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Aaron Mike’l Johnson, also known as Knormul A+, is a poet turned hip hop recording artist. The aspiring star was born in Cleveland, Ohio July 27, 1990, but now resides in Simpsonville, South Carolina. His style is one of versatility, but he bases his music from personal life experiences. A+ has recently been fully endorsed by Fresh Ink Clothing, a clothing company based in Liverpool, United Kingdom. Knormul has also been co-signed by the skate/clothing/ shoe company Osiris Shoes. At this time, he has released his street album ‘Knormul’ which is now available on iTunes. The release date was November 23, 2012. Production on ‘Knormul’ consists of beats done mainly by Zeli Beatz (@ZeliBeatz on twitter) & the artist himself. His recent single is self-produced hit "Weekend Alcoholic". Video to be shot by HD Dreams coming very soon. He started his journey to stardom with the independent record label Crestland Boy Records in which he was not signed to. Leading artist Alexander “King A.T.G.” noticed his talent via Facebook notes of poems, and recruited A+ to the hip hop industry. The record label merged with another entertainment group, Grind Mode Entertainment, and became what is now known as The Grand Empire Mizfit Gang (TGEMFG). This integration brought many opportunities to the table, such as performing and meeting other artists in the local area. One July 8, 2011 Knormul A+ had a show in Greenville, SC he invited his friends to come out and show support. One of the people, he invited; Ife Ekpenuma came to his show and saw his potential and star power. About two weeks later, they had an in-depth conversation about hip-hop, business, and what Knormul A+ wanted to do with his music. Knormul A+ decided to make him his manager and when Audacrease came into existence (incorporated on November 4, 2011), Knormul A+ was the first signed artist to the label. A few weeks later he dropped his highly slept on mixtape: The Retail 2 which showed his versatility, flow, and witty word play. On August 24, 2012 he released his debut album Knormul (which was produced by himself and Zeli Beatz) and it became available on I-Tunes on September 14, 2012 https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/knormul/id558071094. Knormul A+ has had various interviews from several online blogs to USC campus to SCSU campus to other radio stations in New Jersey. Knormul A+ was recently featured on The AnR Watchlist Music Sampler Vol. I which has been on the front page of Datpiff and on various music blogs and websites. He will drop his latest project: The Retail III: Osiris And A Greenie Beanie on June 28, 2013. Knormul A+ plan on performing at the Fleet DJs Conference July 28th in Charlotte, having a listening party/performance at BlueTile Skate Shop in Columbia, SC, and hopefully with his fans and supporters help perform at A3C in Atlanta in October. Knormul A+ is definitely a hip-hop artist with a brand, a vision, and a work ethic that people will want to pay close attention to.