Grant Lalaian, aka LaLion, is an independent rapper, guitarist, and songwriter. Born into a family of Armenian immigrants and being the 1st generation in the United States, he has had ambitions of fame since childhood.

LaLion had his first encounter with music at the age of 6 when his parents gifted him a guitar for Christmas. His first inspiration was his father (Michael Lalaian), who initially gave him some lessons on the instrument, and today he draws inspiration from artists and bands such as Linkin Park, Nirvana, Eminem, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Green Day, Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, Drake, and Twenty One Pilots. Grant defines his music as a combination of all his inspirations, a blend of rock, rap, and pop.

Throughout his teenage years, Grant took guitar lessons and performed small gigs (sometimes with his brother Arman Lalaian as the drummer) at cafes and various open mics. Around the age of 15, the performer of "Devil Himself" gathered some friends and started a band together. The band lasted about a year, but eventually, he grew tired of the band dynamic. At 17, he bought a $20 microphone and immediately started releasing music on his own. He has been releasing one song per week, every Thursday, and has no plans to release a debut album; so far, he has released the mixtapes: "Grape", "Lime", "Kiwi", "Generation of Sedation", and "Mango".

In the first two years of his career, he released a single titled "Be Jay Z", which accumulated over 1.5 million streams and earned him a spot on Skyzoo's "In Celebration of Us" tour in Washington. In the past, he has opened shows for artists such as R.A. The Rugged Man, Skyzoo, A-F-R-O, and D Savage. LaLion has been featured on Spotify editorial playlists such as Varsity Bars, Fresh Finds, Fresh Finds Hip-Hop, and The Sound of Deep Underground Hip Hop.

Currently, with over 40 million streams just on the Spotify platform, LaLion continues to release music regularly, with no plans to change his strategy. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.