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Albert Devon Tatmon, A.K.A. Oktayne, born in Berkley, CA – moving to Oakland as a youngster and long-time friend, Eugene “G-Funk” Bentley reunite to create his two-and-half-year project, “Self-Explanations,” released Feb. ’09 on iTunes, Rhapsody, Amazon, Napster and other online stores. During the long production time, Oktayne produced and released a mix tape, “Self-Explanatory, Vol. I,” self-published under the name, “The Publishing Kid” that sold over 1000 online downloads with little marketing on www.thatcrack.com. If listeners are into LL Cool J, Lupe Fiasco or Fabolous, they definitely want to listen to Oktayne. “The style of production originated from the musical roots I have, from the Dirty South to the Midwest to West Coast, to the East Coast but all the beats speak to you, letting you know I am what I say I am in my lyrics,” says Oktayne. Oktayne’s family moved him out of Oakland to Rodeo, CA when he was three-years-old. In Rodeo he fell in love with hip-hop in the early ‘9...