“We make Hip-Hop. Real Hip-Hop. Authentic Hip-Hop. We talk about reality; relationships, politics, religion, etc. We are a part of a movement of others doing the same thing. An empire is being built. Our mission is to reveal to the world a better Hip Hop. Not just with a better message…but with better beats, production, and lyrics. Our music is the epitome of excellence. We may be Christian, but we are still rappers. We still have “rap mentality”. We will not make music that sounds like a bunch of noise. What we do is beyond noise.” Metanoiz is a Hip Hop duo that consists of identical twin brothers, Kaydom and Kaydas. Born in 1993, They spent their whole lives in the small town of Tobyhanna, PA, in the Pocono Mountains. For many years as children, these brothers loved to perform various acts in front of family. They had stage presence from the start. They were always surrounded by multiple genres of music, from 50’s Doo-Wops to 90’s Hip Hop. They had an ear for music since they were toddlers and developed a fond love for everything related to music. Quickly fast forward to age nine (9), the twin brothers began writing and decided to create the entity “Double Trouble”. They wrote their first song, which blew up in their local church. This was the same age that they were introduced to the famous man who has affected their lives and music forever; Jesus. Their performances had been talked about numerous times and created uproar in their community. By age 14, Double Trouble was featured on the front of their local paper for a parade performance and also won a television contest in New York City. By the time they were 15, Double Trouble already made an impact, doing over 50 performances, including performances in New York and California. They instantly made themselves a name; which actually made the brothers quite unhappy. They were no longer satisfied with the name “Double Trouble”, due to its corny and childish sound. A year later, Kaydom and Kaydas thought of their new name during a high school class together; Metanoiz. The term derived from the original word “metanoia”, meaning “new”. However, the twin rappers also realized that “meta” in Greek means “beyond”. They removed the “A” out of “metanoia” and added a “Z” to create the name “Metanoiz”, which ultimately meant “beyond noise”. Since then, Metanoiz went on to share the stage with the likes of Rev Run, Grammy nominated artist, FLAME, DJ Hollywood, and more. Only graduates of Pocono Mountain West High School, the boys have already released a mixtape hosted by Don Cannon, worked with the likes of Joell Ortiz, Christon Gray, and the late & great Big Pun's son, Chris Rivers. They also received part ownership of a record label they dubbed “Anakeion Music”, and performed in New York venues including Brooklyn Borough Hall, SOB's CitiField (New York Mets), MCU Park (Brooklyn Cyclones) the Highline Ballroom, as well as Pennsylvania's Sherman Theater and Sarah Street Grill. Metanoiz still resides in the beautiful mountains of the Poconos and plan to stay there to build their record label in their hometown. They also plan to get their city on the map for not only Hip Hop, but also music as a whole.