Artist Biography Ft. Stevie Z and ILLosophy records.

Stevie Z an aspiring rapper/producer wants to make you a believer ,this 23 yr old hailing from Yonkers, New York, with an amazing ear for music and melody and a firm grasp on writing music from the heart , may just succeed at making you believe , in his music that is. A young man with an old soul, Stevie admits he digs R and B , Neo soul ,Jazz ,Classical and rock . Stevie is influenced by 90's hip hop artists such as ,Nas ,Jay-Z , and Big Pun ,listen closely to his music and you can hear them in his style but he manages to make it exactly that, "his style". Stevie has been into music for as long as he can recall ,as a young child he sang in his elementary school choir , then he realized that he can play instruments by ear , mimicking sounds came easily for him .Stevie was gifted at a young age. However like most of us in our adolescent years , he started hanging around with the wrong crowd and his school work suffered for it ,visibly. After getting left back a couple of times he was eventually faced with the reality of possibly becoming a dropout and a failure , Stevie found himself spiraling into a depressed state soon he would start writing down his feelings and his thoughts .Showing them to his friends he got compliments and they recognized it as good poetry . Eventually Stevie focussed decided he wasn't become a failure and actually got skipped up a grade. This 1st victory was encouraging to him. It was in school that Z observed other kids banging out beats on tables and rapping and he would be in the crowd watching and and found himself wanting to do what they did. Again Stevie would use his focusing powers and stepped up his writing game becoming better at his rhymes before you knew it he was no longer on the outside observing those other kids rap he was one of those kids rapping and doing it well with crowd control and his very own style. His 2nd victory was won. Stevie penned his 1st rap at the age of 15. He has been rapping and going hard ever since. Today he is the founder and C.E.O of ILLosophy Records , and heads a line up of aspiring rappers with the same focus and integrity of music he has. He is not one to snub other artists either he is open to working with other underground rappers because like he says "that's where Hip Hop lives." So if you are serious about yours get at him because you see that this cat gets focused and makes things happen . Mr. Z stays striving for perfection and sees himself as his only real competition. " I'll let them do them and I'll worry about taking my music to where it needs to be now and for the future " clearly he isn't stressing the rest of 'em. When asked why should people listen to his music he methodically replies "No gimmicks, just real life…My music is revolved around my own experiences and observations, I relate to the struggle this is my story and I’m hoping to spark minds and inspire a song at a time. So with that said I’ll let my music speak for itself just press play and spread my voice." And there you have it people , so if you are like me and you need ya music straight with no chaser Stevie Z is your guy. Now for the good part,the links you can check out his first mixtape from 2009 here http://www.datpiff.com/ILLosophy_Records_Stevie_Z_Feat_Various_Artist_Mu.m68032.html Also if u want to hear how his style has evolved you can hear his up to date music here along with previews of his newest mix tape “(T.I.M.E-This Is Me Evolving) The Cure 2 Mix tape” here http://www.reverbnation.com/illsteviez ........Follow him on twitter @ILLStevieZ914 .....Check out his facebook page and be sure to like it.... http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stevie-Z/259228719336. Now ask yourself " Do you believe in hip hop". Stevie Z would like to leave you with these words "You’re a doubter until you press play, and I’m not alone I have a strong team and army of talent behind me, look out for my label mates; ILLosophy’s own Jae-Rex The Booth, M.I.C & J-Heat. Yonkers Stand up, BX I See You, TM101 radio Thanks for the love and for playing my joints on ya station I got plenty more fire coming your way, Shout out to Touch Up’s Barbershop In my home town in Yonkers, NY best shop you’ll go to Lou Royce Wuttrup!!, thanks for the interview and much love to my fam, friends and fans that are showing the kid respect also Myneframe he’s an underground artist that I’ve worked with a bunch of times he’s a monster 1, Stevie Z "