The World Needs a Mike Check
Friends and colleagues campaign to raise funds for local hip-hop artist’s newest project.
It wasn’t until Mike Check participated in an industry-sponsored hip-hop competition, in Manhattan last year, that he actually thought about taking his craft to the next level. “Since hip-hop unplugged I have started zoning in on this next project,” the Greenport native explained. “The new project is called ‘Stars, Dreams and Elbow Grease’ and it's just how it sounds... I’m shooting for the stars, chasing my dreams and working 110 percent.” To date, everything that Mike Check has done has been funded with his own money. He humbly notes that after he works his ‘day job,’ he spends all of his free time on his passion for making music. This dedication prompted his friends and colleagues to do something incredible. They got together and …
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