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M R. M I D A S “THE MIDAS TOUCH” Rappers have always been rhyming about hustling, living in the ghetto and the perils of street life since the dawn of hip-hop. But what distinguishes Midas, the newest star to rise from the west coast , is his unique approach to tackling these subjects with a wit and charm and not to mention honesty matched only by the greats. Midas neither boastfully brags about his mothers’ drug addiction or his fathers’ absence, nor does he preach at his listeners while lecturing them to live righteously. Instead, his lyrics are laced with “been there done that” sentiment that implies there is life beyond the block. “ The hardest part of my life was coming of age. I’ve lived in some of the roughest “hoods” in the world. Crack affected my life as much as anyone else. Both my parents got addicted just like my friends parents and we became a sort of “abandoned nation” because of it. When I was little, no one ever captured what I was going through. I had no one...