"Music is dying a slow, painful death. My mission is to once again breathe life into its lungs, resurrecting it."This statement reflects the intentions of mizloonaR, the musical entity hailing from the streets of Philadelphia, a man who uses a combination of soulful music and thought provoking messages to teach, thus justifying his reputation as a musical enigma. Every once in a while, an artist comes along who redefines and manipulates the boundaries of his craft, and mizloonaR definately falls into this category. Using a various array of soul stirring lyrics and a thought process that is borderline alien, mizloonaR is well on his way to becoming a voyeur of artistic liberation. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, mizloonaR who is a poet-lyricist-singer uses the labyrinth of his life experience to paint vivid depictions of the world through his eyes. Since birth, mizloonaR and music have been connected at the hip, and it seems like the marriage of the two has finally come full circle. As a child of the ghetto, loonaR had a smorgasboard of inspiration to draw from, and with his innate ability to absorb and translate the voice of his urban surroundings, he sketches portraits of where he's been and where he plans on going. While a majority of today's artists look to establish legacies based upon materialism and monetary gain, mizloonaR is inspired by the innocence and purity that was once the standard for the world of music.He draws from the struggles of his inner city brethren, using the remnants of their pain and the momuments of their joy to tell the story of a world that is seldom documented accurately. Aware of the monotony that exists, mizloonaR instinctively goes against the grain, using originality as the fuel for his artistic endeavors. Influenced by all forms of music, ranging from classical to hip-hop, mizloonaR has a unique ability to internalize his atmosphere and translate it, with the truth being the foundation upon which his creations are built. Using the lessons of life as the paint for his canvas, loonaR touches on every aspect of life, from distant dreams to this jagged reality. Knowing that life is a great teacher, loonaR uses his lessons learned to articulate the black male experience. mizloonaR draws from the memories of his innoppurtune incarceration in his early twenties, and he expresses the pain and long road back to self suffiency after being a gunshot victim in the badlands of North Philadelphia. If u had seen or experienced some of the events that mizloonaR has been through and witnessed, you would indeed consider it amazing that he has lived this long to tell about it. But through the blessing of The Most High, and with the constant support and motivation from his family, mizloonaR has survived to tell the world the story of his many successes and failures. Using the fragments of an education gained at Florida Community College of Jacksonville as well as the Community College of Philadelphia, mizloonar uses his brilliance with the english language to go outside the boundaries of self expression, choosing to go against the grain and show the endless possibilities that exists within the human imagination. A loving father and a strong advocate of family, mizloonaR is a perfect example of what we are all capable of if we remain focused and uncompromised. With the constant increase in brutality and racism that arise in the bowels of the ghetto, loonaR is relentless in his fight for the upliftment and educating of his community. Using music and poetry as vehicles to promote positivity and hope, mizloonaR is currently in the process of completing his double album. Celebrated for his ability to hopscotch from genre to genre, mizloonaR intends to pull from his full arsenal of gifts and abilities to leave his imprint on the world. In these times of social uncertainty and dwindling hope, mizloonaR's intentions aren't just limited to providing his inner-city brethren with alternative outlooks, but he also aims towards the goal of including the WORLD as spectators of his vision. In a culture where fabrications and negativity set the tone, mizloonaR remains focused on creating music that you can live to, thus giving birth to the term LIFE MUSIC. Join him as he takes that long walk towards forever. uno (loonaR)..
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