L.i.R.i.X

Matthew “L.I.R.I.X.” Taylor was introduced to hip hop by his brother Mark and instantly fell in love. He grew up



listening to the golden era of the culture, such as Dj Kool Herc, the Zulu Nation, DJ Scott La Rock, KRS One (as



Boogie Down Productions), Run DMC, Ice T, EPMD, LL Cool J, N.W.A., Rakim, Kool Moe Dee, Big Daddy Kane, Salt N



Pepa, Digital Underground (including a young 2Pac), Queen Latifah and the Flava Unit Crew among others. Throughout



the years L.I.R.I.X. was exposed to emerging musical groups and fresh styles. He grew up in a home where music was



played all the time; pioneers, game changers, industry legends and luminaries.



After school L.I.R.I.X. would come home and hit the books. But it wasn’t school work he was studying; instead



L.I.R.I.X. studied music and the industry.

There are not enough words to describe his drive. This is illustrated with lines such as “driven to succeed, my



wheels of fortune keep on turning.”



In school, teachers identified early that he was, not only diligent, but that he was a determined workaholic.



Whether in class, on the court, or behind the mic, his evolution from writing to performing started with his



interest in writing poetry. Reading Shakespeare helped develop L.I.R.I.X. vivid imagination when painting pictures



in his music.



At the young age of 12, L.I.R.I.X. began to jot down songs and worked on them continuously. By the end of the year



he had compiled hundreds of songs. At the age of 16, L.I.R.I.X. was performing in battles, engaging in street



ciphers and freestyle sessions. On his way home, he rhymed in his head, writing on the Go Train, tirelessly working



on his craft. He stayed up all hours of the night writing verse after verse, learning the song structure, working



on choruses, chants, call and response ideas for songs, jotting them down in note books, filling up legal pads.



From then on the artist many would come to know and love was truly born.



The meaning of L.I.R.I.X. is an acronym that it stands for LIVING INDIVIDUAL RIPPING INTELLIGENCE TO THE X POSITION



(the X position is the unknown variable like solving for X in algebra, you never know what life is going to throw



at you).