Tarik Mishlawi (born September 25, 1996), known professionally as Mishlawi, is an American hip-hop performing artist, dubbed as "Portuguese Hip Hop's revelation" by La Vanguardia, and commonly referred to as a "TransAtlantic talent",
Tarik Mishlawi was born on September 25, 1996, in the United States. He moved to Cascais, Portugal, on the Portuguese Riviera. He attended the Carlucci American International School of Lisbon until graduating high school, after which he attended American University, in Washington, DC, for two years, before attending the Point Blank Music School in London.
Mishlawi started his musical career on YouTube, before he was discovered by Richie Campbell and subsequently signed to Bridgetown Records, and later by Universal music and Island records.
Mishlawi has become a popular performing artist at many of Portugal's prominent music festivals, including the world famous MEO Sudoeste festival.