Atllas (born Lloyd Hopkins in Denver, Colorado) is a rapper based in Phoenix, Arizona. Self-proclaimed as the "King of AZ", Atllas is one of the most successful independent recording artists in Arizona, having sold tens of thousands of albums in the Southwest. Born in Denver, Atllas and his family moved to the Maryvale section of Phoenix, Arizona in the early 1990s. As a fan of Michael Jordan, Hopkins originally dreamt of being an NBA star. He began focusing on music while attending Maryvale High School.