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BEST LOCAL RAP ARTIST/GROUP Garcia “Some people label me a thug in an effort to prejudge/Not trying to be something I’m not,” raps Garcia on “None of Dem.” But he’s no backpacker, and his solid debut album Anti-Social is packed with raw and uncompromising tracks: On the title number, one of the best cuts, producer Nick Fury samples the eerie climactic theme from the cautionary drug film Requiem for a Dream to full effect. A thoughtful young MC from Kendall, Garcia has been working Miami nightspots with his longtime crew Crazy Hood Productions for years, from big joints such as Mansion to dank rock emporiums such as Churchill’s. Though Anti-Social was released last year, it’s only now that hip-hop fans around the nation are hearing Garcia’s album above the din of the culo crunk that dominates this city and learning about this complex, noteworthy artist.