Emerging Artists #Mikeanthonii talk life, music & more with #Laghe

About Mikeanthonii : 
Michael Anthony Lockey grew up in Dorchester MA. Born on 10-18-1990, Mikeanthonii grew up listening to Tyrese, Michael Jackson, and Anthony Hamilton. He loved boy bands such as Temptations. Mikeanthonii went to East Boston High, later on attended curry college. In elementary school he noticed he had a good ear for music, he played the violin, and drums he even got into break dancing. Mikeanthonni played sports such as basketball, football and lacrosse. 

Growing up with local boy bands such as 24/7 inspired him to get into his 1st boy band called "Sky Is the Limit" like most bands they went separate ways. Mikeanthonni got into few more bands such as "Avenue" managed by Terry Walker. His music career started doing really well when he formed his first duo "Next Step". The duo dropped their first mixtape "Love Potion" in 2009, the following year they dropped their first music video "Venus Vs Mars". The video got a lot of coverage and did really well, New England Hip Hop featured their success. 

When the duo parted ways in 2012 Mikeanthonii decided to focus on his solo career. His first mixtape funded by himself "Thoughts of a Libra" was released on July 24 2013. This mixtape is a gift to his parents both born on July 24th. Past success with bands helped the mixtape be just another success.