AR Uplifting - Recording Artist / Songwriter / Hip-Hop Artist - Age –30– Canadian / Trinidadian
Hometown: London, Ontario
Second Home from 2014 - 2019 – Edmonton, AB
Current City: Kelowna, BC 
Inspirations - Bob Marley, Tupac, Janek Armstrong, James Blair, Tyler Hamments, Gabriella Richards-Armstrong, Fallen Friends and Loved Ones, Trinidad and Tobago, Canadian Nature, Daymond John, Doing better for the Family, Showing a better way for youths and disenfranchised individuals.
Favorite Artists - Bob Marley, Guru, Tupac, Nas, Styles P, Jadakiss, Cassidy, Sizzla, Nipsey Hussle, Popcaan

Music has always had a large impact on me, through my life I've been faced with much adversity and that has been a blessing and a curse, I now try to express my views and emotion through music by offering a powerful message focusing on self-awareness, self-betterment, and independence, and perseverance through music.
I find in large popular music these days portrays an image of over indulgence, greed, violence, and hatred, which falls on the ears of our impressionable youth. I find that we as a people emphasize too much on the material aspect of our society and cease to focus on more important ones like Unity, family, love, happiness, and spirituality. The objective is to create music that the majority of listeners can relate to, while staying true and real to my life and my beliefs.
A positive message coming from a genre like hip hop can help those who may be down and dealing with personal life struggles, creating positive vibes and motivating music that can resonate within others. Life is not ONLY about partying, spending money and living like a celebrity and engaging in destructive activities. Life is about BALANCE and Community.
 I have been song writing and recording since a young teen and in 2013 I decided to record more professionally  while in College in hopes of delivering my message through refreshing Hip-Hop and Uplifting Music. This quickly became more of a pursuit to deliver a true message and build a movement, which I aim to bring to as many listeners as possible. A lot has happened over the years and I have taken some time away from creating new material as I dealt with close loses in the family involving my young cousins. The most recent occurred in February of this year, when an older cousin Janek who was very much an older brother to me passed away from overdose after struggling with addiction and homelessness. 
While this has been the hardest death to deal with but has now renewed the pursuit of spreading my message and helping give a voice to the voiceless. As well as encouraged me to pursue healing  myself through counseling and the proper channels. 
In Late 2021 I began recording a Project called the Lost Tapes Vol 2. It is a composition of tracks written over the last 5 years, touching on loss, perseverance, seeking happiness, and being reminiscent of past times. I will be looking to release this project in the second half of 2022.
Thank you for your time, I hope to share more with you though in the future through my music
Respectfully,

Aaron  “AR Uplifting” 

Instagram - @aruplifting

Twitter - @AR_Uplifting

Look me up on by searching for  “AR Uplifting” on Spotify, ITunes, Amazon Music, Soundcloud and many streaming platforms.

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