M-Eighty with C-Rayz Walz and some other friends. Matt looking like his older bro in this pick!

This Just in from the homey M-80.... If ya don't know M, then you haven't been to ANY hip hop shows in Indy in the last 5 years! M-Eighty has worked hard to put nap on the map and he is now taking it to the next level! Get em, M!

Seeking to raise $30,000.00 to build the first ever secondary school within Africa's Bebor, Nigeria, Wu-Tang affiliate and national recording artist M-Eighty has partnered with the International Studies Program at Indiana University/Purdue University-Indianapolis (IUPUI) and the Timmy Foundation break the world record for freestyle rap.

The Timmy Foundation, an international non-profit organization that seeks to expand access to healthcare and educational opportunities for low-income communities around the world, will utilize all proceeds from the event to benefit its work to expand access to education in the Bodo River States of Nigeria.

In order to raise the finances necessary to construct the school, M-Eighty (otherwise known as Matthew Markoff), will attempt to break the world’s longest freestyle rap record as noted in the Guinness Book of World Records.  Mr. Markoff will attempt to rap for over 10 hours in order to complete this awesome task.  This record attempt (which was approved by the Guinness Book of World Records in September) will take place at IUPUI’s Student Center on Saturday December 19th and is free to the public.

Mr. Markoff, an IUPUI alumnus and graduate of the New College of California School of Law, has decided to name the Bebor secondary school in honor of the late Dr. Gary D. Tollefson, M.D.  Dr. Tollefson, one of Matthew's most influential mentors, was the former President of Eli Lilly's Neuroscience Group where his leadership led to drugs that revolutionized the pharma field and became household names. He was also a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Indiana University School of Medicine and a recognized humanitarian.

The Guinness World Records Association insists that there must be a certain degree of media attention surrounding all accepted applications and events in order to be recognized by the GWRA, in the event that a new world record is set.  IUPUI, the Timmy Foundation, and Mr. Markoff all hope that they can count on your support in bringing the compassion and strength of this event and its fundraising initiatives to the forefront.

For more information on the Guinness World Record event; IUPUI; the Timmy Foundation; Bebor, Nigeria; M-Eighty, or any press related inquiries, please visit the following:

Press Inquiries: almightym80@gmail.com

The Bebor School—Nigeria: www.bebor.org

Timmy Foundation: www.timmyfoundation.org

Scott Pegg (Intl Relations—IUPUI): smpegg@iupui.edu

Guinness World Record / M-Eighty blogspot: www.longestfreestylerap.blogspot.com

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