Perhaps the saying ‘made it’ should be redefined; because Black Cobain may not be extremely well known just yet, but through his lyrical skills and his connection with Wale, he came up from a struggling member of a rap group to the first rapper to be signed to Wale’s independent label ‘The Board of Administration’. Repping the DMV with his controversial name, Black Cobain’s story of come up possibly begins when he decided to quit his job at The Boys and Girls Club and pursue rapping full time. But it wasn’t until his manager, and marketing executive Le’Greg O Harrison, who happened to be Wale’s road manager, unintentionally got Wale’s attention by listening to his music around Wale. Conceivably, the wisdom here could be that Black Cobain beginnings stresses the importance of making strong connections in this industry, even if you don’t realize where that connection might lead you.