At the age of only six, Visto exhibited a strong will and
great discipline by calling Bad
Boy Records everyday for one
year. He was resolved to call
until someone
answered. And
answer someone did. “It
was well after
midnight,”
Visto recounted. He took the
call as being
the sign he
needed to keep
going. He remembered the
woman who
answered was
very pleasant
and helpful.
She provided
him with information he
would later
use to further
propel his lofty
goal of changing the world
through music.
Having gotten through to
Bad Boy Records, young Visto now approached music with
more focus and determination. He would rehearse dance
routines he choreographed for
hours in his bedroom. It was
during one of those rehearsals when his father told him
something that fuels him to
this day. “I was in my room
dancing my ass off in the
10
mirror when I saw my father’s
reflection. He scared the hell
out of me [laughing]! He was
getting ready to head back to
Virginia and he told me I was
his new role as man of the
house, Visto could not shake
his father’s words. He told his
mother he was going to be a
singer. “She laughed me out,”
Visto recalled. “It really
pissed me off.” Deciding he could no longer
wait and using his anger
to push him, Visto went
into the studio on a
mission to create a masterpiece. Unfortunately,
what was produced was
“Burgundy Walls,” a
hurried, sub-par project
with a couple of decent
tracks that showed Visto
had potential.
After going back to
the drawing board,
Visto went back into the
studio and twenty-four
hours later, “Before
Euphoria” was birthed.
“Before Euphoria” is
credited with kicking
off the Hippie Life
movement. Released in
August 2013 the album
going to be a star one day.”
boasted such hits as “How
Those are the last words, “You That Pxssy Taste,” “Wakin
are going to be a star,” father
Bakin,” “Acapulco Gold,” and
and son shared. Visto’s father fan favorite “Everything Gordied shortly after returning to geous.” Visto seemingly apVirginia.
peared overnight with his hit
The death of his father
project. Even though it was
forced Visto to be the man
not his first release, “Before
of the house. A role he took
Euphoria” was the spark Visto
rather seriously. He dropped
needed to catapult him to the
out of high school to get a
top of the DC music scene.
job to help his ailing mothVisto openly admits his
er make ends meet. Even in
Hippie persona is his means
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