
Larry McCoy was Born in Brooklyn, January 14, 1982. In the 80's
there were many drug problems that his father fell victim to and wasn't
around for most of his life. His mother moved him to Holland,
Amsterdam at the age of 5 to get away from the dangerous New York
environment. She passed away when he was 9 years old from a disease
known as sickle cell anemia. His grandmother raised him and is a huge
inspiration in his writing.
Growing up without either parent was the cause of his trials
and tribulations. He hung out with the wrong crowd who were all about
hustling. In his early teens, he witnessed the death of his
best friend. While his best friend entered his building to get something
for Larry, an airplane crashed into his building. Being left with the
feeling of withdrawn, was the cause of bad grades in school.
At the age of 14, he briefly moved to Aruba where his
cousin enticed him into rapping. Larry then became "Magic Eyez". They
later formed a crew and moved to New York. The crew had a deal pending
with Lightyear Records (Chris Webber was signed to as well) but the
label folded. As a crew they performed at many club venues in Brooklyn
such as The Ark and Manhattan such as Speed along with many other
venues. Due to disagreements about the future endeavors, the crew
split and Magic Eyez decided to go solo.
Magic Eyez decided to create his own label known as TNM
Records (The New Movement) with his partner O.C. (Night Vision Inc). He started working on a new project
known as "A Real Album". Working with artists such as Cedric and
Latisha Van Simon, he recorded some of his album in Amsterdam where he
grew up for inspiration. He got huge recognition when performing in
venues such as Ministry, Melkweg along with radio stations when
promoting the project. He was able
to capture a huge following in NYC with melodic beats and thought
provoking rhymes performing at many open mics shows and competitions and club venues such as Promenade,China club, Club Duvet and many more.
Magic Eyez and team created talent showcases for talented artists such
as himself to be able to perform in various venues in front of
reputable industry representatives.
Larry McCoy is an ambitious and determined individual in
both his personal life and music career. Magic Eyez is focused on his
new album "Retail Value" set to release december 8th with hits like "She Say" "Lose your love" & "Stepping stone" just to name a few will all be available for free download. Be sure to also check out his free mix tape "No Gun Talks"