ABOUT ME
I am a 21-year old Wichita, Kansas native and a fresh face to the music industry. But I have been working towards becoming a household name for nearly 5 years. That work just might pay off with the release of my highly anticipated debut, "COMPLEX", in which I've been working on for a year and a half.
I was born and raised on the Northeast side of Wichita, Kansas, and was not your average kid on the block. Of course I played basketball, rode my bike and reenacted scenes from Power Rangers, like any other youthful spirit would. But my interests varied from those of my three brothers. With a born love for music like my father, who was a record label A&R and an employee at BET, I began writing songs at the age of 9. Although I was raised by my Mom and Step-Father, the love of music was instilled in me, as well as various other talents such as, writing screenplays and designing websites.
"When I said I wanted to be something, I mean't it! My Grandmother would take me to the library on the weekends and get me every book I needed to learn how to make a movie. I was far from your average kid. When kids were at recess, I would be in class using the school camera to shoot fake news reports. I'm a big dreamer."
The title 'COMPLEX' was created when I was trying to describe my album to Bling. It was like being told to describe a three-dimensional piece in two-dimensional form. The title also reflects a characteristic carried amongst most prodigies. I feel the most abstract and idealistic people in the world are complex, because there's so many different layers to them. Albert Einstein was complex, Picasso was complex, Tupac was complex. This album is basically my search for clarity. With 13-tracks laced with thought-provoking, clever and sometimes cocky lyrical content, my search seems to come to a happy medium. With fresh and original topics varying from stereotyping to the differences in urban and suburban america. COMPLEX is my first major album.
It is a constant struggle for an artist to find himself, and many get lost in the search. It's also a battle for a brand new artist to come out and just be themself. With an album filled with honesty, positivity, humor, vulnerability and hardly any obscenities, finding clarity may not be an issue any longer. I'm a regular human-being. I get mad in traffic, I curse, I think about sex 98% of the day. But, in the end. When they read about me or find my time capsule 500 years from now. I want them to say that I was a positive dude. And that's who I am in my music.
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Tuesday, April 3, 2007
9:25 PM
9:25 PM
FRESH FROM THE STUDIO...
here's an exclusive joint from the upcoming mixtape, "Royalty City Vol. 4", featuring myself and RocStar.
EXCLUSIVE!!!!!!!!!XV ft. RocStar - Rearview (from "Royalty City Vol. 4")http://www.royaltycity.com/music/XV&RocStar-Rearview.m3u
