Mario X
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Mario X is an upcoming hip hop artist from Cape Town, South Africa. He is best known as a prolific storytelling rapper. He's profound love for music started at a very young age and he started writing verses in the form of poetry from the age of 10 years old. As he grew up he started reciting his poetry aloud and grew more confident in doing so. At the age of 18, back in 2013, he wrote his first single track called 'Disillusioned'-It was also the first track he recorded in 2015. Since then, he's been on a quest.
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Mario X released his first studio recording mixtape 'Been Here' in June 2018, and has recently been constantly busy with various unreleased singles. Mario X is a versatile and diverse, profound rap artist who don't like to categorize himself as a specific rap artist. He writes songs through how he perceives the world and writes songs on relevant matters and issues arising in local communities. His music is a reflection of his emotions, thoughts, and past experiences. He frequently speaks about addiction, self acceptance, mental conditions, daily life challenges and raps about the struggling and underprivileged South Africans and their daily battles