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Donatello

About Me

A young, aspiring producer and entrepreneur looking to bring Canadian Hip Hop to the forefront and make a difference in the hip hop world. I was introduced to the true culture of hip hop in my early teens, and from there took off...actively studying every aspect of the culture and the full history. To me, Hip Hop is more than music, its a culture. It's life. It's basically religion, and I feel the need to share it with the world and teach the world what Hip Hop is truly about. In Canada, Hip Hop culture is truly lacking, not necessarily because of lack of talent, but lack of knowledge. There are numerous local artists with lyrical skills and ability greater than many of the artists heard on the radio today, but there voice never gets heard. This is the same for people across Canada, the US, and across the World. My mission is to bring there voices to the People, let there voices be heard by millions around the globe. Through my music, I intend to touch the hearts and minds of everybody possible. My journey to achieve this goal starts in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with local artists Shottas (KAi and Atlin) a local independent rap group with incredible creativity and originality. Fusing together various genres of music such as Rock and Reggae with Hip Hop, they have successfully created there own unique sound and have begun to attract a local underground following, performing regularly at local clubs and bars. They are just 2 of many artists in the untapped Vancouver Hip Hop scene. My initial goal is to gather all the local talents, and put Vancouver, AKA Van City, AKA The Rain Drop City...on the Hip Hop radar. Through hands-on production and management, my dream is to show the world that Hip Hop culture lives not only in Van City, but Canada as a whole.With this much being said, I am excited for the Journey that awaits, and meeting a number of interesting people on the way. I am in constant search of open minded people, people with valuable information and knowledge to share, whether it be about music, or business...or the music business, finance..or just any type of interesting story in general. If you would like to share or exchange any knowledge, please feel free to message me.
The Time is Now
Peace.



My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 20/01/2008
Band Members: Donatello, Shottas ( KAi, Atlin)
Influences: Producers:
Marley Marl, DJ Premier, Pete Rock, RZA, Dr. Dre, J Dilla, Large Professor, Hi-Tek, 9th Wonder, Da Beatminerz, Black Milk, Scott La Rock, Just Blaze, Soundtrakk, The Alchemist, Kanye West, L.E.S, No I.D., Madlib, Danger Mouse, DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ Shadow,...and more.

Emcee's:
Nas, 2pac, The Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z, A Tribe Called Quest, Common, The Roots, Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, AZ, Eminem, Rakim, Wu-Tang Clan, Slum Village, KRS-One, Redman, The Pharcyde, Skyzoo, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Murs, Big L, Big Daddy Kane, EPMD, De La Soul, Jeru The Damaja, Little Brother, Lauryn Hill, Outkast, Ludacris, Chuck D, Busta Rhymes, Guru, The Game, UGK, Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, N.W.A., Royce Da 5'9, Black Moon, Da Brat, Bone Thugz-N-Harmony, Brand Nubian, Clipse, Goodie Mob, Dilated Peoples, DMX, K-Os, LL Cool J, Pharoahe Monch, Papoose, Run DMC, Scarface, Smif-N-Wessun....the list goes on and on...

Soul/R&B/Funk
James Brown, Rick James, Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Curtis Mayfield, Al Green, Bobby Womack, The Temptations, Earth Wind & Fire, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, R. Kelly, Barry White, Brian McKnight, Sade, Erykah Badu, Corinne Bailey Rae, The Jackson 5, John Legend, Keith Sweat, Shuggie Otis, Usher..and more.

Icons
Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Malcolm X, Walter Payton, Barack Obama
Sounds Like: Hip Hop

My Blog

New Music!!

Whaddup?!?!!?Just lettin' y'all know I've recently added 2 new beats on my page...Pain & Odyssey. Check em out let me know what y'all think.Peace!
Posted by on Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:49:00 GMT

Clockers!

Whatup y'all?!?! Check out my latest beat, Clockers. Feel free to holla at me with feedback, positive or negative, its all good. Thanks for ya support. Peace.Da BeatDocta on iLike - Add iLike to ...
Posted by on Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:36:00 GMT

Facebook

For any of yall out there who use facebook join my fan page below for live updates on whats good wit my music. Feel free to holla at me with any questions, comments, feedback etc.http://www.facebook.c...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:12:00 GMT

**Name Change**

I have now officially changed my name from "The Cypher" to "Donatello"...for various reasons. First and fore most...I have come across numerous artists that go by the name Cypher or something similar....
Posted by on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:00:00 GMT

ADayInTheLife - The Mixtape

K. Ai's debut mixtape, ADayInTheLife has finally been completed, featuring production from Mockary, Dior...as well as 3 tracks from myself. With a lethal combination of rawness and soul that maybe unm...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:43:00 GMT

Jackin Fo Beats!!!!!

I dunno about everyone else on myspace....but im pretty sure that everyone would agree with me that jacking a beat from someone else is wack thing to do.If u haven't got the chance to check out my "Ja...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:32:00 GMT

2 Mixtapes in the works!

2 mixtapes are currently in the work featuring production from yours trulyFirst off...K. Ai's debut mixtape A Day In The Life, which I executive produced and features multiple tracks from myself, is a...
Posted by on Mon, 19 May 2008 15:19:00 GMT