AR Paisley

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AR Paisley
Birth nameAmarit Rehal
Born1997
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Occupations
Instrument
  • Vocals
Years active2010–present
Website arpaisley.com

AR Paisley (born Amarit Rehal in 1997) is a Canadian rapper and songwriter. [1] 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 Ludacris and 50 Cent, as well as the late Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls. [2] The XXL Magazine dubbed him as "a lyrical student of Jay-Z and Ludacris" [3] while the Sidedoor Magazine included him in the list of top Canadian artists to look out for in 2021. [4] His song "23 Freestyle" was listed in the top 10 Canadian songs of January 2021 by the Complex Magazine [5] whilst his song "Still Grateful" was the HipHop Canada song of the day on December 5, 2020. [6] His claim to notability arrived when popular Toronto meme Instagram 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. [3]

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Early life and background

Paisley was born in Mississauga, Ontario, on 1997 into an Indo-Canadian Punjabi Sikh family. [7] 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. [8] Paisley was "going through it" in high school and dropped out, so music became his main outlet. [2]

Personal life

Paisley has an interview with the BBC Asian Network.

Paisley is frequently found on Spotify's popular Northern Bars playlist. [3]

Paisley states that to overcome writer's block, you must experience new things. This is because experiencing new things can trigger all sorts of inspiration. [2]

Paisley enjoys listening to old music and rap. Specifically, he listens to all the songs that have previously won Grammys, because that is a big dream of his. [2]

Discography

EP's and albums

Singles discography

TitleYearMusicPeak chart positionAlbum
CAN IND NZ hot UK Asian WW excl. US
Trudeau2018
Fuck Rap Part 2
Takeover
(with AP Dhillon & Gurinder Gill)		2020Money Musik28 [9] Not By Chance
Love Sick
(with Sidhu Moose Wala)		2022Mxrci39 [10] No Name
Shot Collar
(with Tegi Pannu)		 Manni Sandhu Disturbing The Peace
Moose World
(with Sunny Malton)		2023
Go To Sleep
(with Sukha)		ProdGK
Some Of Us
(with KR$NA)		JpBeatzFar From Over
Immortal
(with Wazir Patar)		Wazir PatarStreet Knowledge
What’s Beef
(with Channi Nattan featuring Inderpal Moga)		Jay Trak
Drippy
(with Sidhu Moose Wala)		2024Mxrci94111152

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References

  1. ↑ McNeilly, Claudia (2019-10-22). "Review: AR Paisley aims for classic hip-hop on Timeless". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Exclusive Interview: AR Paisley talks Freestyling, Creativity, and Plans for the Year". Sidedoor Magazine. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  3. 1 2 3 "The New New: 15 Toronto Rappers You Should Know". XXL Mag. January 3, 2019. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  4. ↑ "Top 21 Canadian Artists to Look Out For in 2021". Sidedoor Magazine. 16 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  5. ↑ "The 10 Best Canadian Songs of the Month: January 2021". Complex. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  6. ↑ "Song of the Day: AR Paisley enlists Dbo for "Still Grateful"". HipHopCanada. 2020-12-05. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  7. ↑ "AR Paisley Drops Self-Titled Track "Paisley"". N T R S L Y. 2018-09-26. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  8. ↑ "Competing With Himself – AR Paisley Vs AR Money (Album Review)". FRAGMENT RADIO. 25 April 2020. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
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