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Phaize I the Lion was born on July 30,1970, in Dayton,Ohio. His love of music began at the age of six, when he and his older brothers would imitate The Jackson Five. Phaize began DJ'ing at the age of fourteen. He and a few friends began a breakdance group called Top Choice. At the time, he went by the name DJ Dream. It was around this time that he became interested in rap. During high school he ran track and DJ'd dances. He attended Southwestern Michigan University, where he DJ'd many college partyies. He made a video entitled "Dream Girl" that became very popular. After about six months, he decided that college was not for him. Phaize joined the U.S. Navy in 19990. He stayed there for three years. He and a few shipmates got together to perform a song that they made entitled "I'm Proud To Be Black" for the ship's Black History celebration. It was around this time that he met a fellow crew mate named Phaize. The two men quickly became friends. Phaize ended up going AWOL, but left such an impact on his friend, that he changed his name to Phaize II to pay homage to him. In 1993 Phaize got out of the service and returned home. He met Eric "Deuce" Simmons. The duo started calling themselves The Legion of Doom. They did a song entitled "Bullets Coming Down Like Rain" that earned them some radio play.In 1994 Phaize reacquainted with a old school classmate named Mo Beats who got him interested in engineering. In 1996 Phaize spent a few months in jail. He decided to turn his life around. In 1997 Phaize began to study the Rasta Movement. He met a guy named Yeshua and a guy named Aborriginal. The three men became close friends. Phaize and Ab shared an interest in music. They eventually began rapping togethr and doing shows. After doing a show in Toronto, Canada, they met Silent Assassin, 13th Floor, and Picket Fence. Together they formed a group called The Watchmen. From 1998 to 1999 the group released tapes and did shows. In 1999 Phaize met Ill Poetic and Zone Ill( a.k.a. Definition). The rappers joined together to form the group The Cosmic Souls. The Cosmic Souls was one large group comprised of smaller groups and individual artists. They released a compilation entitled "The Invasion". In 2002 Phaize released his solo debut entitled "The Art of Hip Hop". Shortly therafter he chnged his name to Phaize I the Lion. He began traveling with his new album, but had to stop because he had to tend his family. In 2006 he met YC da Great and DJ Nelly Nel. The three together with his nephew P.S.K. vs Hott and RC the Matrix formed U N ME Entertainment. He is currently working on his second album entitled "Re-bel Muzec".Style: truthReleases:3 1 with group (Da watchmen) 1 comp. (Cosmic souls) and 1 soloShout Outs to the All ranges of thought crew,
to Cosmic souls,
Iron fist entertainment,
dj bigphillip of hi-low, Komandoz, HOC,Akil,Edot,Iyan,crate kings, Weightless and many moreAboriginal and Phaize I the LION at Obama rally election night
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