AR Paisley (born Amarit Rehal in 1997) is a Canadian

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and songwriter. Paisley began his career by releasing his debut album "Screwface" in 2017. His second album "Timeless" was released in 2019. He released his most recent album "AR Paisley Vs AR Money" in 2020. His musical influences include

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and

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, as well as the late

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and Biggie Smalls. The

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dubbed him as "a lyrical student of

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and Ludacris" while the Sidedoor Magazine included him in the list of top Canadian artists to look out for in 2021. His song "23 Freestyle" was listed in the top 10 Canadian songs of January 2021 by the

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whilst his song "Still Grateful" was the HipHop Canada song of the day on December 5, 2020. His claim to notability arrived when popular Toronto meme

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account @6ixbuzztv posted, asking its followers to name the city's most underrated rapper, and the comments were immediately flooded with mentions of AR Paisley.

Early life and background

Paisley was born in

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, Ontario, on 1997 into an Indo-Canadian Punjabi

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family. He completed his schooling at Mississauga Secondary School. Paisley started rapping during high school but didn't take it too seriously at the time. Eventually, his focus on music stepped up, as he started doing rap battles around town and on radios. Paisley was "going through it" in high school and dropped out, so music became his main outlet.

Personal life

Paisley has an interview with the

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. Paisley is frequently found on Spotify's popular Northern Bars playlist. Paisley states that to overcome

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, you must experience new things. This is because experiencing new things can trigger all sorts of inspiration. Paisley enjoys listening to old music and rap. Specifically, he listens to all the songs that have previously won

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, because that is a big dream of his.

Discography

EP's and albums

* "Pressure" August 10, 2022 * "AR Paisley Vs. AR Money" April 15, 2020 * "Timeless" October 4, 2019 * "Screwface" March 5, 2019

Singles discography

* "''Still Around''" April 17, 2021 (Spotify exclusive) *"''Wayne Gretzky''" March 26, 2021 * "''Lemon Pepper Freestyle''" March 11, 2021 * "''Streets''" January 29, 2021 * "''23 Freestyle''" January 7, 2021 * "''Still Grateful''" November 29, 2020 * "''Backdoor''" 2020 * "''Gold Soul''" March 12, 2020 * "''Rain Dance''" February 27, 2020 * "''Price Gone Up (feat. 6ixbuzz, Bvlly, AR Paisley, 3MFrench)''" February 12, 2020 * "''Elegant''" July 9, 2019 * "''No Deal Freestyle''" May 3, 2019 * "''Dreams''" April 8, 2019 * "''Run it Up- Ft. JAY FLACO''" 2019 * "''Doze Off''" February 13, 2019 *"''Stick Up – Ft. Byg Byrd"'' January 3, 2018 * "''Maison Margiela''" December 12, 2018 * "''Unity Freestyle''" November 23, 2018 * "''Made Men – Ft. Jay Cee''" November 16, 2018 * "''Lavish''" November 4, 2018 * "''Icy''" November 4, 2018 * "''Paisley''" September 24, 2018 * "''Bada Bing''" 2018 * "''Beat the Odds''" June 27, 2018 * "''Popovich''" March 6, 2017 * "''Money Talk Freestyle''" March 6, 2017

References

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