Michael Jones, who goes by the family given name Lil Mike is a Hip Hop Artist was born and raised in Anderson Indiana. Making his debut as an up and coming artist, the Indiana native quickly took a strong passion to music at the age of 11 or 12. He soon surfaced his unique and experimental sound with Hip Hop. With influences like 50 Cent, Lil Wayne, Andre 3000, Tupac, Eminem, Notorious B.I.G. and Kendrick Lamar and more to follow, there’s no doubt that this fresh new artist is making a way for himself and is surely one to look out for. As an authentic artist Lil Mike’s goal is to not just make music, but to make memorable messages. Writing with a competitive spirit and eagerness to inspire, Lil Mike’s lyricism and soothing messages in his records are sure to never go unnoticed when it comes to any audience, from inspirations to write from the streets/community he comes from along with being real with himself.