Manchester born Sparkz started writing lyrics and producing his own tunes when he was just 15 years old.

In 2009 he won music competition "MCR Superstars" and was awarded the prize of travelling to New York to meet various hip hop artists and have the chance to work in the studio with them. He leaves next month.

Inspired by his win Sparkz began to work harder on music by improving his production skills and getting his hands on the microphone at nights in Manchester.

With hype building and his name appearing alongside the likes of Mouse Outfit, Broke n £nglish and Skittles he's ready to show you his combination of laid back productions and honest real life lyrics with his first free download. Download the "Back To Basics" EP exclusively from his Facebook and get ready to start hearing about him a lot more often. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.