MANNY

Manuel "Handyman" Ramos, a young man self-proclaimed kid still wants to go back to Virginia Beach, where he grew up. Born in Brooklyn, he is no stranger to travel. He now resides in Tampa, FL, his home for only 3 yrs; but still, this is his home. Just like he did back in VA, he writes and performs poetry and hip hop. He also produces them. Being a producer and mc, "you have to leave beats and rhymes a lil' incomplete to allow them to complete each other." And there it started. He has collaborated with underground artists throughout Virginia and Tampa Bay and also those artists who just "pass through" or "just landed" from Bronx, Brooklyn, and the Bahamas, to Texas, New Jersey and Philly. Being 23 with a vast repertoire and gift for spoken word, he has grown to become a host as well, hosting such events as "Say Word," in St. Pete, FL and "The Spot," an earlier venue located in Ybor City. With his first executively produced project, "Chrome and Butter" due to drop within months, Handyman is in the process of releasing a string of albums afterward, starring Tampa Bay's hottest spoken word artists. One of which will be his and his girlfriend, Masiel's, debut duet album, The Skeetery, featuring poetry, hip hop, and r&b. He says Prophetic Omenz is the art of seeing visions of the future, which he of course hasn't mastered, but feels like he doesn't have to. Manny's solo album Manual Labor is set to drop any minute. Which to him means that you probably haven't heard from him in a minute, or of him at all. But don't worry, The Neighborhood PO is watching…