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Dae-Lee

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About Me



There’s something to be said about a man who is confident in being who he is. In an industry where an artist’s image is created to sell records, few dare to be who they really are without compromise. Rap recording artist Dae-Lee is a firm believer in sticking to the truth and presenting himself with flaws and all.“I grew up in a Christian home, one of few that we knew of in my neighborhood,” Dae-Lee says. “One thing that I remember was the fact that as a family we were never trying to blend in or anything, we knew who we were. We were just as confident in our lifestyle as a thug on the street was about his lifestyle. When people saw that, they respected us for keeping it real with who we were.”On his debut independent project, Love’s Pain, Dae-Lee remains true to his family’s philosophy. The songs that he writes are reflective of where he is in his life and the issues that he’s facing. He believes that many people are working through the same problems and will relate to what is being voiced through his lyrics.On the track, “Oh Lord,” Dae-Lee talks about how God gave him his musical talent and then challenged him to move out of his comfort zone. He explains, “When it comes to performing, I still don’t see myself as a ‘rapper on stage in front a crowd’ type of person, but just like everything else that’s coming to be, I see that God wants me to step outside of myself.”Dae-Lee was first drawn to music and the hip hop genre as a teenager. One of his uncles, a musician himself, gave Dae-Lee a keyboard with the stipulation that he could keep it as long as he was putting it to good use. He used the gift to create hip hop beats and songs with other rappers in the area and began to grow as an artist. While still in high school, his lyrics focused on the pain of family issues and the influence of growing up in a neighborhood where sex, drugs, hustling and guns were the norm. The music also reflected his inner struggle with the Lord and the weakening of his faith.Shortly after his high school graduation, Dae-Lee found a new direction for his music. A friend invited him to a youth event at a church, where he saw Christian rap artist Israel the Warrior perform. He had never seen rap used to glorify God and he realized that his music should do the same. Dae-Lee kept rapping about life, but a new underlying theme began to emerge.“Most of what I talk about now revolves around a relationship with Jesus Christ,” he says. “I can be talking about anything from broken families, disappointments to music, but it all comes back to that relationship.”Dae-Lee’s first recording experience was at a studio at Norfolk State University, where he recorded vocals for six songs he had written with a couple of friends. The project was created just for fun, but the experience gave Dae-Lee the push he needed to pursue his music more seriously.Now, Dae-Lee has his own studio where he recorded the music for his upcoming album, Love’s Pain. “I saved up and purchased the materials for a studio that would allow me to produce and record at home without giving up the quality of a high-end studio,” he says. He also started JJ-Productions (Jehovah Jireh Productions) and is producing music for other up-and-coming artists.With the release of Love’s Pain, his production work and an upcoming touring schedule, Dae-Lee is on the rise of becoming who God wants him to be. “God has brought me here and the only thing I see messing it all up is me trying to snatch the controls away from him to try and make things happen myself. He has and is taking care of me so I trust Him to continue.”
Peace, Godbless
-Dae-Lee

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Member Since: 4/20/2005
Band Website: dae-lee.com
Band Members: Jesus Christ, Me, Myself, and I.
Influences: Christ, Life, & Quality Music
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My Blog

Beneficial Or Premissible?

If something is permissible should it matter if it's beneficial?(1 Corinthians 6:12; In context the verse is speaking on sexual issues but I believe the principle can be applied to all areas of life) ...
Posted by Dae-Lee on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:05:00 PST

Help Promote Loves Pain

What up!As you may or may not know I am a Independent artist so no I don't have all the resources and people working behind the scenes for me making things happen like a signed artist would. So if you...
Posted by Dae-Lee on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:00:00 PST

Delight yourself in the LORD...

Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart. I was just checking out my page (like i didn't know what was up there) and that verse was the verse of the day i...
Posted by Dae-Lee on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 08:25:00 PST

Traitor In The Camp

If you haven't listen to my song "Trader" in my player please listen. Below are the lyrics and some comment on what inspired me to write it.   From the jump me and my mans / We were one in t...
Posted by Dae-Lee on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:29:00 PST

Booking Dae-Lee

To Book Dae-Lee please use the email address below to contact booking for Dae-Lee. When emailing please include as much information about yourself/organization and the upcoming event as possible (ex. ...
Posted by Dae-Lee on Wed, 30 May 2007 02:55:00 PST

Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ

Romans 6:1-7 1What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? 2By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? 3Or don't you know that all of us who w...
Posted by Dae-Lee on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 09:23:00 PST

ONE MORE DAY

One more dayIs all I have?And I live every dayAs if it were my lastLast chance to finish unfinished tasksLast chance to learn something in classNo matter what the day this could be my lastMondayTuesda...
Posted by Dae-Lee on Mon, 31 Oct 2005 08:22:00 PST