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Darryl Miller was in the cradle of freedom, Philadelphia, PA on October 5, 1987. At age 3, Darryl-AKA-Cliche and his 3 siblings Matthew, Rhonda and Luke were separated from their birth mother. It was then that Cliche and his younger brother Luke were the foster care system of Philadelphia. At age 8 Cliche and his younger brother Luke were fortunate enough to be adopted by Barbara and Colease Lassiter of South Philadelphia. Unfortunately with this adoption came the separation of him and Luke from their older siblings, Rhonda and Matthew who were sent to separate foster care homes. In his formative years, Cliche had a natural propensity for competitive sports. Cliche made the champion little league baseball team at Marion Anderson Recreation Center and participated in the little league all star games which culminated in a World Series in 1998. But baseball was not his only athletic ability, in 2004 Cliche was a member of the two time champion South Philadelphia Seminole Football Team; He ran track for Barrett Middle School; and during High School, he joined and started on the championship basketball team at Marion Anderson Recreational Center. Although Cliche excelled in the sports the arena, his true love of music overshadowed any and all of his athletic endeavors. At the age of five Cliche started singing on the choir at the Gospel Temple Baptist Church. At his 8th grade graduation, he debuted for an audience of his peers, staff faculty and friends & amp; family of fellow graduates. That performance gave him an incredible euphoric surge. He felt appreciated and for the first time he knew what it felt like to be a star. With no professional training, Cliche was uncertain about pursuing a career in music, but he was encouraged by Pastor Kristopher Reese and his brother Luke Miller to follow his dream. Greatly influenced by Hip Hop and R&B Cliche began to formulate his own style of music. He listened to artists like R.Kelly, Usher, Michael Jackson, and Prince. August 23rd, 2005 Cliché’s life was terribly disrupted. The man he and loved and known as his father for most of his life, passed away. The comfortable, safe environment that he recognized as home was gone. Cliche found himself in the streets, homeless and broke. But his strong belief in God gave him the faith to continue on. He knew God something great in store for him. On September 5, 2005 a momentous event happened to Cliche. He was blessed with the birth of his daughter, Kyla Ameera Miller. From that moment Clichés new family became the center of his universe. Unfortunately, this world-wind love affair with his daughter’s mother didn't last very long. Although his love moved on to another relationship Cliche wanted his family back. To console himself Cliche began writhing as a therapeutic solution to his pain. Through the pen & paper he began to reflect on the relationship from beginning to end. One day while reviewing his memoirs he realized that his words were melodic and could be transformed into beautiful songs. Each time he read his writing he felt one step closer to healing. After listening to a few of the songs, a close childhood friend set up a meeting with Pop Gaskins, the president of B-Boy Records. Pop& Jack Allen, the CEO & Founder of the company both like what they heard and immediately signed Cliche. B-Boy Records immediately began production on the album entitled "The Price of a Hard Relationship". "I am sure that this album will appeal to both men and women. It will help them get over the hardest relationships that they have had in their lives" states Cliche. The LP features cuts like "Scared of Commitment" which is my story of how in the early stages of the relationship, my daughters mother wanted him to commit to her. "Nobody cares" is a cut where Cliche tells her that she should have kept their problems between them, not involve others; "Why I choose You" gives a step-by step guide down the path of their relationship; In "I'm Good" the plot thickness, he addresses the fact while she was always accusing him of cheating (which I wasn’t) he subsequently found out that she was cheating. He is letting her know that he is good and doesn't have the need to be with her anymore. Cliche knew that most would be able to relate to his experiences. He began to collaborate with producers to find the right music to enhance these songs. Some of the producers that I enlisted to work on the "the price of a hard relationship" are Bristal, Rob Burgess, Sean Davis, Marlon and Cyril Young. Featured on the album are Joey black and Preme. With the exception of "I Can Be Yah Man" co-written with Rob Burgess and "Why I choose You" co-written with Bristal, all the songs on the album were written solely by Cliche. "This is like a dream, you know it wasn't that long ago that I was homeless, sleeping in cars and shelters. But I always had faith in God that I would overcome these obstacles" states Cliche.
