Hip-Hop Lives Here
Hip-Hop Lives Here
NEW ROCHELLE, NY - Growing up in the streets. Pi-ZZO P knows that hard work and dedication are needed to be a successful hip-hop artist to get to the next level. Pi-ZZO P’s latest EP, “All Eyes On Us,” proves he is a rising artist.
“I’m an artist from the 914 Westchester. I’m born and raised out of New Rochelle, NY, coming to you straight from the gutter,” said Pi-ZZO P.
After losing his brother to gun violence, Pi-ZZO P shifted his focus and went all-in on his music. “Once my brother passed away, I got real serious with music. I put my own into it and ‘cuz telling people my story, like how I feel myself. I’ve been on a journey; I feel like this is just the beginning of going into my new adventure. I’ve been through a lot, and I’m showing the world my creativity, especially with this tape,” said Pi-ZZO P.
As an independent hip-hop artist, Pi-ZZO P is a versatile rapper who uses melodic raps with hardcore lyrics. While some say Pi-ZZO P utilizes drill music, he disagrees, contending he prefers melodic beats.
“All Eyes On Us” contains nine tracks that have a catchy yet fast flow. “I am greedy with my raps, but you can still hear my lyrics,” he explained. “Sometimes I get loud, especially when I am talking about some shit that happened and how shit gets hard, and times get rough. The energy is fierce. I can come on more aggressive because that is how I am feeling.”
That fiery spirit that propels Pi-ZZO P is evident in his latest EP. While each single has personal meaning for the New York native, he said, “‘All Eyes On Us’ is the feeling I get that everybody’s been watching me and my peoples ever since I lost my brother.”
The single “Love Cry” focuses on understanding love and the ever-changing relationship with your partner. While the song focuses on love, Pi-ZZO P uses aggressive raps to express his feelings. Paying tribute to his cousin who got killed in 2008, “Ray Ray” is packed with Pi-ZZO P’s grief and anger that being in the wrong place at the wrong time caused his death. Bringing a little bit of his Jamaican nationality to “All Eyes On Us,” the track “BadMon” gets real with his hustler lifestyle and street mentality.
Taking inspiration from Master P, Pi-ZZO P is more than a writer and rapper. He owns the Passion Dreams record label and is a veteran in the studio. “I’ve been around the studio my whole life. I like to sit there and mess with everything. If I’m making a song, I’m doing the engineering and mixing it too, but I never mess with the beat,” he said.
While adding more artists to his label, Pi-ZZO P continues to hustle his music, and fans love it. Looking ahead to 2022, Pi-ZZO P said, “Long live my brothers, and remember the name Pi-ZZO P, because I’m coming in hard.”
Make sure to stay connected to Pi-ZZO P on all platforms for new music, videos, and social posts.
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/pi-zzo-p/1533194269
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/AiepEZ9ji1zKwwfT6
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7aHXBDxYlgI91uu7rHq7Gw?si=2ZAzr1RvR2C0OOAOMPjn2Q
YouTube: https://youtu.be/9SrIhLWXaj0
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100033543830997
Instagram: https://instagram.com/pizzoo00?utm_medium=copy_link
Twitter: https://twitter.com/zzo_pi/status/1462191079554523138?s=21
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Would Johnny Marr place one of his solo songs ahead of favourites from The Smiths and Electronic? His choices are revealed in NME’s Blind Ranking video below.
Ahead of the release of ‘The Age Of Everything’, which arrived last Friday, October 2, NME sat down with the guitarist for a look back through his catalogue. Marr was challenged to place five songs in order of greatness, choosing a position for each without knowing which song would follow.
Electronic’s ‘Getting Away With It’ came first, with Marr saying it “goes down very very well, even if people are hearing it for the first time”. Next came ‘Spin’, taken from his latest solo album. Reflecting on the newer song, he admitted that “not everybody knows it, but it makes an impression”.
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“Beautiful song to play. Very proud of it still,” Marr reflected. Recalling a recent performance in Liverpool, he added that “it occurred to me that it’s the ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ of my generation.”
See where each song landed in Marr’s ranking by watching the video below, then share your own order in the Instagram comments.
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