Freestyle 2014 mozart la para biography

Looking at the success that Mozart La Para has accomplished you may think he is an overnight sensation. When the 28 year old Dominican artist has worked relentlessly since he was 12 years old to achieve his dreams. Born on January 31, 1988 in Las Minas, Dominican Republic you can say that Mozart La Para, real name Erickson Fernández, came from the “hood”. His name Mozart comes from writing songs early in his career for other artists, “La Para” (To Stop) is Dominican slang meaning the fear that his opponents would feel when the time came to freestyle face to face with him.

Mozart discovered his passion and talent for music when he was 12 years old and became part of the “underground” hip hop movement in the Dominican Republic. At age 19 he started doing more “freestyle” and entered different competitions in the Dominican Republic like “La Batalla de los Gallos” sponsored by Red Bull, that although he did not win, it garnered him National attention. Mozart La Para ‘s style of music can best be described as “Urban Tropical”, a fusion of tropical and urban rhythms. Today he is the leader of the Urban movement in the Dominican Republic. His lyrics are infused with positive messages and a lot of the themes come from his own experiences. To listen to hi

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