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FLORIDA, USA
04-05-2025 21:46 GMT
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"I want to get signed. "
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Biography:
Well, first and foremost, mi nombre es Ariàs. I am an up-and-coming independent artist. I’m also a veteran of the United States Army, having served under the United States Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (USACAPOC) and the United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) as a special operations soldier from 2004 to 2009.
I was born and raised in Dade County—that’s Miami, Florida, for those who don’t know. I’m a product of Overtown, just a skip and a hop from the American Airlines Arena where the Miami Heat play. When I grew up there, it was anything but pleasant, but my mother did the best she could raising me. Her blood, sweat, and tears gave me the best education possible.
I understand that you may want the deepest biographical details, but the truth might make you cringe—so I’ll spare you every little one. I tell everyone that if you really want to know me, just listen to my songs. It’s in the music.
I was no stranger to various types of abuse growing up. I started using and abusing drugs in my early teens. I began shooting dope (cocaine) at the age of 15. The last time I used a needle was just over 11 years ago. Praise YAHWEH!
I went to high school at Archbishop Curley Notre Dame High School, but after getting detained for stealing prophylactics from a Winn-Dixie at age 13, I was sent to live with my father in Gaithersburg, Maryland. I stayed there for my sophomore and junior years.
Fun fact: One of the few kids at school who took a liking to me and helped me fit in was a popular guy named Victor—you all know him in the music industry as Wale. After I came back to Miami, we lost contact. If I ever get the chance, I’d love to work with him. I often wonder if he’d even remember me. Lol.
After 9/11 and the D.C. sniper attacks, I returned to Miami. By then, I was pretty good at hiding my addictions and thought I had all the time in the world. I was always the youngest in my class, being a year ahead. I had a deep fixation on creating—whether it was building explosives (yeah, I built my first bomb at 11… don’t even ask—my mom kept me busy with chemistry sets and science fairs), cooking, or writing poetry.
If I had to put a number on it, I’d say I’ve been writing since I was 11—that’s 27 years. Writing became my therapy. After being sent to anger management programs repeatedly and seeing a psychiatrist, I turned to boxing, working out, and writing. Writing consumed me the way lungs consume oxygen. I’d come home from work, get inebriated, and write from 4 p.m. until 5 a.m.
Over the years, I taught myself guitar and drums. My mom had me in piano lessons as a child, taught by Miss Copeland at my kindergarten. GOD rest her soul—she was sweet, but she’d put the fear of Black JESUS in you if you messed up the keys. Lol. I’ll always miss that woman.
Let’s see... where do I go from here? Without diving too deep—lots of drugs. 60.5% of my life, to be exact. A lot of chaos. Robbery. Sinful things that could’ve gotten me life in prison. Since I got out of the military in 2009, I’ve been to jail too many times to count. Nothing to be proud of. I’ve been to prison. Also nothing to be proud of. But the things we go through build character. It was all part of GOD’s plan.
Lots of toxic relationships. Heartbreaks. Betrayals. Pain—which is my propane.
Fast forward to now—because I’m sure you’re getting tired of reading this just as I’m getting tired of typing it—I’d rather put it in a song. By the grace of GOD, I’m sober now. It took two tries in rehab and hitting rock bottom a few times to get here. I’m blessed, but I still face my demons every day—with GOD by my side.
Oh yeah—I almost forgot the most important part: Why did I start making music a year and a half ago?
Honestly? My nuts had to drop. Nah, really. I was afraid to hear my own voice recorded—until I found myself in a jail cell during one of my extended stays. While working out, every damn song on the radio sounded the same. Song after song was just someone imitating someone else. Every beat sounded like the one before. All I heard was hate. False prophets. The blind leading the blind. Our people leading our own to death. The Pied Piper syndrome.
Who are the professors today’s generation listens to? Not the ones in schools, that’s for damn sure. Today’s professors teach through speakers, and their audience devours every word. It infuriated me—no exaggeration. I started punching the brick walls in my cell.
But from that rage came vision. A voice—the voice of GOD—said to me: “If it upsets you that much, then be the change. Make something different. You think you can do it better? Then NIKE.”
That, plus the countless people with studios who told me I didn’t know anything about music—that my lyrics were nonsensical and lame. Square, even. Square… huh.
I had a point to prove. An empire to build. More importantly, I had my obsession—something I needed as much as the air I breathe.
I’m a pretty down-to-earth person. I can be a bit much, but when I leave this earth, no one will be able to say I wasn’t enough. They might say I was too much—but I’m good with that.
Take a chance on me, and I promise you won’t be disappointed or regret it. How can I be so sure?
Because there’s not wanting it. There’s kinda wanting it. There’s wanting it. Then there’s obsession.
I’m level 5 obsessed.
I will not be denied. I won’t fail at this for lack of effort. I may not be the best rapper alive, but I will not be outworked. Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard. And I’ve got both—plus vision and direction.
While everyone else is treating this like a pageant or popularity contest—and they might just win—I run my own race. What they do doesn’t concern me. My music, my art, my energy—that’s what speaks for me.
So if you care about quality and game-changing sound, take a chance. Because if my music sounds this good now, imagine what it’ll sound like in a studio.
Peace and One Love. GOD bless you.
Career Goals | Objectives:
To get signed, procure necessary resources to get better and grow my craft and range, more presence, and to book some gigs.
Music Education | Training | Qualifications:
Not at all. I self taught myself a bit of guitar, drums, and had some piano lessons as a child. Whatever other knowledge I have obtained is from people I have had the privilege to learn from.
Musical Instruments | Studio Equipment:
Garage band, a Mac book and my iPhone 7 SE to mix and record tracks as well as make beats. That and slots of determination, vision, and patience.
Influences | Sounds Like:
J. Cole, Mac Miller, Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West, and I’ve even gotten Eminem and 2Pac at least once.
Live Performance History | Residencies | Touring Experience:
Only in church on Sundays, nevertheless, get me on the stage and I’ma kill’em kill’em dead!
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