Zio

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When you think of Pittsburgh, Pa. you think of a hard working blue collar town, a town that owns 6 Vince Lombardi trophies, 3 Stanley Cups, and 5 World Series championship titles. The last thing you may think about coming out of the city of the three rivers is a pulse of pure bred hip hop music. Found in an area known as Mt. Oliver there is an emcee who has more than just a pulse, an artist by the name of Zio, this rapper is hailed as the next best thing to represent Pittsburgh since the Steelers in the 1970s.
Born Mitchel Kane Malizio on December 27, 1988, unexpectedly premature, Zio was actually expected to be welcomed into the world February, 14th 1989, 2 months early and only weighing 2lbs 8 ounces, it seems ever since his first few breaths he has been fighting for it all.
Zio grew up in a single parent home, due to his father’s illegal drug distribution ring, and continuous incarceration, his mother was granted custody, and raised him with some help from close family members. As a young boy, Zio would love the attention of crowds, at local events he would karaoke and dance as if he was compelled by a higher power to sharpen his entertainment skills.
While other kids his age were watching Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network, Zio was tuning in to MTV, BET, and VH1 closely and diligently analyzing the music, movement, and tempo. He idolized the entire image, from rappers like Eminem, Nas, Jay-Z, and Biggie Smalls to artists like Usher, Al Green, Van Halen, and Micheal Jackson. The diversity of music has molded an influential and very unique style lyrically.
All good things must come to an end, the innocence and naivety of Mitchel grew into the free spirit, charismatic, and spontaneous artists now known as Zio. Waiting to burst into the masses, just unsure of how and when, Zio had an untapped source of talent, he just didn’t know it yet.
Fast forwarding to August 2006, Zio found himself by passing time inside of a local studio waiting for his childhood friend T-Roy who was a well known producer for local hip hop heads. He found himself a pencil and paper and jokingly wrote down a few lines off the top of his head to “What’s The Difference “ by: Dr. Dre. As everyone was cooling out and relaxing, Zio convinced the engineer to record him spitting the lines he wrote. He playfully stepped in the booth and called for everybody’s attention, he laid the lines, and every since that night he has been jettisoned towards the light of the hip hop game.
Zio has since been constructively working on molding and perfecting his flight plan, by meticulously releasing material. For instance, his debut mixtape “The Tranzition” (released 4/12/10) followed by his debut music video “BulletProof”, which got healthy reviews via YouTube and FaceBook.com. Creating a healthy buzz via the internet has helped Zio gain the momentum needed to lay the foundation to his future success. Viral promotion will definatley push this young emcee down the tailored avenue of greatness, with over 4,000 friends inside of 3 months on Facebook.com, 14,000 plays on Youtube.com, 900,000 hits AND 22,000 fans on Myspace.com, its easy to see within the past year Zio has gained a steady following. Future plans of an EP which will follow a string of mixtapes will help showcase his talent, also a slew of guerilla viral videos will be woven into the mix, to help introduce Zio to a new cult of loyal fans.
Pioneering the for front of hip hop, hopes are high, music is loud, blunts are filled, and people are excited to see his potential, but it will be a slow burner, he has no major co-signers such as a J-Cole or Nicki Minaj, however, with support growing constantly only the hands of time will procure his success. Sharing stages with Pretty Ricky, Lil Wayne, and 36 Mafia, may help as well, but as Zio says “My train won’t roll with out the locomotion of the people”, so support!

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