Member Since: 8/17/2007
Band Website: drausmusic.com
Band Members: Draus. GOD. Akai MPC. Logic Audio Platinum, Cubase SL3, Reason, Acid Pro, Pro Tools. Mr. Roland. All the M-Audio Gear I can get. Presonus. Fender Guitars. Wasteland (M.O.B) and other artists who contribute their talent, so we can create good music. DMV, thanks for showing love.
Influences: Musically....Motown, 70's funk, soul, and R&B. 60's Doo Wop. 80's Hip Hop, R&B, Pop, Rock and Roll and everything that came after that. Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Jackson 5, Miles Davis, Quincy Jones, Shuggie Otis, Earth Wind and Fire, Brian McKnight, Luther Vandross, Isley Brothers, Prince, Anita Baker, Rufus and Chaka Khan, Shalamar, Bon Jovi, Poison, Lalah Hathaway, Carl Thomas, Donnell Jones, Alicia Keys, Jill Scott, Jazzy Jeff, Nancy Wilson, KEM, The Temptations, SWV, The OJays, Levert, Aerosmith, Erykah Badu, any of the Laws family, THE BLUES, GOTDAYUMN THE BLUES BABY, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Buju Banton, Jimmy Cliff, Stapleton, Beenie Man, Mary J Blige, Aaliyah, Lloyd, Usher Raymond, R. Kelly, countless others.... and new artists to come. IM LISTENING!!!
LL Cool J, NWA, Ice T, Big Daddy Kane, KRS-One, Dr. Dre, Snoop, Ice Cube, Scarface, Redman, Wu Tang, UGK, Geto Boys (Willie D, Bushwick Bill), Magic Mike, Kool G Rap, Eric B and Rakim, Too Short, Black Moon, CoCo Brovas, BeatMinerz, DJ Premier, Mantronix, UTFO, Biggie Smalls, Beatnuts, Tupac, Ghostface Killa, The LOX, Cash Money Records (Hot Boys), Manny Fresh, DMX, Dame Grease, Swiss Beats, Timbaland, Missy Elliott, NAS, Lil John, Marley Marl, Devin The Dude, Beenie Sigel, Jay Z, 3-6 Mafia, Ludacris, Jazzy Pha, Trick Daddy, TI, Young Jeezy, Young Dro, Jody Breeze, Freeway, Juelz Santana, Papoose, 50 Cent, Young Buck, LLoyd Banks
Draus, Wasteland, Rome, Hiway Hove, Laelo Hood, 20Bello, Marcus G, Oy Boyz (One Way), Boo Wicked. Young Farmers, Wale, Tabi Bonney, Kingpin Slim, Jay Holiday, Raheem Devaughn, Porche 911, Gina Rose, Mr. Whitefolkz, MsCheveus, Priest Da Nomad, Text Sosa, Storm The Unpredictable, MULTIPLE MAN, Dark Alley, Hood Life Money, Hevewae, Young IV Real, UNVA, D Love, Phil X, Mercenary Records, and countless other acts in the DMV (DC, Maryland, VA)
My family and loved ones.
Norfolk VA. The old Lafayette Shores housing Project (My old hood). All the old Projects in Norfolk and Portsmouth (The Parks). Ballentine Place (My Hood). Ballentine BLVD. Grandy Avenue. The WHOLE BTP (All the different squads, from the two sides). Princess Anne Road. Park Place, Norview, Lafayette BLVD. Shoop Park, Villa Heights, Huntersville, Coleman Place, Brambleton. The OLD Willard Elementary School. Azalea Garden Middle. Maury High School. All the asswhoopings I took before I learned how to fight back. Tait Terrace. Shoop Park (Cowboys). College Park. Indian River Road. Military Circle. Flipper McCoys.
VA Beach, VA. Lake Edward. The whole Newtown Road Area. College Park. Level Green, College Square. Independence BLVD. Chesapeake, VA. Indian River Road. Sparrow Road.
Washington DC. Alexandria, VA. Richmond Highway. Woodbridge, VA. Southeast Washington DC. Colchester Town. Janna Lee. The beautiful and dangerous streets of Maryland. Temple Hills, MD. Oxon Hill, MD. Uptown DC (Northwest). Northeast Washington DC. Southwest DC. The Whole MLK. One Love to the Farms. Morris Road. Langston Lane (Mike B, Ronny T, Vimp, Woo).
The Justice System (unbalanced). The legal system (unbalanced). Driving on the Beltway. METRO Rail. Fairfax Connector. "The PG Bus". Fried wings and MAMBO SAUCE. Hennessey, Meukow. The Animal Planet. The Washington Redskins. Fast Eddie's. Mexico Lindo. El Tropico.
Beautiful Black people. Beautiful other people.
Sounds Like: Ludacris, Devin the Dude, Jadakiss, Draus, Scarface, Manny Fresh, Jazzy Phe, Dr. Dre, Timbaland.
Record Label: Producer for Hire, Artist for Pleasure
Type of Label: None