Over the past couple of years I have gotten to talk to him about various things and he is a gifted and talented emcee. He just released a video to his song called "Top of the World". The track is one that I know female and male alike can relate to and the video does a wonderful job telling the story!! I wish Pinpoint much success in his future endeavors and knowing the talent he possesses I'm sure that he will prosper!!
Here is Pinpoint's bio and some links to see other work by him.
No one could have known that the unconscious musical decisions of the parents of Baltimore native/G.H.G.H. member ‘Pinpoint’ would have Molded him into such a talented inspirational artist. This man has proven to be more than just your average local musician.
Born William Coleman, and dubbed Pinpoint due to his sharp, precise and accurate rhyming style, this artist has always been exposed to a variety of legendary song makers and classic old school hits because of his parents and their obsession with good music. Pinpoint started his musical mecca at a young age. His father, an avid music connoisseur, would constantly fill their home with the smooth sounds of Quincy Jones, Earth Wind and Fire, Earl Klugh, Anita Baker and The Temptations on a daily basis. His father is one to be regarded as a human ipod, in that, within the first few notes of a song playing, he can tell you the artist’s name, the name of the song, the name of the album the song was on, and the year it was released.
Pinpoint’s mother on the other hand, along with the rest of her side of the family used family functions were as their personal stage. At cookouts and other get-togethers, everyone was always singing and dancing to all of the soul classics. Raised up in a time frame where music was pure and somewhat of an escape from the cruel world.
Once Pinpoint started on his music career he had already developed a edge that a lot of Baltimoreans lack in the business….being humble and appreciating real music. Pinpoint was an avid Eminem and Notorious B.I.G. fan, during the first couple of years honing in on his career and mastering his craft. Many important connections with key players in his music career, Including Only and T.M.K.A.D. (both local rappers) that would shape opportunities to pave his way to greatness later down the line.
In 1999 Pinpoint was involved in the formation of H.B.C. (HellBoundClique) , a band of hungry lyrical artists (which included T.M.K.A.D.). Being Focused more on creating a solid and loyal fanbase via the up and coming social networks and uploading new music for anxious fans, were main priorities for the band of a dozen plus artists. Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, the group disbanded after a fall out between members proved to be the detrimental and H.B.C. was no more. During his time with H.B.C, Pinpoint was attending a local college, where he met and became associates with ONLY. There was a mutual respect formed between the two, as it related to their separate abilities. This connection would be very important later on for both emcees. After the tragedy of his group breaking up, Pinpoint needed fresh air in order to get back on track with his music .
After multiple failures with trying to rebuild what he had before with his label mates, and dabbling in other businesses ,Pinpoint finally came to a crossroads with his career. He and TMKAD Reached out to an old friend, Only , and Pinpoint hit the studio to start brainstorm on rebuilding the dream and got their heads back in the game. After a stint of networking and writing, both Pinpoint and TMKAD joined up with power house music label G.H.G.H. (Go Hard Go Home), which was an affiliate of The Spitters Club (a society of talented writers, producers and artists in the Baltimore area lead by Shaka Pitts and Only) H.B.C had died, and was no longer an appropriate name for this duo. Pinpoint and TMKAD wanted a name that better represented them as men and honest emcees, and as a result, Real Talk was born.
Pinpoint along with his partner was back on their grind, pushing out their first mixtape “Full Negrocity Vol. 1” shortly after establishing a foothold on the DMV music scene with attention grabbing singles like “Spittin” that features at least 10 of Baltimore’s own talented rappers, “My Freedom” and “ Respect Me”. Surprisingly, after the huge success of ‘Full Negrocity. Vol 1’ Pinpoint took a leap of faith and ventured out on his own to test the waters with his freshman solo mixtape ‘Sweet Tea and Hot Fries’ (released early 2012), which turned out to have the same success as his previous releases under the Real Talk brand. First debuting tracks from the anticipated mixtape at multiple shows around the DMV area, some fans thought the group had parted ways. Pinpoint cleared multiple rumors during interviews and has always made it clear that his partner T.M.K.A.D. would remain a partner. He was still featured on Pinpoints solo mixtape and several promotional items hints at a” Full Negrocity Vol 2” . The awaited release of Gummo (predicted but not set release date of May 18th, 2012) will be Pinpoint's follow up mixtape, and quite possibly the last one he releases before his debut album, which we expect to hear later this year. With so much success after so much trial and error in his lifetime, one thing that William ‘Pinpoint‘ Coleman has proven to his fans and himself is that he is a resilient man and artist. In the music industry, one minute your in, and the next you and out. But it seems that the path that Pinpoint is currently on, with the positive and uplifting company that he has kept, and the focus and determination to be the best just like his family would want him to be is what sets him apart from a lot of the other indie artists. There is a certain responsibility required to become triumphant in any career, and it seems as if he has found a way to do just that. Creating new opportunities for artists who follow him and his ideals, Pinpoint is a name that will be heard throughout venues, stages and homes for a very long time.
Links to some recent content:
Keep Goin' Feat. Only https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxoNrf6AaH8 Everfresh- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSYTCmA_Ols
Ask For Me- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OENcS2RXMrA
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