As music continues to transform and change daily, the ever-evolving, multi-talented, Darrell Armstrong II aka “Young Miz” introduces himself to the world of entertainment. As an adolescent, this young man witnessed many changes in life having had a very young set of parents and with that, saw his family experience many different emotional situations. “Having a large extended family, with a majority of the members being a part of America’s standard of middle class, gave me the motivation to be a strong-minded, strong-willed motivator and affect the masses with charisma and a positive image.” “Miz” had plenty of immediate family members around to influence his upbringing, who are also creative individuals and who all loved to listen to music, dance, sing and perform. Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio to a young mother who was (17) at the time of Miz’s birth, but having come from a Christian family background, in time became a wise Woman of God, and a father, who was just (21) when “Miz” entered this world, who was a highly-motivated, aspiring, young businessman, was an experience to witness growing up.
As time went on, conflicts in character stirred a bit of turmoil with the 2 and much of this caused this young artist to feel miserable. “I chose the name Misery because I saw a lot of emotional things in my lifetime. The name reminds me of what I’ve experienced in my life, as a young person, what I’ve been through, and where I come from, which ultimately helps me dictate where I’m determined to go.” Writing short stories and poetry allowed him to make an easy transition to writing songs.” I was so influenced by how captivating music was at that age, that I just wanted to emulate all of the icons I saw on television.” Repeatedly mimicking the likes of Michael Jackson and MC Hammer until the very controversial 2pac put out the, “I Get Around” video. “This visual was enough to change my whole life! I went from seeing men doing choreographed dance routines with backup dancers to seeing this fresh and poised ladies man with muscles and tattoos getting in a bed full of women!!” The moment he was exposed to that picture that 2pac painted was the moment he realized he wanted to entertain. “For me it wasn’t about the fact that he had so many women. It was the fact that he seemed to be a normal looking guy, no costumes or uniforms, no backup dancers, and he captivated every single person at that backyard party.”
Writing music and performing in talent shows up until high school, he met one of his closest friends Andre “Dreez” Harper, who shared a similar passion for becoming successful musicians. “We both wanted to make a benchmark in American history as entertainers and young entrepreneurs.” The 2 formed a group called Futuristic Flows and began to write a countless number of records together. As sophomores in high school the 2 extended the relationship to a local producer known as Jason “J-Suave” Horner and did their 1st ever recording there. They began to get comfortable with the recording process but as time progressed, the members of Futuristic Flows had different plans to reach success. They then started working on solo music (yet still did tracks together) and Miz sought out other musical talent, that would share the same dream of success. Hooking up with Darryl “DC” Reid and David “Einstein” McCoy the founders of DREEM Productions couldn’t have come at better time in my life. “We all had the same passion and goals in life, which made me spend more time around their studio.” After hanging out with the DREEM team on a consistent basis, it brought the 3 together like family and helped create a special chemistry. Countless mixtapes and independent album appearances allowed Miz to grow and learn, who he is as a person and a man, as well as an artist. “I learned who I was through trial and error, and with recording my 1st solo project (Easy Street Volume 1)” After witnessing the mistakes made and growing from that process Miz is back in the studio working with DC to completely recreate his sound and image.
