“Everything I touch - I want it to go platinum, “ explains Lil’ Mac (A.K.A. Miguel Mc Cray).

And going platinum isn’t that far-fetched, especially considering the recent success of the Louisiana native debut single, “Parlayin’ Til the Break of Dawn” - featuring Little Ke-Ke and Slim Thug.

“Growing up in Ferriday, Louisiana (a small town, located an hour from New Orleans), we didn’t hear a lot of music. All I would do was write poetry about the stuff I went through, tough stuff - things only God could keep me strong through, “ recalls Lil’ Mac,” and then, I was introduced to rap music from hanging out in the streets and then moving to Houston. That’s when I knew-the music was all I needed.”

So, equipped with a lifetime’s worth of lyrics, twenty-three year old Lil’ Mac, joined up with the “Texas hit men” - producers, Jaime, Solo, and Bird (to name a few) and relied on them to bring the hard-hitting beats that would eventually collaborate into the birth of From the Cracks to the Stacks, Lil’ Mac’s forthcoming, 15 -track, debut project, on LockDown Records.

From “Dead Homies” - a moving tribute to “soldiers from the streets” who have passed on and “I’m a Fool For You” - a tale of being blinded by love to “Do Yo’ Thang” - an updated cover of super producer and artist, the late Roger Troutman’s 1980’s hit: Lil’ Mac shows his strengths in his skill and versatility as a lyricist, a poet and a grad - A contender as a next big hit to come from Da’ Dirty South.

As a newcomer to the rap industry, is he really to carry such a powerful title, so early in the game?

“I’m ready and I’m coming to take over, proclaims Lil Mac.
And from the sound of things… his throne is in the making