T-LYONS

T-Lyons surfaced from New Orleans in 2014 as a hip-hop sensation, performer, dancer, and all-around entertainer, reaching a wide audience at age 12 through the internet hit "Goin DUMB." Observers characterized his clean-cut and inspiring rap style as "Disney meets Nickelodeon from Black suburbia." After facing numerous hardships together with his father Travis Lyons, President of the Central City Youth Against Violence, Lyons advanced a message centered on living "positive, non-violent lives through music and good will." The aspiring rap star, who has appeared onstage with Diggy Simmons and Jacob Latimore, among others, signed with independent II Fire Records/Cool Ruckus/Universal Music Group in 2015.