Ohio is ripping at the seams with so many notable up-and-coming artists, and one of the rappers to watch out for this year is Money Matt.
With the world paying attention to Ohio’s music scene, he is amplifying his voice to define a new sound coming from Cincinnati, Ohio. He is a two-time award-winning artist and independent musician, and he has since generated over a million streams.
At a young age, he already knew that music was going to be something he would do for the rest of his life. It all started when he had a severe eye injury that he started looking for a way to release his anger. He explored different outlets, went on to play sports, and had the natural talent for it, but it did not spark something in him until music.
When he came upon freestyling, he realized it gave him a way to release. So when he started doing so, he never stopped since. “I always had used music as a means to get away from my reality and express myself in my own way,” he shares.
And since then, he practiced, freestyled, and developed his craft. He later on went on a journey of looking for his sound in music and working on his song depth and flow. It took him almost five years to perfect freestyling by writing for six to eight hours every night. However, in 2012, he got his first studio set up and began to record.
His time at the studio led to his debut single, “No Beats Just Bars,” which became the foundation of #MoneyMattTakeover2017.
His career was not an easy one. After encountering struggles early on, he realized that beyond making music, he wanted to make a name for himself as a positive leader—like an NFL or NBA player—to the youth. For him, glorifying violence is not the way we need to spread positivity to the youth.
“They need to see that being yourself is going to get you in farther places than creating a facade that most people in everyday life do not live,” he says.
Money Matt is someone all people will admire. His positivity is not only shown through the music he puts out, but also through his genuine demeanor to his fans, the charisma he brings on stage, and the willingness to work with other artists in the independent music scene.
The tracks that he has released so far convey a message that has since been heard worldwide and a brand that is for the unity of all people. The real reason behind his name proves his humility. In his tracks, “Like Yesterday” and “A1 Grind”, he mentions that money isn’t going to change him.
Today, he recently released his song, Double Up, dubbed as the summer banger of the year.
Indeed, as an upcoming rapper, his original style, universal sound, and positive outlook will surely spread for Money Matt to rise as one of the biggest rappers in the music game today.
Learn more about Money Matt on his website.
