Evol was born as Michael Donovan Nezbeth on February 20, 1988 in Toronto, Canada. Evol spent most of his childhood in Toronto, until he moved to South Florida. During his high school career he began writing. However, his writing was not intentionally meant to be lyrics. After being influenced by family and friends, his rhymes lead to raps and his captivating music was created. It should be known that Evol does not rap about adolescent issues, the content of his music surrounds real life issue, and his diverse background in music allows him to make real life stories into rhymes. Such music artists, Tupac, Lupe Fiasco, and Bob Marley are inspiration to Evol’s unique style and lyrics. Evol’s voice of reason has manifests itself in clever rhymes that balanced the young hustler's lifestyle with a sense of street reared insight. Writing from pure experience, it’s all about his feelings and what is going on in his life but at the same time being relatable. Displaying a message to think for yourself and don’t let others make decisions for you. Evol’s featured mix tape titled “Speak before you think” conveys a message to speak from your heart and not censor what you think. Evol had the opportunity to work with producers such as Demar Porter, Laurent Walter, as well as Street Music Entertainment.

In my opinion, Evol is a mix of Kid Cudi and Bob Marley. Continue reading to listen to his mixtape