User:Tykillzem

Tyronn Motley better known as his stage name, Tykillzem, is a American rapper. He is also the founder and a artist of Concrete Music. He has released several mixtapes on the underground circuit and still making a name for himself today.

Background

Tykillzem, born as Tyronn Motley was born September 17,1985 to Lillian Motley, in Killeen, TX. Him and his mother moved to New Jersey before Tyronn Motley was 2 years old. By the time he was 4, him and his mother moved to her home town, Baltimore, MD, in a neighborhood called Irvington.

Tyronn met most of his known family at the age of 4, most of which decided to call him Ty as a nickname. Ty looked up to his older male cousin, who was 6 years older then him, was known throughout the nieghborhood as a basketball player, a huge fan of rap music amongst other things. Attempting to be more like his cousin, Ty tried to mimic his cousin's every move which ultimately ended up with him stumbling into his love for rap at a young age.

By the age of 7, Ty and his mother moved into Irvington's rival hood, Edmondson Village, better known as EV. This is where Ty was forced stand on his own. Without the rep of his cousin, he was forced to carve his own lane. EV is where Ty was exposed to streetlife, for the first time his cousin wasn't there to filter it. EV was also where he got deeper into his love for rap, from lunchroom freestyle sessions to rap battles on the corner.

Lillian noticed her son getting more and more attached to the streetlife that was attached to EV and attempted to remove Ty by moving into Woodlawn. Ty ultimately went to school less because he had to travel back to EV so often without a car. Ultimately, besides the streetlife, the music wa the only thing Ty was willing to make a sacrifice for.

In 2003, Ty decided to come up with a rap group of his own by the name of Concrete although with him constantly running the streets, he didnt have much time to run his group.

This continued until 2006, when he found out he had a son on the way. Being without a father made him never want to put his child through it. This was the change that ultimately made Ty want to leave the streets for the studio.

Career

Ty started off using 2 radios (1 to play the beat and 1 to record him and the beat) and blank tapes to record his mixtapes. He then sold them in his school and neighborhood for whatever he could get.