Promise may have christened his debut full length Awakening, but he’s been up and at ’em for a while now. A decade of independent grind has earned the Toronto MC a deal with New York indie label Duck Down Records, his own character in NBA 2K11, and collaborations with high-profile artists like Royce da 5’9″ and Montell Jordan. But what’s remarkable is that he’s managed to do it all while being a total goody two-shoes.