Up and Coming Artist Skizzy Mars

For my first blog post of this school year I have decided to write about an up and coming artist who is very special to me because of the way I have seen him drastically grow in popularity. Miles Mills aka "Skizzy Mars" is an up and coming hip hop artist from Manhattan, New York City. I first heard about Skizzy Mars while at a basketball tournament two summers ago in Minneapolis and from the first song I heard I was hooked.  As soon as I got home I downloaded his first mixtape "Phases" and followed him on twitter.  The day I followed Skizzy he had a little over 5,000 followers and now that number has exploded to 59,100.
 I think what makes him different than all the other rappers that most kids listen to are definitely his lyrics.  He is probably the most relatable rapper I have ever come across. No matter what he is talking or rapping about he has a very strong opinion on it and won't change that for anyone, which I think is very admirable today as you see a lot of rappers saying one thing and then doing another. In a lot of his songs he is talking about real issues that young people are coming across whether that be with a friend or girlfriend or anything.  At the young age of 20 Skizzy Mars is already building a loyal fan base that stretches all the way from his home town in New York City that he is always mentioning in songs to kids in the Midwest where he is touring this next month. 
One strange thing about Skizzy is the fact that in the past two years I have listened to him while other artists have gone on countless tours making a lot of money and gaining countless fans Skizzy has refrained from going on tour.  Until earlier this month when Skizzy announced his latest plans to go on a 9 show tour over the Midwest one of these shows being on October 1st in Iowa City. When he announced his tour he tweeted "the goal was never to avoid the "mainstream" why not broaden your audience? our goal is to change what the mainstream is" to me this is a big reason why I like Skizzy Mars he doesn't just want to fit in, and he doesn't really get offended if people aren't a fan.  On October 2nd I will be sure to write a review over the concert. (417)