rizzo corleon

Joshua R Corley also known as Rizzo Corleon is an up and coming artist, songwriter, and producer out of Norristown Pennsylvania, an area right outside the busy streets of Philadelphia.  He started writing full compositions at the age of 9.  His first time recording occurred in 2004 while he was attending Delaware State University.  From that moment he began to create more and more songs from his personal studio which he put together from money received through cutting hair on campus.  A notable moment was when he debuted a record on the local radio station and received notoriety throughout the entire campus.

His sound is similar to artists like Lupe Fiasco, J Cole, and Andy Mineo.  His influences range from Lauryn Hill to Cassidy, Kendrick Lamar and Jamie Foxx.  His most notable show was Philly Soul Stock Festival, which occurs annually and raises proceeds for surrounding communities in the city of Philadelphia.  He released his debut mixtape (Understand Me) spring of 2012 which was featured on datpiff, worldstarhiphop, bandcamp, and several YouTube channels.  At the end of 2018 he released a 2 part EP called So It Was which was featured on youtube and soundcloud.  Right now he is currently set to release his new mixtape (JEDI2).