In this episode of PoPolitickin, we politick with Bucky Malone. Since 2006 twenty-seven year old Virginia native Emcee Bucky Malone (affectionally known as Little Tokyo) has been on a relentless grind to bring his community to the forefront of the rap game. After the passing of his grandmother, Bucky fell into a deep depression and used music as his outlet. With life getting the best of him, and controversary in his hometown, Bucky channeled all of that through his now classic project entitled ‘L.I.F.E’; which solidfied him as a artist. Since then a variety of impeccable mixtapes and EPs have been created and Malone hasn’t looked back since. Releasing his work independently since the age of fifteen, Malone has consistently shown versatility and drive throughout his musical journey with mixtape’s such as The Pink Album and Futuristic Pimp $hit II. With a lengthy discography not only has Bucky released a plethora of content over the years he’s shown he can be a work horse on the stage as well. From opening up for Juicy J in 2013 at Norfolk State University to performing at 40 Oz Bounce twice in Virginia Beach with the Popular VA Based “Traptastic” Bucky has opened up for acts such as Goldlink, KEY!, Yung Gleesh, A$AP ANT & more. He even performed at the 2019 A3C music festival in Atlanta, Georgia. Making headlines hasn’t been to unfamiliar with Bucky Malone as well, from getting featured in The source, Boi1da, Elevator, DailyChiefers & Earmilk safe to say its only a matter of time VA’s underdog breaks through! “My main objective is to bring the fun and creativeness back into the art form. I am different from other artist and I plan on remaining that way, but never settling for less.” Malone explains with sincere expression. “I want to raise an artistic bar by stepping outside the box with ideas as well as business ventures.” Bucky Malone is a fresh, innovative, and distinctive artist that is relentlessly grinding his way to the top. Experience his artwork as Little Tokyo makes it so clear why he is here!
Bucky Malone @buckymalone703 talks Little Tokyo, current projects, and more on @popolitickin
