Ryan Abeo better known by his

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RA Scion, is an American

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artist from

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. He is currently based in

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. Abeo is a member of the hip hop group

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along with DJ/ Producer Sabzi. Abeo, with his wife, manages the independent record label SCIONtific Records.

Early life

Ryan Abeo was born and raised in

in 1974. Abeo began writing and recording hip hop lyrics when he was twelve years old, after being introduced to the 1980s hip hop group

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. By the time he was a senior in high school, he was experiencing tensions with school authorities, which led him to drop out completely. Still pursuing hip hop, he attended

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, before dropping out. Following this, he settled in

, where he would become a notable figure to the

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scene.

Musical career

Soon after Abeo moved to

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, he met Sabzi, a DJ/ Producer who was at the time just forming his group

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with Geologic, through the local hip hop circuit. The two got along as friends and bonded over their shared

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. Sabzi began collaboration by giving a few instrumentals to RA which went on his first project, ''Live & Learn''. Together, the two officially formed the group

, which would become a staple in putting

in a prime position. Since then, he has released four studio albums as RA Scion and a 5th album with Gifted Youngstaz as the duo "TRUE, , FORM".

Personal life

Abeo has a wife named Mariangela and one child named Madison. As a family, they have lived all around the world, from Crete, Greece to

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Style and influences

He cites

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and

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as important influences.

Discography

Studio albums * ''Live And Learn ''(SCIONtific, 2004) * ''Victor Shade ''(SCIONtific, 2010) * ''Adding To The Extra'' (SCIONtific, 2013) * ''Sharper Tool; Bigger Weapon'' (SCIONtific, 2014) *''TRUE, , FORM'' (TRUE, , FORM, 2019) EPs * ''Apostrophe'' (SCIONtific, 2002) * ''More Power To You'' (SCIONtific, 2016) *''TRUE, , FORM: "GENUFLEXION"'' (TRUE, , FORM, 2023) Guest appearances * Grynch – "You Know Me (Remix)" from ''Chemistry 1.5'' *

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– "Guide You Through Shadows" from ''Strange Journey Volume Three''

Videography

* 2010: "Soothsayer" * 2012: "Beg X Borrow X Steal" * 2013: "Guttersnipe Bridge" * 2014: "Fixed" * 2014: "Venus in Transit" * 2016: "Action Figures" * 2016: "Death of a Precedent"

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:RA Scion Living people American hip-hop musicians Rappers from Kentucky Rappers from Washington (state) Underground rappers Musicians from Louisville, Kentucky 21st-century American rappers Date of birth missing (living people) 1974 births