“We’ve been all over the world playing this music.”
Says, Mello-D. “This band represents the future of hip-hop. Live instruments, dope lyrics, clear messages. We show the world that it is possible to be a talented respectable hip hop group… without being corny.”

In the 10 years Mello-D & the Rados has been touring, this live hip-hop band has gotten a lot of national and international attention.

The 1998 debut of Mello-D's first album, Backsliding, received high praise from within the music industry, introducing this multi-talented artist to the world in a big way. The 2002 release of The Ultimate Truth built on that momentum producing the blazing lead single, "Keep On", which dominated college radio in the U.S. and climbed all the way to #2 on the HITS / Rap Attack radio charts. Along with the success of "Keep On", Mello-D & the Rados released a music video for the second single, "Stupid Jerk", which features comedian T.L. Fitz (Comic View, Apollo) and was televised on BET, MHZ Networks and other national video programs.

Today, Mello-D & the Rados have taken another giant leap forward with the risky new album Antitainment. The lead single "Cool Witchu" hit the top #3 on college radio nationwide and the music video was played regularly on B.E.T., MTV2 and other major video outlets exposing Mello-D & the Rados to over 100 million people worldwide. Mello-D also recorded the "Cool Witchu" remix featuring the legendary KRS-ONE. The band has sold thousands of CDs all over the world.

Mello-D & the Rados has also made a huge international impact in recent years taking Antitainment international with successful tours in England and two tours in Brazil pulling over 10,000 fans into the shows.

Much more than your average emcee, Mello-D is a true renaissance man. He plays the saxophone plus all the other instruments in his band and he writes and produces both the lyrics and the music tracks for Mello-D & the Rados. "Antitainment represents a deviation from the empty, lifeless music called 'hip-hop' by the mainstream." Says Mello-D. "It's an appeal to the consciousness and humor of the listener without being silly, preachy or redundant. This is relevant music."

Mello-D has rocked the mic with such popular artists as KRS-ONE, Jill Scott, The Roots, Jimmy Cliff, Maxi Priest, Les Nubians, Dead Prez, Cocoa Brovas and he has played with jazz legends like Charlie Hampton, Herb Smith, Barry Harris, George Coleman and Clark Terry.