Born in the city of Raleigh, North Carolina, this soulful hip hop artist started his career with music at the early age of seven. Growing up predominantly listening to Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, Floetry, and DMX had a big effect on his life. From 1998 he began to write rhymes but at the time he just seen it as a fad. Throughout his life he constantly would take time out of his day to write new material. He gradually started to feel as if this were more than a fad. He seen it as a skill or gift...
Born in the city of Raleigh, North Carolina, this soulful hip hop artist started his career with music at the early age of seven. Growing up predominantly listening to Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, Floetry, and DMX had a big effect on his life. From 1998 he began to write rhymes but at the time he just seen it as a fad. Throughout his life he constantly would take time out of his day to write new material. He gradually started to feel as if this were more than a fad. He seen it as a skill or gift from GOD that he would never mask from the world. So interested in mainstream music throughout the beginning of 2010, he would constantly make the type of music that would catch record labels attention. As the year went on he started to notice that his approach was wrong. Then, around the start of 2011, he started to do his research on these labels that he once wanted to be apart of earlier in life. Once he found out the truth behind these record labels he began to form his own label "The Alex B. List." Set to uphold some of the best but underrated artists in North Carolina. Midyear 2010 he released a few tracks under his former name "Mack Swavey" which would later become his first mix-tape entitled "Back To The Drawing Board." With features from Jedi Jynx, Shi Gunna, M.I., and productions from The Elite and Vibe Beats. Mid October 2011, Picasso formed his first conglomerate movement called League Of Extraordinaire's also known as The Major League which consists of two emcees and a producer. In this movement he linked up with Ike Ellis of 100 Grand Entertainment and Brad M of 9th Wonder's Jamla Army. Months later he organized The Sample, a production team home to The Alex B. List. The producers that form this conglomerate are M. Nite, Rex, Vinyl Richie, and Jaas. Future projects to expect are "How The Other Half Lives" a mix-tape by League of Extraordinaire's. "The Sample Galleries" an EP from Picasso & The Sample. Also, Picasso's "Music While Cruisin" album produced by Moods. From here on out is history. "Success starts here!"
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