Aura, born Carl J.R. Gibson, is tha newest artist from the emerging hip-hop scene of Rochester, NY. Rochester, NY and Upstate, NY as a whole have always been overshadowed by the power and dominance of New York City. But Aura plans to change that. No stranger to street life, he had dealing live every other average black male growing up in the hood. Poverty, Murder, Prostituion,Robbery, Low income, etc was what he grew up around. He always thought it could be someting better out in the world for him, so a blessing came around 2003 for his family. He had to relocate to Atlanta at the age of 16 because his father was in the military. There is where he started taking rap seriously. There we was on a couple of mixtapes, and work wit groups like the Demolition Squad, The goonies, And his present team Hustlers District. To get more of a buzz in his homtown Aura moved back to Rochester to get known more in his hometown for a couple of months. There he practiced his style more and got more creative. He also learned how to be more versatile with his song, and not just pertain to one coast. Now Aura is on the move, and isn't letting anybody stop him, or get in his way. Rottonchester(Rochester,NY) the 585 stand up, you chosen one is here. His clever lyrics and enticing flow put him above most and on par with the greats of the Big Apple. Aura takes a lot of pride in his home town and state, so where ever he goes, best believe he'll have the Roc and NY on his back with him."; I edited my profile at Freeweblayouts.net , check out these Myspace Layouts!