TWELEVETWENTYONE

Born December 21st, 2003, TWELEVETWENTYONE is an up-in-coming artist out of Ypsilanti, Michigan. Ever since he was young he always had a passion for music, his family was a big influence on his musical taste. Two of his brothers had rap carriers of their own during the 2010s. Raised by a single mother TWELEVETWENTYONE faced many trials and tribulations growing up. His mom would introduce him to 90s/2000s hip-hop/rap with artists such as 50 Cent, Tupac, and The Notorious B.I.G. TWELEVETWENTYONE would go on to discover new artists that would shape his sound such as XXXTENTACION, Juice Wrld, Lil Wayne, Trippie Redd, City Morgue, and EST Gee. In October 2020 TWELEVETWENTYONE released his first of many mixtapes ‘Time Is Of The Essence,’ His other mixtapes include ‘2112’ (July 2021), ‘SPACEDOUTPUNK’ (August 2021), ‘SONGS4DAMOSTPIT’ (October 2021), ‘BATTERYPOWERED444!!!’ (June 2022), and ‘BITCHIDONTMAKELUVSONGS’ (August 2022). He is currently working on his debut album ‘WONTLETITHAPPENAGAIN’ set to release before the end of 2023. Inspired by the fallout of a recent abusive relationship TWELEVETWENTYONE details the struggle of finding out his partner was cheating on him and the following emotions. He describes this event as a “blessing in disguise” as it has taught him how to love himself again and prioritize his own well-being over those who don’t have his best interest in mind. TWELEVETWENTYONE is an artist you should have on your radar going into 2024. (Written By, Raven Marin)