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Rapper, Money Is The Motto
With Atlanta's dominance in urban music being evident on virtually every countdown, it's only appropriate that one of the newest talents to come out of Atlanta would also use the music Mecca as his stage name. Born Thomas Alejandro Westmoreland, the 20-year -old Atlanta native whose mother gave him the moniker ATL, is ready to show the world that there's more to ATL than what they might have seen in the movie.
"I'm a lyricist and an artist. I use words. When I use words, I use real-life experiences. That separates me from a lot of dudes. I just keep my music [more] real than what they're talking about and I'm just living my [life] and putting it on [a] CD," says ATL. With his first mixtape, Money Is The Motto, which was released independently on his label Red Eyes, Inc. - already raising eyebrows, collaborations with Grand Hustle artists suggest that ATL will be the next big thing to come from the South.
"I feel like there's a million artists and for you to outshine and be that next one, you've just got to be honest with yourself [and ask], 'am I willing to do this?' " he says. "I've already been ready, so it's just to a point [of] when the streets will be ready." ATL plans to follow up Money Is The Motto with Executive Suite. -jason thompson
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