Fashawn

Born Oct 19, 1988 for an absent dad along with a drug-addicted mom, Santiago Leyva was raised quickly. At age group 12 he was surviving in a group house, but he was also composing his first rhymes, and by 15 he previously released his first mixtape. Used by his uncle in Fresno, CA, the youthful MC soon captured the hearing of World Asia, who was simply impressed by his rhymes and asked Leyva, who was simply by then heading from the MC name Fashawn, to tour with him. Fashawn jumped on the chance, dropping from high school to become listed on the experienced rapper on the highway. A prolific article writer inspired by famous brands Tupac, N.W.A., Dilated Individuals, and Public Foe, Fashawn begin placing out some mixtapes, including 2006’s Grizzly Town and 2008’s The Phenom 2 and something Shot, One Get rid of, the Orisue-sponsored record hosted by Mick Boogie and Terry Urban. Both DJs strike up Fashawn for any verse on the Incredible: The Notorious Release mixtape, aswell, and the youthful MC’s The Antidote mixtape the next yr, with beats by Alchemist, strike blogs. The effort began to pay back, and Fashawn started to obtain acknowledgement on hip-hop sites and mags, including XXL, who offered a high ranking to his full-length debut, Boy Matches World. Produced completely by Exile, whom he previously been launched to through World Asia, Boy Matches World premiered in Oct 2009 using one Records.