AR Paisley
AR Paisley is a Canadian rapper and songwriter who's reputation has been built on his lyrical ability, versatility and classical hip hop flows.[1]. Paisley was born in Mississauga, Canada, on 1996. Paisley began his career by releasing his debut album "Screwface" in 2017[2]. His second album "Timeless" was released in 2019. He released his most recent album "AR Paisley Vs AR Money" in 2020[1]. Paisley's top streamed song is "Cost Ya", with over 1.4 million streams on Spotify. As of October 2020, Paisley has accumulated more than 8 million streams on popular music services, those mainly being Spotify and Apple Music[3]. His musical influences include Ludacris and 50 Cent, as well as the late Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls[3]. The XXL Magazine, dubbed him as "a lyrical student of Jay-Z and Ludacris"[4]. His claim to notability arrived when Toronto meme Instagram account @6ixbuzztv posted, asking it's followers to name the city's most underrated rapper, and the comments were immediately flooded with mentions of AR Paisley[4].
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | AR Paisley |
| Born | 1996 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
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| Website | arpaisley |
Early Life and Background[edit]
AR Paisley was born into a Indian Punjabi Sikh family[5]
He completed his schooling at Mississauga Secondary School.[5]. During this time of high schooling, Paisley started rapping but didn't take it too seriously. Eventually, his focus on music stepped up, as he started doing rap battles around town. Paisley was "going through it" in high school and dropped out, so music became his main outlet[3]
Personal Life and Facts[edit]
AR Paisley's verified lyrics are on Genius, including his unreleased music[6].
Paisley has many interviews, including one with the BBC Asian network.
Paisley is frequently found on Spotify’s popular Northern Bars playlist[4].
Paisley states that to overcome writers block, you must experience new things. This is because experiencing new things can trigger all sorts of inspiration[3]
Paisley enjoys listened to old music and rap. Specifically, he listens to all the songs that have won Grammy's, because that is a big dream of his[3].
As of January 2021, Paisley has accumulated over 65 thousand followers on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter combined.[7][8][9]
Discography[edit]
Singles[edit]
- "23 Freestyle" January 7, 2021[2]
- "Still Grateful" November 29, 2020[10]
- "Backdoor" 2020[2]
- "Gold Soul" March 12, 2020[11]
- "Rain Dance" February 27, 2020[12]
- "Price Gone Up (feat. Bvlly & AR Paisley)" February 12, 2020[13]
- "Elegant" July 9, 2019[14]
- "No Deal Freestyle" May 3, 2019[15]
- "Dreams" April 8, 2019[16]
- "Run it Up- Ft. JAY FLACO" 2019[2]
- "Doze Off" February 13, 2019[17]
- "Maison Margiela" December 12, 2018[18]
- "Unity Freestyle" November 23, 2018[2]
- "Made Men- Ft. Jay Cee" November 16, 2018[19]
- "Lavish" November 4, 2018[2]
- "Icy" November 4, 2018[2]
- "Paisley" September 24, 2018[20]
- "Bada Bing" 2018[21]
- "Beat the Odds" June 27, 2018
- "Popovich" March 6, 2017[22]
- "Money Talk Freestyle" March 6, 2017[22]
EP's and Albums[edit]
- "Paisley Worldwide" August 18, 2020[23]
- "AR Paisley Vs. AR Money" April 15, 2020[24]
- "Timeless" October 4, 2019[25]
- "Screwface" March 5, 2017[26]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "AR Paisley". Spotify. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "AR Paisley". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Exclusive Interview: AR Paisley talks Freestyling, Creativity, and Plans for the Year". Sidedoor Magazine. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 January 3, XXL StaffPublished:; 2019. "The New New: 15 Toronto Rappers You Should Know - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "AR Paisley (Rapper) Biography". Punjabi Celebrities. 2020-04-28. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
- ↑ "AR Paisley". Genius. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
- ↑ "AR Paisley Twitter". Unknown parameter
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|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "AR Paisley - Still Grateful (Official Video) - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
- ↑ Gold Soul - Single by AR Paisley, retrieved 2021-01-15
- ↑ Rain Dance - Single by AR Paisley, retrieved 2021-01-15
- ↑ Price Gone Up (feat. Bvlly & AR Paisley), retrieved 2021-01-15
- ↑ Elegant - Single by AR Paisley, retrieved 2021-01-15
- ↑ No Deal Freestyle - Single by AR Paisley, retrieved 2021-01-15
- ↑ Dreams - Single by AR Paisley, retrieved 2021-01-15
- ↑ Doze Off by AR Paisley, retrieved 2021-01-15
- ↑ Maison Margiela - Single by AR Paisley, retrieved 2021-01-15
- ↑ Made Men (feat. AR Paisley) - Single by Jaay Cee on iTunes, retrieved 2021-01-15
- ↑ "AR Paisley - Paisley (Official Video) - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
- ↑ Bada Bing, retrieved 2021-01-15
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 "Paisley - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
- ↑ "Paisley Worldwide". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
- ↑ "AR Paisley Vs. AR Money". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
- ↑ AR Paisley – Timeless, retrieved 2021-01-15
- ↑ "SCREWFACE". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
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