Polar Bear is an urban realist, street hustler with an entrepreneur zeal that is taking the hip hop music industry by eclectic storm. With several thousand followers on social media and over a half a million hits on his YouTube Channel; Charles Lawrence Jr. aka Polar Bear is the definition of GRIND. Born in Atlanta, GA and raised in Chicago, Polar Bear learned firsthand what it took to become successful as a business owner and recording artist. The son of a nurse (mother) and record store owner (father) exposed him at an early age to honing both his artistic and business skills. His lyrical influences were poets Langston Hughes and Maya Angelou. He was fascinated by words intertwined together in a rhyme. Poetry gave him the outlet to express himself lyrically. Music made its way to this future hip hop mogul via his great uncle a local Chicago DJ and his grandmother a connoisseur of blues music.

Charles began his career in the music industry when a mutual friend approached him to become an investor in a group of aspiring brothers. After financing the group’s promotional and musical needs, Charles made the decision to purchase his own recording studio, C & C (Chuck & Charlie) Recording Studio. The studio was in part named after his best friend ironically named “Charlie” who had been gunned down on the south east side of Chicago, IL. C&C Recording Studio was the first of its kind located near the prestigious South Shore Community in the Chi. Female hip hop artist Shawna, (first lady of Ludacris’s DTP), recorded some of her earlier tracks at C & C studio. The studio became a very popular spot and was visited by, Raekwon, a member of the hip hop group, “The Wu- Tang Clan”, and multiple Grammy Award winning recording artist, Common.

Polar Bear established his own record label Filthy Rich Records. He formed his own group, The Hench Men, and also signed female R&B artist/songwriter, Freckles, who later went on to collaborate with R&B singer, R. Kelly, and Rapper Lil John, along with other well known recording artists.  Due to the fact boxer extraordinaire, Floyd Mayweather owned a record label using the same name, different spelling “Philthy Rich Records”; prompted Polar Bear to change the name of his label since Mr. Mayweather is truly Filthy (Philthy) Rich.  The new label was reborn as Flight Risk Entertainment.

Check out the latest single “IPhone Twerkin” Produced by Ball Masson of HotStylz, off the new Mixtape, Fear or Loyalty, which is available now for free download.

Follow Polar Bear on all social media platforms : @I_AMPOLARBEAR

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Chicago native “Polar Bear” has been heating things up in his home city, as ironic as that would be to his moniker. Since releasing his infectious single, “iPhone TwerkN,” Polar Bear has been making waves, gaining spins at radio and at popular nightclub venues. With the visual for the single slated for release soon, Polar Bear ante’s up and reveals the DJ Smoke hosted mixtape “Fear or Loyalty. The tape features contributions from King Louie, Ball Masson, Thiana Chester, Mickey Bricks, Famous Dex and Mario.

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