Addonnis is a rising Hip Hop artist who was born and raised in Toledo, Ohio and is now based in Los Angeles, California. Music is in Addonnis’ blood. As a child, he grew up in a household of artistic individuals.
His father is a keyboardist and in his younger years pursued a career as a singer. His mother is a singer who sang in the chorus. His Younger brother is an accomplished pianist and vocalist. At the age of 7, Addonnis began to venture out into the arts and began training as a classical pianist. Under the instruction of his teacher, he mastered his craft and graduated from his program through the Trinity College of Music in London at the age of 17 which is equivalent to a minor in Music at the collegiate level. Although classical music is his background training, he always had a love for hip hop.
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| Age | Unpublished |
| Birthplace | Ohio |
| Current city | Los Angeles CA, USA |
| Birth Name | Addis Black |
| Occupation | Model, musician |
Early life
Growing up, Addonnis listened to a wide variety of types of music including R& B, Pop, Alternative Rock, but most notably Hip Hop. As a child, some of his favorite hip-hop artists included Lil’ Kim, Missy Elliot, Busta Rhymes, and Snoop Dogg. Addons admired the level of creativity and confidence they exuded on tracks and this heavily influenced his style of music. At the age of 13, Addonnis began to write his first raps. On his Myspace page, he would rewrite and make his own versions of popular songs in the blog section. Exposure to different styles of music has helped foster Addonnis’ desire to make universal music that anyone can enjoy.
Education
While talented artistically, Addonnis is also highly educated and has his Doctorate in Pharmacy from Ohio Northern University. While pursuing his degree at Ohio Northern in 2010, Addonnis began to get in the studio and record his own hip hop music. He found it fun yet challenging to make remixes to Hip Hop’s classic and current songs. In 2010 he put out his first mixtape “The Coronation” which received over 1,000 downloads on DatPiff.
Paying My Dues
In 2011 he put out his follow-up mixtape “Paying My Dues” which served as an homage to all artists who influenced his style and pursuit of music. “Paying My Dues” has received over 1500 downloads in on Datpiff. While he lived in Ohio, Addonnis performed in several local
venues across the state.
First LGBTQ battle rapper
In 2013 Addonnis began to pursue his new interest in battle rap and was a pioneer in the genre as one of the first LGBTQ battle rappers in a heterosexual dominant field. Addons faced a lot of adversity while pursuing battle rap but hoped that his courage and tenacity
would help open doors for other LGBT artists to participate as well. Throughout the Midwest battle leagues, Addonnis was known for utilizing “Complex rhyme structures, clever wordplay, and witty punchlines”. Due to the talent, he displayed in his first battle, he was offered a chance to compete in one of New York City’s largest battle leagues “King of the Ring”. Adonis continued to pursue battle rap until he graduated college with his doctorate in Pharmacy in 2014.
Own music
In 2014, Addonnis moved to California. While living in California, Addonnis works full time and pursues his music full time. After moving on from battle rap, Addonnis has decided to focus more on making his own original music and aspires to make it mainstream.
Future LGBTQ artists
Addons hope that by achieving this goal, he would be able to open more doors for future LGBTQ artists to get into the music industry.
Present
Record streams
Currently, Addonnis is working on his debut “EP” titled Game Time. His first single “Level Up” released was released in 2017 and has received over 28,000 streams on Spotify to date. The music video has over 151,000 views on Facebook and 57,000 views on YouTube. His second single “Strike A Pose”, has received over 56,000 streams on Spotify to date. The Music video has over 24,000 views on YouTube and 130,000 views on Facebook. Collectively, his YouTube channel has received over 200,000 views and has a lot of traffic.
Festivals
These two singles enabled Addonnis to perform in over 5 music festivals across the nation and over 7 local venues across the West coast. His latest single “Runway” has received over 11,000 streams since its October 3, 2020 release. Adonis is now gearing up to release his highly anticipated music video for his song “Runway”. He is also gearing up to release his debut album “Game Time” in Spring 2021.
Did You Know…
- His songs have been streamed over million times across all networks.
- Adonis is also highly educated and has his Doctorate in
Pharmacy from Ohio Northern University. - Addons began to write his first raps at the age of 13