There is more than one artist with this name:

1. The Rapper: Cage Ke… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name:

1. The Rapper: Cage Kennylz (born Christian Palko), commonly known as Cage, is an underground rapper based in New York City, United States.

Cage's life has gone from watching his father shoot heroin, to addiction and violence and mental institutions to cutting an album for Columbia Records and being a rising star in the heyday of the NYC independent rap scene, to the final culmination and personal triumph that his most current release Hell's Winter has become. It's a brand new record from someone who has been through more extreme circumstances than most people could ever imagine, and has come out triumphant and a better person because of it, and whose artistic vision now reflects this.

18 years old, fresh out of the lodge, Cage decided to pursue his the talent he honed while in hell and try to become a professional rapper. He made a demo, got a manager and was introduced to Pete Nice of 3rd Bass fame. Pete featured Cage on his solo effort "Dust to Dust" on the song "Rich Bring 'Em Back" in 1993. This was his first appearance on a rap record.

Through Pete Nice Cage met fledgling radio personality Bobbito Garcia who had just started his soon to be legendary late night mix show with DJ Stretch Armstrong. He was invited up to the show several time, earning a rep in the emerging underground NY scene as a savage and raw new MC with an original style based on his tortured life and demented imagery

Through his connection with that show, he met and formed a strong friendship with the KMD (whose front man Zev Love X would eventually be known as MF DOOM) and formed a very strong friendship with the late great Subroc. Cage was the last person to see Subroc alive before he was killed. He also became associated with and close to: Kurious Jorge, K-Solo, Godfather Don, Artifacts, Pharoah Monch, El-P (who actually worked with Cage briefly in 1994 on a 3 song demo now lost to the world), the Juggaknots and many more.

Bobbito and Pete Nice started a label through Columbia Records called Hoppoh and were on the verge of singing Cage as one of their first releases. At this time Cage was heavily abusing drugs and every time he got into the studio he was too high to record anything that Columbia thought was worthy of a major label release.

In 1997, Cage's friend and mentor Bobbito Garcia started his own independent label Fondle 'Em Records, and offered cage a twelve inch deal. Refocused and determined to get it right this time, Cage penned the single Agent Orange b/w Radiohead. The single would go on to be one of the landmark records of the golden era of NYC underground/independent rap music and propelled Cage into cult star status.

After a few more singles with Fondle 'Em, Cage met and became friends with Philly to New York transplant rap group The High And the Mighty. He formed a group with them called the Smut Peddlers, and Rawkus (who were riding high on albums by Company Flow and Mos Def, to name a few) offered them a full length album deal through Eastern Conference’s imprint, Eastern Conference. The record sold over 50 thousand copies and solidified Cage's status as a rising rap star in the independent scene.

Cage went on to do more records with Eastern Conference including his first solo record Movies for the Blind. The record was the realization of the very character he became through his tortured early years, relying on raw, savage, often cruel, misogynistic, gritty and rebellious attitudes he had formed through his earlier years. The record struck a chord, selling 15 thousand copies in just 2 weeks, and his legion of dedicated fans grew ever bigger, attracted to his visceral and dangerous persona and music. He traveled the world several times over in support of the record and became a major draw in the independent show circuit.

Soon after he started the supergroup Weathermen, comprised of good friends Camu Tao, El-P, Aesop Rock, Yak Ballz, Tame 1, Breeze of the Juggaknots and Vast Aire.

Restless with his artistic direction and feeling trapped by a persona created out of his troubled youth, he found himself at a crossroads. He felt as though he was squandering his writing abilities and catering to music with content that only scratched the surface of what he was about. He no longer wanted to project crazy for the sake of crazy and grew tired of showing the results of his past and how they reflected on his personality. Instead, he wanted to explain why he was the way he was and wanted to make a record that he could play for his daughter someday; a record that reflected the man he was now while at the same time finally shedding light on the source of his rage, pain and rebellion. It was at this point that he and El-p started to seriously talk about making an album that would truly realize his desire to take his art to another level. They cautiously talked and imagined this transformation for over a year, culminating with his signing with Definitive Jux records. Cage worked to to bring these ideas to fruition, and the result is a cathartic and radical statement of a tortured boy turned man. A detailed, imaginative and often disturbing look into the dark territory that Cage had so closely guarded from the fans that loved him.

