AV (Astute Virtuoso)

Salaam! Peace! Tis I, AV. An 81 baby, born in The Land, the Wasteland better known as Cleveland, OH (E. 151 and Kinsmen to be precise). I'm a writer, a lyricist, MC and both a critical and analytical thinker. A Muslim and a Hip-Hop purist. In addition to my intellect and insatiable thirst for information/knowledge, I do have an acute sense of humor that ultimately retains my sanity and prevents gastric ulcers, high blood pressure and cardiac-related problems.
I'm very happily married. A grateful father of 2 brilliant and joyous children. A beautiful daughter, 8 years; a handsome son, 4 years. My wife is utterly gorgious in mind, heart and body. I'm good to go. Please, Allah guide me to NOT screw this up, Amin.
I mentioned that I MC, and I aim in the near future to have more material recorded and uploaded here for your listening pleasure. I am 1/2 of Soul Purpose. The other Masterful Creator and vocalist behind this brainchild is my man, Dee Up the Traveler. We are currently working on a project entitled Write This Way. The title has duel meanings: come this way if you yearn to break free from the monotony of mainstream radio and production. The other meaning suggest that in order to exhibit an extent of creativity, originality, substance or intellect our style is the paragon of how an artist should write. I as well hold it down for my fam, Truenoke Music. What up, Poe Mack!
I converted to Islam in 2000. While researching manifold religions (Buddahism, Christianity, Judiasm, Hinduism Zoroastrianism, Rastafari, Dragonology, etc.) with no intent to embrace any of them personally, only to acquire a better understanding of these theologies. However, when it came to Islam, it answered every question I ever had morally and was the single most religion that was most sensible to me. It was scientific and rational. Intrigued, I always found myself referencing the Qur'an time and time again. The Qur'an, manifested in the 7th century remarkably bared complete knowledge concerning our galaxy, landscapes, oceanography, geology and embryology human thought couldn't have possibly dreamed of during said period. Also, as Muslim, aside One God, the angels and all the prophets from Adam to Jesus, I as well believe in the original Torah and the Gospel of Jesus, but since none of these original texts exist (they were altered and edited by man for various audiences; to change God's original word to so-called perfect it is to imply that God Himself is not perfect) and the only text that has been preserved and untampered with in it's pure form that is God's literal Word is the truly Holy and Noble Qu'ran. So it is that I chose to acknowledge and adhere. The very reason for the choosing of Muhammad (s.a.w.) as a prophet to be given the final revelation, Al-Qur'an, was to reinforce God's Message and prescribed way of life that was again lost soon after the ascension of Prophet Jesus (pbuh).