M-Dot

Michael Januario (born in 1984) better known by his stage name M-Dot is an Italian-American rapper. Before becoming a rap musician, Januario played college basketball at BHCC, MCLA and Fitchburg State.

Born in Revere, Massachusetts, M-Dot initially gained expanded exposure when touring Switzerland as the openerfor Lawrence rapper Krumb Snatcha (Gangstarr Foundation) in the mid 2000s. Frequent collaborations with populous respected rap groups, and consistently touring overseas, have built M-Dot's following. M-Dot is known for a high level of productivity and his multi-syllable rhyme schemes, having attained a bachelor's degree in English. On December 19, 2014 he dropped the single "Shine" featuring Dominique Larue, Katy Gunn and Wu Tang MC Method Man, announcing it will appear on his debut album "Ego and the Enemy." The tracks release also confirmed a few of the rumored producers on the aforementioned album, revealed thus far as Marley Marl, Large Professor, Hi Tek, Marco Polo (producer), Buckwild and DJ 7L. On December 22, 2015 M-Dot & his visual team released a music video titled "123 Flow", the minute and a half long clip is one of the first fully interactive 360° music videos showcasing a 6-person replicant effect.

In 2008 M-Dot was named to Stuff Magazines Hot 100. Also in '08 M-Dot shared the honor of "2 Dope 2 Sleep On" with Casey Veggies presented by 2dopeboyz.com. He went on to receive positive reviews for his mixtapes Money Doesn't Own Thought (2009) from DigBoston.comand Making Doubters Over Think (2010) from the Boston Globe. Continuing with European exposure M-Dot performed at the 2010 Winter XGamesin Tignes, France. For years he has solidified a fan base through local showsand mixtapes in New England. M-Dot won both major Boston hip-hop music awards in 2010: at the 22nd annual Boston Phoenix awards, Best Hip Hop Act, and at the 23rd annual Boston Music Awards, Hip Hop Artist of the Year. He then went on to win Hip Hop Dependency "Artist of the Year 2011"

M-Dot garnered more accolades for his first EP, a collaborative effort with DJ Jean Maron, Run MPC. The Run MPC single "You Don't Know About It" Ft. Masta Ace reached number 2 on RapAttackLives.comcollege radio charts and the 12 inch record finished fifth in vinyl sales in 2010 at undergroundhiphop.com.

His third installment in his acronym series, More Doubters Over Thinking, was also well received. In May 2012 in support of the release "Layer Cake,"M-Dot embarkedon a 33-day European tourwith the likes of Slaughterhouse (group), Saigon (rapper) & El Da Sensei. The Layer Cake cd was also considered another example of acute lyricism. Layercakefinds M-Dot weaving a go-for-the-gold battle-rap narrative over beats from young producers

The 2007 Cinematic feature "Street Team Massacre " used songs M-Dot created for the score.

M-Dot can also be seen acting in the comical sitcom "What it is", which stars and is also produced by Makzilla & Krizz Kaliko. On October 11, 2012, M-Dot was featured on ABC's (New England WCVB) primetime TV show "Chronicle".

Albums

• Run MPC (2010)
• EgO anD The EneMy (2017)

Mixtapes

• Money Doesn't Own Thought (2009)
• Making Doubters Over Think (2010)
• More Doubters Over Thinking (2011)
• Layer Cake (2012)
• Jake LaDotta (2014)

Appearances

• DTR45 - “Gotta Be w/ Krumb Snatcha (Gangstarr)” from Rebel Radio 45, Album (2008)
• Snowgoons - “Hate on me w/ Krumb Snatcha (Gangstarr)” from Trojan Horse, Album (2009) Baby Grande Records
• Commonwealth Records presents - “No Money Down” from A Boston State of Mind (Compilation), Album (2010) Commonwealth Records
• Snowgoons - “The Real & The Raw w/ Jaysaun (Special Teamz)” from Kraftwerk, Album (2010) ihiphop Distribution/Goons MuSick
• DJ Doom - “False Acts” from Temple Of Doom, Album (2011)
• King Syze (AOTP) - “History in the making” from Collective Bargaining, Album (2011) Enemy Soil
• DJ Whiteowl - “Nothing To Fool With w/ Hell Rell (The Diplomats) & Benefit” from Drop that pt. 189 Holiday Hustlin' Edition 2, Mixtape (2011)
• DJ Duke (Assassin (rap crew)) - “Tap Out (Remix) w/ Big Shug (Gangstarr)” from Dirty Hands Vol 2, Mixtape (2011)
• Red Eye (The Closers) - “Unfukwitable w/ Ruste Juxx, Reks, Reef the Lost Cauze, Shabaam Sahdeeq, Sha Stimuli, Nutso” from St. Fatrick's Day, Mixtape (2012)
• DJ Brans - “Worldwide w/ Armageddon (Rapper) Terror Squad (group)” from BranStorm, Album (2012) Effiscienz
• DJ Brans - “DJ Brans All Starz w/ Nutso, Wildelux, King RA, B.A.M., DebOnAir, Wyld Bunch, Dirt Platoon, Blaq Poet & DJ Djaz" from BranStorm, Album (2012) Effiscienz
• DJ Grazzhoppa & Smimooz - "Think Twice (Remix) w/ Big Shug, Avirex, Singapore Kane, Krumb Snatcha", from Solid Vs. Gold, Album ('12 inch Vinyl LP) (2012) 9mm
• Snowgoons - “The Legacy w/ Esoteric, Ill Bill, Godilla, Fredro Starr (of Onyx), Sicknature, Punchline, Reks, Thirstin Howl the 3rd, Planetary (of Outerspace), Virtuoso, Maylay Sparks, Swann, Sav Killz & Reef The Lost Cauze" from Dynasty, Album (2012) Baby Grande Records
• DJ Doo Wop - “Gangster Aquarium" from Underground: Coast to Coast, Mixtape (2012)
• Snowgoons - "You Don't Know About it" (Remix) w/ Masta Ace, from This is Goons MuSICK, Mixtape (2012) Goons MuSICK
• DJ Grazzhoppa - "Introduction", from Intricate Moves 2, Album ('12 inch Vinyl LP) (2013) Chess Moves Cartel/Cheebawax/Island Def Jam Digital
• DJ Low Cut - "Visionaries w/ Jaysaun (Special Teamz), Nutso, Block McCloud, Blacastan, B.A.M, Chaundon, Tribeca & Shabaam Sahdeeq", from France Finest NY Minute Remix LP, Album (2013) Rugged Records
• Whatson - "Sold My Soul To Rock N Roll w/ Planetary OuterSpace, & Aims" (Produced By Whatson) from Detour EP (2013)
• Virtuoso (Army of the Pharaohs) & Snowgoons - "Ted Koppel w/ Vital Knuckles of N.B.S" (Produced By Snowgoons) from CoVirt Ops: Infantry (2013) Goon MuSick/Big Bang Records
• Snowgoons - "Still Real And Raw w/ Jaysaun (Special Teamz) & Journalist 103 (Produced By Snowgoons) from Black Snow 2 (2013) Goon MuSick
• Revalation - "We're From Mass w/ Termanology" (Produced By Gajos) from Feature Presentation (2013) EMS Productions
• Big Shug - "Showtime" (Produced By DJ Brans) from Triple OGzus (2015) Brick Records
• Dj Stylus and AniPsal - "Back to it" From Plowon album, Featuring Big Twins of Infamous Mobb and Dro pecsi (Hiphop regenerates)
• Mayhem & Soulslicers - "Patriots" w/ Edo G & Big Shug (Produced By Soulslicers) from Soul It May Seem (2016)