Aye Tias was born into a family of NYC immigrants, they migrated from the Bronx, NYC to Atlantic County, New Jersey. From an early age he grew up in a household of music. His mother was a pianist. He grew up as a child idolizing Michael Jackson. In his pre-teens Tias began making hip hop music. He enjoyed 90s hip hop and wanted to emulate the throwback sound. His main influence who made him want to rap was Redman. He was also influenced from the Rawkus Records era of hip hop including artists such as Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Pharoahe Monch as well as Common. His brother was into the hardcore scene so Tias was also exposed to heavier musical acts such as Candiria and Shai Hulud. His household in his childhood was difficult due to personal family issues. His father had been permanently crippled in a motorcycle accident so his mother was left to take care of the family. Growing up Tias worked odd jobs at gas stations and grocery stores. At age 15 Tias started taking rap serious when he had heard an older friend “Shrine B” making hip hop music. He felt a huge inspiration and began writing everyday. Around this time Tias participated heavy into the battle rap scene. He would take the train up to NYC and attend Smack URL events for years on end. He made records with the likes of battle rappers such as Charlie Clips, Goodz Da Animal and Math Hoffa. He went by the stage name “Hindsight” but later changed it to “Aye Tias”. Tias attended Mercer County Community College where he took fine arts. After graduating he then attended NYFA in Manhattan. Shortly after Tias and a few of his friends from NYC & DC got together and moved out to Los Angeles together. He spent the next 5 years there working on set for indie films as well recording more music. He had started his own group called “Cult 45” which consisted of R&B singer “Modern Philosophy”, DC rapper “301Lo” and Brooklyn rapper “Reel”. The group was short lived due to each members personal lives conflicting with the schedule. Aye Tias went back to being a solo act. He then dropped his debut release “Grasshopper” which was a combination of an EP and a mixtape. The project was engineered by rapper/singer Kris Misfit. He also released his own shortfilm titled “Corey” which showcased school bullying awareness. Aye Tias migrated to the Bay Area where

He is working on his upcoming project “1-0”.

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