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= AR Paisley = AR Paisley is a Canadian hip hop artist and rapper from Mississauga, Ontario. He is of Indian-Punjabi descent. He is an independent artist and founded his own record label Paisley

Early Life
AR Paisley was born on BLANK BLANK 1997 and was raised on Paisley Blvd. He is of Punjabi descent, and his parents are Sikhs. AR grew up with his father, mother, and older brother. His father passed away when AR was young BLANK BLANK. AR also used to freestyle and battle rap during his middle school to high school days. He ended up dropping out of high school in order to pursue his music career.

Battle Rap
Ar Paisley's career unofficially began when he entered the KOTD tournament at the age of 16. He won matches against notable opponents blank blank and he won tournaments too. He also battled against top level battle rappers like Charron and DNA. This took place in a surprise matchup, where AR had to team up with his opponent he defeated in the previous battle, Talksik, and take on both Charron and DNA. AR at the time was 16 battle rapping with Charron and DNA who were both in their 20s. Even though he acquired success by battle rapping AR stated in his interview with Hot Freestyle "I wasn't passionate about the rap battling, I was passionate about the music, (and) the albums"

Breakthrough album: Screwface
AR Paisley released his breakthrough album Screwface on August 17, 2017 which transitioned his career from battle rapping to creating songs and albums. The album had 8 songs with notable ones being "Sky Blue", "Pressure", and "Hot Boy." This album landed top 100 on the hip-hop charts for Apple Music. The reception for this album has been well as a Complex article added his song "Life is a Bitch" to the list, "Best Canadian Songs of the Month (September)"

Brand
AR Paisley states in his song "Letter to the Labels" that the music industry is trying to take advantage of young artists and take all their profits. That's why he created his own record label "Paisley" with his friends and family. The name "Paisley" being a reference to the street he grew up in Mississauga, Ontario

Discography
Screwface (2017)

Timeless (2019)