J-RIEL Bio:
Jeremiah Pingue was born in Los Angeles, California on October 3, 1987, and raised in a Filipino house hold by his father Gabriel, and his mother Juliet. At a young age, He had already gained an interest in music and poetry, due to the influence of his mother's passion to write. Watching his father play drums every Church service, gave him his sense of rhythm. At 3 years old, he loved to pick up microphones after Church services and pretend to sing and speak to an audience.All through out elementary, he did speeches and poetry in front of his class with enthusiasm. He also became involved in acting, by participating in school and church skits. At 13 years old, he was passionate about the Rap/Hip-Hop genre. He then started writing his own verses due to the influenced of his idol EMINEM. At 15 he decided to learn how to make his own beats, record and hand out copies in the school campus and join cyphers. However, towards the end of high school, the popularity of his music ended, so he gave up on music due to being discouraged by lack of support. At the age of 21, he began writing poetry again, due to the pain of a close friend passing away. He then was inspired to make a return to music by the name of J-RIEL and released songs about heart breaks such as "Poetry Emotions". He also released a popular backyard party track called "Thirsty Thursday" (Ft. E.Cov). He started performing at Hollywood bars and night clubs in 2011. He is now currently working along side popular artists from the 818 Valley such as Razor, Mack The Shark, Jayson Rose, Jasson C. and Antoine notes. Today his flow, production and performance have graduated to a whole new level, reviving his popularity, with songs like "Crimson Eyes Clover Flowers" (Ft. Mack The Shark) and "Think About it" from 2013 project "Metal 2 Metal"