In the rainy city known as Seattle, a young lyricist is prepared to blow supported by his crew the twenty-one year old rhymer with punch lines you just can’t ignore, absorbs images from his environment and turns them in to lyrics that will keep your rewind button busy. From going to school to turning to the streets, Livio always had a niche to rhyme, no matter where he was he would always be putting words together and he has never been one to shy away from life’s gritty reality. Known on his city streets for having impressive talent at such a young age, Livio would rap any chance he got and would record at another local rappers house that he had befriended. “It wasn’t really much” says Livio “I think we were recording on an 8 track, but at least we got to hear ourselves on tape and when I stopped going to school, I decided to take my music seriously because I saw that I could get paid to do what I love to do.” He was only 16 years old. After a year of writing rhymes, Livio hooked up with an old friend turned promoter (Amir). The two decided to join forces and put together Livio’s first album. They got with platinum producer Funkdaddy and nine months later out came his debut album “My Life vol. 1” Livio’s first complete studio album. The album had guest appearances by artists like Noreaga, D12, Trey Dee, B-Legit and several other west coast legends. His first album was well accepted in the Northwest as well as the rest of the west coast and secured his place in the West Coast Underground Hip-Hop scene. Livio, along with platinum producer Funkdaddy, has since started their own label, called Funkdaddy Records. Inspired by his love for Rap, his family, friends and, the other members of his crew, Livio’s aggressive, complex and street-smart rhyme style has brought new life to the Northwest Hip-Hop scene. “I grew up listening to Ice Cube and N.W.A., L.L. Cool J, Big Daddy Kane, Rakim, 2pac, and Snoop” says Livio “So when I wrote my own rhymes most of it came from my point of view and it would be my style of rap but I had a lot of influences” Livio still enjoys listening to some of today’s rappers and says he is still influenced by good music. “Nowadays I listen to Jay-Z, Eminem, Cam’ron, Lil Wayne and a few others, I like a lot of different stuff” When asked how he overcame his adversities in life and the music business Livio says by keeping faith in GOD staying hungry and humble, praying and staying determined. Right now Livio is completing his new album “Cruel Intentions” and he is focusing on putting it out properly. He is also keeping the underground mix-tape scene circulating and plans to put out albums by all of the other artists on his label in the near future. Livio has the same drive and ambition as he did when he first started in this game. He is still hard at work helping his company grow everyday. Expect to hear a lot more from this artist with the release of his new album “Cruel Intentions” and underground mix tapes such as ‘Underground King” “The Best Kept Secret” “1 Life 2 Liv” and releases from the rest of the crew, including FunkDaddy, Young Thyn, Mass, S.K., Playa’ Lo, Mr. Rossi. Displaying the same confidence he had as a young street rapper in Seattle, Livio is ready to take his game to the next level! “I just wanna tell people that if you have a goal, you have to work very hard to achieve it! You have to keep faith in GOD and pray, and surround yourself with people that have good work ethic. He finishes saying “Me and my people have been through a lot, we deserve this, so get ready for us!”