Fijimacintosh | |
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| Birth name | Tyvion Davis |
| Also known as | Heavenboyfiji, Cyberboy Fiji, Fiji, Young TV |
| Born | May 8, 1999 Canton, Ohio, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
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Tyvion Christian Harris (born May 8, 1999), or professionally known as Fijimacintosh, is an American rapper from Canton, Ohio. He is the first-cousin of RIAA-certified rapper, Trippie Redd.
Harris spent the first half of his life in Canton, Ohio, alongside his cousin, Trippie Redd, where the two grew up together. Then, Harris, his mother, and two brothers moved to East Atlanta at the age of eight, where Trippie labeled “He came to Georgia in 2012-2013, and he stayed with me for a year,” after finding stability in the new state, Harris was able to move out and start his own respective journey and occupancy, but the two cousins still support each other, with Trippie Redd even saying, “We support each other 100%, especially when new music drops.” [1]
Harris began making music as early as eight, but by 2009, him and his mom began to sell CD's at the Lennox Mall, under the moniker, "Young TV", where he would also go perform at local events. [1]
By 2015, Harris would begin to make waves in Atlanta, with his "cyber sound". In his interview with XXL magazine , Harris would claim that artists that he looked up to growing up were 50 Cent, Kid Cudi, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Lil Wayne, and Neil Young. Harris would claim how whenever he felt down, he would listen to Kid Cudi to keep on moving, and listening to Neil Young's music helped affect his music vibe, with Harris claiming, "it’s more like a chillax thing, but still fire." [2]
In 2016, began gaining widespread attention after independently releasing music onto Soundcloud. Due to this, it allowed Harris to join fellow rapper, Lil Uzi Vert for a few date spots on his Luv Is Rage tour, which would help propel his name within the industry. [3]
By 2017 into 2018, Harris would score and sign a record deal with the record label, Empire Distribution, during his interview with the record label on their popular series "How I Built My EMPIRE", Harris labeled how his family was a huge step to his success, his fascination and determination to push the new musical culture and to "wow" his fans helped him out, and just doing what he desires really helped him get to the place in life where he wanted to get to. [4] [3]
Following his signing, Harris released his debut mixtape, dubbed “Satellite Crash”, with had features from Robb Bank$, and also featured his breakthrough track, "Wintertime Nights". [2] [5] [6]
In the end of 2020, he would follow through with his third mixtape, Beastboy which released on December 25, 2020. [7]
From 2019 to 2022, Fijimacintosh was super active within the music industry. In 2019, he released his second mixtape, Teenage Disillusionment. Following the mixtape's release, he would go on tour with fellow artist Smooky Margielaa, and would release music videos for tracks such as "Demon Slayer". [5] [8]
On December 25, 2020, following the end of the year, Fiji released his third mixtape, dubbed Beastboy. [7]
Following the album's release, he would keep fairly quiet with his music, with him only releasing a handful of singles, and an EP dubbed Elements.
After having a quiet 2021 and 2022, Fiji would return, but as a guest rapper on his cousin, Trippie Redd's album, Mansion Musik , where he would be featured on "HIDEOUT", which serves as the 17th track to the album. [9]
Seven months after, on August 25, 2023, Fiji would release his fourth ever mixtape, dubbed NOCTURNAL. The album has 20 tracks, and features from notable names such as Trippie Redd, Lil Tracy, Lil B, and Dom Corleo, amongst others. The album showcases Fiji's versatility as a rapper, being able to make pop rap songs, while staying true to his genre. [10]