Born December 23 1984 in Garfield Hts OH Michael Stover AKA Big Stove grew up in a military home with his mother (Grady Stover). He moved around a lot until his touchdown in Euclid, OH. After attending Euclid High School, Michael began to get a passion for being a Musician in Hip Hop. After meeting up with his late cousin Rayshon Ford, Michael began writing his own music. Once the creativity began to rocket he met Jeyson Hamilton (Kay See) and his cousin Ashley Aiken (Blu Phlame), Davion Blade (D-Blade), Michael Black (Mike B) they began a group called Therl Bread. They've done shows at Metropolis (The Dream), Peabody's, Funky Frog, C-level lounge, and many other Cleveland Clubs. Also, Therl Bread performed in Windsor Canada, Time Warner channel 23, Buckeye Festival, and other venues. Plus, radio stations like Z107.9, CWRU, John Carroll, and others. Big Stove now attends Kent State University, but is still trying to balance his music career also. After while Big Stove wanted to try some solo work away from Therl Bread, so he began doing little shows on campus and campus talent shows to get a buzz for his upcoming talent, but still records with his family Therl Bread. Now he's beginning to get the publicity and respect he longed for. At Kent State University, Big Stove has been a part of their college radio network (black squirrel radio) for 6 semesters and counting. He also is very involved in his campus and his community by being president of a student organization, mentoring high school students, and hosting many events for the campus/community. His newest single called “ Skool Boy Fresh“ is based on his day to day life at Kent State, but also having a club style added in. He has dropped two mixtapes so far. One of them has been played on Sirius XM Radio. All around, Big Stove is a people person that can get along with anyone. “Hip Hop is me, my style, and my direction. So just as I dream to be a great Hip Hop artist, I also dream big on being a great person” -Big Stove-