Cage appeared at the end of the Head Automatica album Decadence on the track 'I Shot William H. Macy' - lead singer Daryl Palumbo appeared on the RJD2 produced track Shoot Frank, as well as his band being referenced throughout the album (notably on Scenester, with Cage urging the listener to "slip it in your Head Automatica folder"). Head Automatica also wrote a song called K-Horse about Cage on their new album Popaganda.

Actor Shia LaBeouf star of Transformers (July 2007) will be playing Cage in an upcoming movie about his life.

2. The Power Metal Band: (from website bio) CAGE formed in 1992 after the breakup of two outfits from San Diego, CRUSHER and NOMAD. The band has become an underground legend of sorts and are still active to this day. Their original lineup consisted of Sean Peck (Vocals), David Garcia (Guitar), Eric Horton (Guitar), Mike Giordano (Bass), and Damian Arletto (Drums).

In 2010 original bassist Mike Giordano and lead guitarist Anthony Wayne McGuiniss left the band, and new recruits bassist Steve Brogden (guitarist/vocalist for Howler) and former Brick Bath bassist Pete Stone were added on. Current lineup consists of Sean Peck(vocals), Dave Garcia(Guitar), Casey Trask(Guitar), Dwight Magic(Bass), and Sean Elg(Drums)

--------------------------------------------------

The Edge
Cage Lyrics

Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴

I have come to show the truth the power and the way

If the tenth dimension far beyond all the things we can see
Lies a place of power and it holds all that you'll ever be
If you take the journey you will find all the answers you seek
You will fulfill a yearning and oh all the havoc you will wreak

You've got one foot in the grave

Take yourself to the brink
Like the razor blade of a knife
You begin to think
You need to be
On the edge
Falling again over the edge
Living your life on the edge

Feeling large and lethal and intoxicatingly cold
All those that will oppose you decimated by your stranglehold
As the edge engulfs you and it just might envelope us all
Keep your feet beneath you and beware of the distance to fall

You've got one foot in the grave
Take yourself to the brink
Like the razor blade of a knife
You begin to think
You need to be
On the edge

Falling again over the edge
Living your life on the edge

Overall Meaning

In the song "The Edge" by Cage, the lyrics reflect the idea of self-exploration, self-discovery, and the journey of the self. The singer is portraying himself as a guide, someone who has come to show the truth, the power, and the way to the listener. He urges the listener to take a journey to the tenth dimension, which he describes as a place of power that holds all that one can ever be. The journey will lead to finding answers to all that one seeks and fulfilling one's greatest yearning. However, he also warns that this journey can wreak havoc, implying that the transformation that comes from such self-exploration can be powerful and life-changing.

The chorus "You need to be on the edge, falling again over the edge, living your life on the edge" can be interpreted in several ways. It can mean that in order to find true fulfillment and reach one's true potential, one needs to take risks and live on the edge. It can also mean that in order to attain the desired level of transformation, one must be willing to push oneself to the point of almost falling off the edge.

The song's lyrics are open to interpretation, but they all point to the idea of living life to the fullest and not being afraid to push oneself to the brink in order to explore one's true self and reach one's full potential.

Line by Line Meaning

I have come to show the truth the power and the way
The singer has arrived to reveal the truth, power, and path to follow.

If the tenth dimension far beyond all the things we can see
There is a powerful place beyond our perception in the tenth dimension.

Lies a place of power and it holds all that you'll ever be
This place contains all that you are capable of achieving.

If you take the journey you will find all the answers you seek
The journey to this place will provide all the answers you desire.

You will fulfill a yearning and oh all the havoc you will wreak
You will satisfy your desires, even if it means causing chaos.

You've got one foot in the grave
You are very close to death.

Take yourself to the brink
Push yourself to the limit.

Like the razor blade of a knife
This process is sharp and dangerous like a blade.

You begin to think
You must start to consider your actions.

You need to be
You must be prepared.

On the edge
You must live your life on the brink of danger and excitement.