raised him to be the man he is today. "I call her mother to this day. My aunt made sure I had what I needed even though she was struggling. She made sure I went to school, made sure I was making good grades. My aunt always came an got me out of trouble when I in trouble". Emondsta found his true love producing music. "There's nothing like it", He says. Passionately driven to fulfill his dreams, Edmond knew music was his future and felt he had something incredibly powerful to share with the world. At the young age of ...