BORN IN 1975 AT ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL IN LYNWOOD, CA (NORTH OF COMPTON, EAST OF WATTS) THE YOUNGEST AND ONLY BOY OF PARENTS SHIRLEY AND EDDIE JR (R.I.P), RAVAGE BEATS 2012 COMES FROM A LONG LINE OF NEW ORLEANS JAZZ AND B-BOP MUSICIANS AND DANCERS. MOVING TO SOUTH CENTRAL L.A. IN 1989, I ENJOYED EXCELLING AT BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, SOCCER, AND TRACK...I ATTENDED THE "INFAMOUS" WASHINGTON PREP HIGH SCHOOL (C/O 93) AND FOUND LOVE FOR HIP-HOP, POETRY, AND CREATIVE WRITING...AFTER COMING OF AGE IN THE STREETS OF L.A., I RETURNED HOME TO NEW ORLEANS AND ATTENDED XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS, STUDYING BUSINESS MANAGEMENT...THIS IS WHEN AND WHERE RAVAGE BEATS 2012 WAS BORN. BEING INFLUENCED AND MOTIVATED BY THE EARLY AND MID 90'S HIP HOP CREWS (WAY TOO MANY TO NAME), I STARTED PRODUCING MY FIRST BEATS AROUND 95, USING A "BORROWED" TASCAM 4 TRACK MACHINE FROM THE SCHOOLS THEATRE ARTS DEPARTMENT...UPON, RETURNING TO L.A. IN 96-97, MY ENCEE'ING AND PRODUCING SKILLS WOULD BE FURTHER CRAFTED AT PROJECT BLOWED (KAOS NETWORK) AND VARIOUS VENUES IN THE L.A. AREA...UPON GOING AND GETTING MY DEGREE FROM CSUDH IN 99, I TOOK A WORK-RELATED ASSIGNMENT IN CHICAGO FROM 2000-03, WHERE I WORKED 12-14 HR DAYS FOR FAMILY-OWNED VENTURES...DURING THIS TIME, I DISCOVER THE PLAYSTATION 1'S "MTV MUSIC MAKER"...AND MUST HAVE BANGED OUT AT LEAST 5 TO 600 BEATS OVER THAT TIME!!!.....BACK IN L.A. SINCE 03, FINALLY SHOWING OFF THESE SKILLS, GROOMED OVER A 15 YEAR PERIOD. GIVE THANKS & PRAISES TO JAH RASTAFARI LIVES!!! SELAH, RAVAGE BEATS 2012
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