Asaiah Ziv

Asaiah Ziv
Birth name Aaron Rivera
Also known as KIDD
Born (1996-07-17) July 17, 1996
Las Vegas, Nevada
Genres Indie hip hop, Christian hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper, songwriter, producer
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2011–present
Labels Infiltrate, Hipsavvy
Website thisishipsavvy.com

Aaron Rivera (born July 17, 1996),[1][2][3][4] who goes by the stage name Asaiah Ziv (pronounced: Uh-sy-uh Zihv). Rivera, formerly known as KIDD, is an American hip hop musician. His first studio album, Murder My Flesh, was released by Christian hip hop label Infiltrate Music in 2013, and was a Billboard chart breakthrough release.[5] He subsequently released a free extended play in 2014, Hipsavvy: The Introduction, also with the label Infiltrate Music.[6] On February 1, 2016, Rapzilla, which is run by the owners of Infiltrate, revealed that Rivera no longer identified as a Christian, and that he was released from his contract.[7]

Early life

Asaiah Ziv was born Aaron Michael Rivera on July 17, 1996, in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1] He was born to a Puerto Rican father and a Hungarian mother.[2]

Music career

He was inspired by Lupe Fiasco to get involved in the music industry as shown in his song "Black Sheep [Yung Lupe]".

His music career started in 2011, yet his first release was Murder My Flesh, with Infiltrate Music that released on September 3, 2013.[5] This album was his breakthrough release on the Billboard charts, at No. 49 on the Christian Albums,[8] and at No. 14 on the Top Gospel Albums charts.[9][10] He later released, Hipsavvy: The Introduction, in 2014 which hinted the start of both his musical and personal transition."[6] The album featured artists such as Angelisa, JGivens, John Givez, Derek Luh, DJ Aktual, Kiya Lacey and Ruzel as well as producers Wontel, DVIOUSMINDZ, Ace the Vig and Rxn.

In March 2015, he changed his stage name to Asaiah Ziv, which means "God created brilliance/radiance." Rivera is now working on branding his new collective titled "Hipsavvy." The most recent release which launched his name change was the song "Ziv?".[11] On February 1, 2016, Infiltrate allowed Rivera to step away from his contract, as Rivera no longer identified with the Christian beliefs promulgated by the label.[7]

On February 1, 2016, he released "Free Your Soul Side A: Life" and announced that "Side B: Love" would be released later in the year. On April 16, 2016, Ziv released the single, "Ether", In which he dissed previous label Infiltrate Music and previous Hipsavvy member Lee Williams. He has since released the singles "Worf" and "Derrick Rose" both which contained a featured from rapper Kenny! In August, Ziv acted as Executive Producer for Las Vegas rapper, Joey Wolfe's Debut EP, Long Summer EP. On October 31, Hipsavvy Artist, ArtyBasqiyah (formerly BraveArt) released a new single called "Tale of The DM" which Ziv produced and featured on. November 10, 2016, Ziv released another new single titled "Yaya", the first to be released from Side B and stated the project would be pushed back due to losing much of his work due to a crashed hard drive and lap top. November 15, he released limited edition pieces from his Free Your Soul collection as well a collaborative single with Doanman: "Ferr".

On January 24, 2017, Ziv announced his new single would be released on January 31, 2017 titled "Take My Cup". On February 9, 2017, he announced that I'm Depressed, but Happy would be released sometime in 2017. He released the first single, "Lemonade" on April 25, 2017 and "Face", feature rappers Waldo & Ali-47, on July 28, 2017.

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions[10]
US
Chr[8]		 US
Gos[9]
Murder My Flesh 49 14

EPs

  • Hipsavvy: The Introduction (2014)
  • Free Your Soul [Side A]: Life (2016)
  • I'm Depressed, but Happy (2017)
  • Trap Cobain (2018)

Singles

  • "Ziv?"
  • "Here" featuring Xavier Omar
  • "Ether"
  • "Worf" featuring Kenny!
  • "Derrick Rose" featuring Kenny!
  • "Yaya" featuring Echo Stains and Jae Douglass
  • "Take My Cup" featuring Doanman
  • "Lemonade"
  • "Face" featuring Waldo and Ali-47
  • "October 10th"
  • "Love"
  • "Lost" featuring Ali-47
  • "Sweet Dreams"
  • "Hurricane"
  • "Wasted" featuring BurningForestBoy
  • 'What I Got"
  • "Never Answer" featuring Sebastian Reynoso

Features

  • "Happy Place" - Sam Stan
  • "Honda Civic" - Lee Williams featuring ArtyBasqiyah
  • "Fakin Love" - Montell Fish
  • "Drift" - Jordan Nitchoff featuring ArtyBasqiyah
  • "Stay Up" - Moose featuring Play On Words
  • "Starships" - Lee Williams
  • "Mirror" - Levi Hinson
  • "Lotus" - Joey Wolfe
  • "Tale of the DM" - ArtyBasqiyah
  • "Ferr" - Doanman
  • "Right Now" featuring Caleb Cruise" - Kaleb Mitchell
  • "Feelinme" featuring Adrian Stresow" - Drew Famous

References

  1. 1 2 "Asaiah Ziv". NoiseTrade. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Asaiah Ziv". Infiltrate Music. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  3. ↑ "KIDD Artist Profile". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  4. ↑ "KIDD Artist Profile". New Release Tuesday. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Murder My Flesh by KIDD". New Release Tuesday. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Review: Hipsavvy: The Introduction - KIDD". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  7. 1 2 Daniels, David. "Asaiah Ziv (fka Kidd) makes statement about no longer claiming Christianity". Rapzilla. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Kidd - Chart history : Christian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Kidd - Chart history : Gospel Albums". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  10. 1 2 "Murder My Flesh - Kidd : Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  11. ↑ Staff (March 16, 2015). "Free Download: Asaiah Ziv - Ziv?". Rapzilla. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
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