Lyriqs

Lyriqs a native of Linden, New Jersey is a producer, writer & artist. Lyriqs started his interest in music as a dj from the early age of 15. Taking cues from the elements of Hip-Hop and blending them with beats from old records acquired from his father's collection. As time & skill progressed Lyriqs self taught style of production utilizing cassette tapes and turntables gave him local notoriety. Lyriqs attributes his musical influences to talented greats; such as, A Tribe Called Quest, The Fugees, the funk of the 70's era and ranging to his aunt, jazz artist Antionette Montaque and many more. His musical foundation was grounded in the truest sounds of genuine melody that can still be heard in his album today. Lyriqs' music is reminiscent of early hip hop without losing it's relevance, thus staying current and fresh. Today Lyriqs has embarked on operating his independent label "Spoken Music Entertainment." Under his label he self released his debut album "Welcome To My Creative Mind" in the summer of 2010 which was raved about about by critics. (http://www.ourstage.com/blog/2010/10/12/hip-hop-habit-lyriqs)That album was followed up by his new album "Life & Other Things" (released in Sep 2011). He recently released his debut album with his group Abstract Nothing entitled Cassette Tapes, in which many are calling his best work to date. (http://www.datpiff.com/Abstract-Nothing-Cassette-Tapes-mixtape.415088.html).Then he released his 3rd LP called Perfect Imperfections in the spring of 2014 As a producer, artist, lyricist, & song writer, Lyriqs is out to set a new standard in music!