Hailing from New Jersey in the Irvington/Newark region, rapper M.I.L. aka MrIrunNewJerz is one of the next runners up of becoming a well known name in the rap game. Artist in his surrounding area like Redman, The Fugees, among several others paved the way for this lyricist to express his creative ability. His name M.I.L stands for Muzik Iz Lyphe and for him, hitting the mic is just as natural as breathing air.
Some of his musical inspirations include Hip-Hop legends Big L, Raekwon, Kool G. Rap, Snoop Dogg, The Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac.
M.I.L. formulated his lyrical skills through listening to Wu-Tang Clan, N.W.A, and Redman’s Muddy Waters as a young teen, although his mom didn't condone the kind of music he was listening to. Back in 2002, while enrolled in Saint Augustine’s College in Raleigh, North Carolina M.I.L. entered BET’s 106 & Park Freestyle Battle during BET’s Black College Tour and won! After being featured on BET’s Black College Tour, he auditioned for the main event at 106 & Park in NYC, where many freestyle battle artists took the crown and gained alot of recognition . After he participated in 7 battles in the NYC audition, M.I.L. battled freestyle emcee Sam-I-Am but was later disqualified.
Experiencing a taste of the limelight has encouraged M.I.L to show creativity at its best and he has blessed the mic and been present on stage with with headliners like the Lox, Mobb Deep, Rick Ross, Lil’ Scrappy and Lyfe Jennings. He has released 10 mixtapes and 1 street compilation titled, “On Top of My Game”. He's also performed all over the East Coast, including places such as; North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. M.I.L.’s ultimate collaboration would be with Yonkers native, Jadakiss.
M.I.L.'s latest mixtape is titled “State Of Emergency” which is presented to you by the ladies of EnterMisses!
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