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| A$ton Matthews | |
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| Birth name | Matthew Lopez |
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| Born |
October 30, 1989 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Yamborghini |
| Associated acts | |
| Website | astonmatthewsmusic |
Matthew Lopez (born October 30, 1989), better known by his stage name Aston Matthews (styled as A$ton Matthews), is a Guatemalan-American rapper from Los Angeles, California. Matthews is also part of the hip-hop group Cutthroat Boyz with rappers Vince Staples and Joey Fatts.
Matthew Lopez was born October 30, 1989 in the city of Los Angeles, California. Born of first generation Guatemalan immigrants, Lopez spent much of his formative years between Los Angeles, Hawaiian Gardens, and Carson, California. Lopez played varsity football throughout his duration of high school. It is during this time where he also became a member of Westside Carson Piru, a faction of the bloods based in Carson, California. On May 31, 2008, Lopez was involved in an altercation at a house party where he was shot in his heart by a .40 caliber bullet, breaking his ribs, and tearing his stomach in the process. After making a full recovery, Lopez began to write and record songs about his life.
Following his recovery, Lopez would practice writing, rapping, and recording one song a day for two years before releasing his first solo project. On November 4, 2011, Lopez released "NOFVCKSGIVEN". Lopez has self described the project in an interview as, "I'm just gonna go in on a bunch of beats, make some random crazy shit and see what the fuck happens." NOFVCKSGIVEN also narrated the events leading up to his shooting, as well as describe it from his perspective on the song "May 31st" which also featured then rising rap artist ScHoolboy Q. When he began to rap himself, Lopez primarily studied the flow and musical patterns of Eminem, and also cited Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, G-Unit, and The Diplomats as direct influence to his style, combining all with his personality to create his own.
Prior to recording NOFVCKSGIVEN, Lopez would be introduced to Vince Staples through a mutual friend. Staples would go on to collaborate on numerous occasions with Lopez, and ultimately appear on his debut project. After the release of NOFVCKSGIVEN, Staples would introduce Lopez to A$AP Yams who admired Lopez's unique rap style and wanted to further develop him as a artist.
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