From The DropoutTo Lae Fier
Born in Argostoli, Greece in 1991, Lae Fier grew up in Queens after his family moved to New York. He started rapping in high school as The Dropout, named for leaving school to chase music, and released the Life Ain't Easy EP while working the underground circuit, opening for Uncle Murda, Memphis Bleek and Maino.
Then came the hard years: bad relationships, drugs and alcohol, the streets and bad business calls. He went back to school and graduated from Baruch College with a business degree, with honors. That turning point ended The Dropout era and started a new one under a new name, Lae Fier, which means "speaking with pride".
The sound now blends hip-hop with R&B into something darker and truer to him. It began with the debut single On The Low and runs through One Day, Medusa, Water and Runaway, each with over 100k views on YouTube.
