User:Ranglertopics223/sandbox/Wristocrat (Musician)

Arthur Lee Martinez (born March 29, 1999), better known by his stage name Wristocrat, is a record producer, songwriter, and rapper. Born in Austin, Texas, he moved to Waikiki at age 21 to pursue audio-engineering and competitive surfing. He began making music in "The Pod" in 2013 and allegedly snuck into the McCallum High School auditorium during weekend-school to use the audio-mixing equipment. He became known for the 2019 EP "Faces", which utilized clandestine verses by artists such as Selena Gomez, J. Cole, and 21 Savage. before attaining nationwide attention following a mixtape and song featuring Juice Wrld called "Woah", which garnered over 1 million streams in 2018. The album "Lines" was engineered at Onyx studios and released in August 2021, which was his first multi-platform release.

Wristocrat's debut studio album, Lines (2021), peaked at No. 198 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and gave him his first top 200 single on Billboard, "Day 6". Later that year, he collaborated with Lyrica Anderson, Juice Wrld, Raekwon, and others for the album Visits (2021).

Wristocrat was investigated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 3, 2019. Officials revealed his status as the founder of Exceed IO Inc., which improperly-filed revenue taxes during the South Korean bitcoin restriction/downturn. The company was forced to dissolve in 2019, which is what led to Wristocrat developing the musical project.