Bukshot is one of the most well known, independent hip-hop artists to ever come from the state of Kentucky. Born and raised in Louisville, Bukshot and his label, Mobstyle Music, have been one of the major forces in the underground music scene for years and he is considered one of the pioneers in Louisville hip-hop. Since his career started in 1997, Bukshot has dropped 7 studio albums, several various mixtapes and compilations, and combined, he has sold over 140,000 units. He has recorded songs with many other big name artists including Tech N9ne, Violent J of Insane Clown Posse, Twiztid, Krizz Kaliko, Madchild, Boondox, Rittz, Caskey, Stevie Stone, Wrekonize, Krayzie Bone, Dirtball, Brotha Lynch Hung, Aqualeo, Nappy Roots, Jelly Roll, Haystak, Liquid Assassin, Killa C, Kung Fu Vampire, Smackola (Dirty Wormz), Whitney Peyton, KidCrusher, Sutter Kain, Mars, Grewsum, Kevin Richardson, Bubba Sparxxx, Jazze Pha, Static Major, Moonshine Bandits, Molly Gruesome, Koshir, T-Bo, and Crucifix and he has been on tour and opened up for many hip-hop artists including Lil Wayne, TI, Tech N9ne, Paul Wall, Master P and The 504 Boyz, Lil Jon and The Eastside Boys, Bubba Sparxxx, Nappy Roots, Haystak, and Bonecrusher. His music includes a broad variety of hardcore, real life stories, and even club banging tracks as well as a big variety of solid producers who implement live instruments in their production.