Mario Jackson was born January 7th 1986 in Bowling Green Kentucky. With his dad in and out of his life, it was up to his young mother, Maria Jackson to raise him. Watching as his mother struggled to make it, he was forced to grow up at an early age and do right by his mom and his three younger siblings. As the years passed and the struggle became harder, He learned early on that the one thing he could always count on was music. Music instantly became therapy to him and in the eighth grade he began writing his own verses to all of his favorite artist’s tracks. At the time, he was greatly influenced by Lil Wayne, the hot boys, DMX, Nas and several others. Today you can find him listening to Common, Kendrick Lamar, Ab Soul, Don Trip, Starlito, Ace Hood and his favorites J Cole and Kanye West. Being a little older and having some years on him, he has depth and real shit going on in his music. A.T.L.A.S formerly know as Jules released his first mixtape, The Arrival, at the end of 2014 and his second, SoundCloud philosophical Savage” early 2015 recently dropped the Coronation EP!!!!!!! Recognizing how much music helped him to make it through his toughest times, he would love for his music to do the same to other kids going through it. A.T.L.A.S knows how hard it is to break out into the industry, but taking care of his son and making sure his family never has to worry again is all the motivation he needs.
“I’m not saying I’m what the games been missing, I’m just saying I think its bout time it paid attention.” -A.T.L.A.S
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Check out his music out on SoundCloud he goes by the name A.T.L.A.S
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