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Shaheem Falaniko (born September.26,1991) better known by his stage name PRIE, is a 18 year old producer/writer/rap artist. born in Honolulu,Hawaii, the son of Tony Webb and Tina Falaniko a mother of five children. As a six month year old baby shaheem and his family moved to Las Vegas,Nevada to start a new life. As a child he was exposed listening to HipHop and Blues by his father, In 2004 at the age of 13 Shaheem Falaniko played for Western Warriors a Middle School Football League, In 2006 Shaheem also played for the Titans a Nevada Youth Football League. After the season was over Shaheem decided to stay home and spend more time listening to music, still unsure what he would become in the future Shaheem began studying the elements of HipHop, recording his first song at 12.

Within the next couple of months Shaheem thrived writing more and more songs with the help of his cousin Chris Falaniko who kept pushing Shaheem to stick to his dream. In 2005 at the age of 14 Shaheem was kicked outta Brinley Middle School for a fight him and his cousin had on the school campus. Over the next year Shaheem spent his time attending a Peterson Behavior School for over a year, than on January.3, 2006 Shaheem had graduated from the behavior Schooling Program and a month later was able to attend back to Brinley Middle School. Then in 2007 at the age of 16 Shaheem was kicked out of Cimmarron High School for a fight he had on another school campus landing him in Baltmore Behavior School where he later graduated from the program. But then on October.31,2007 Shaheem's brother Dearney Austin was shot and killed at the age of 14, nearly giving up on everything he had Shaheem turned to the streets where he later was arrested for home invasion, grand theft auto and possession of drugs landing him in Family Court at 16 but all charges were dropped against Shaheem. Stressful weeks and days went by, Tina Falaniko Shaheem's mother decided to send him away back home in Honolulu,Hawaii to start a new life and to better his future refusing to go Shaheem's Probation Officer Ordered to have Shaheem escorted to the airport by police having no choice but to go or serve jail time Shaheem took the offer and later moved to Hawaii.

A painful year went by still mourning the loss of his brother Dearney Austin Shaheem began getting his life back on track attending school and tryna make his momma proud taking a month off from music Shaheem attended Farrington High School where he later met a guy named Chris Mico also named Crispy who was also a HipHop artist, being Shaheem was interested on what kinda studio he used Crispy introduced him to a friend of his named Bombz who owned the studio shaheem's friend had told him about. after meeting Bombz the following week they set up a meeting at the studio to see what Shaheem had so Prie and Bombz did their first collab track "Heartless remix" than soon after the track went well bringing in attention from other HipHop artist in Hawaii. After a week went by Prie recorded tracks after tracks dropping his first mixtape "The Collision" tryna make his name for him self in his city Prie had entered in Freestyle Battles and talent shows at events around his city. Within the next few months Prie had made a Buzz with is music in Hawaii but after a couple of days Shaheem's mother Tina Falaniko noticed on the news that there was gonna be a big talent show in Oahu, refusing to enter the talent show at first Shaheem gave it a shot on the Mike Biv Talent Search and later made it to the Final Four in the talent show as the only HipHop artist on the show but unfornturnately didnt make it to to win the talent show. Still feeling good that he made it far and making his family proud but now at the age of 18yrs Shaheem known as Prie still continues to make music for love and passion he has towards HipHop since a child.

"I dont make songs about selling drugs or having a gun or saying im a gangster, the music i make is about my life and the problems and feelings i have inside as a man i want to make music for people who can relate to it or can play my music whenever they feeling down but i also wanna inspire other as well through my music to change their life for the better, i also wanna be unique in my own way when i express myself over the mic not follow the next mans footprints but set my own and if if theres haters my Father always told me "If you stand up straight they cant ride your back". "So till this day im making music for the love that i have for HipHop not for a trend and if i die and still dont become famous for my music all over the world ill just be gladd for the hearts i touched of ones who loved and supported my music no matter". -PRIE