D1V1NE (commonly D.I.) is a decade long veteran of the DFW Hip Hop scene, one that is sorely overlooked nationally. As a member of the now defunct femcee crew ABKNEWBIUS (for the phonetically challenged AB-NU-B-US) with NEEKY DEVERO, D1V1NE has performed and revised the perception of not only Texas/Southern emcees but the true meaning of the term "femcee". Though no stranger to heels and the "jazzier thangs", the main focus is disemboweling the uninitiated. As a disciple of the Gold School, she began her professional career in the mid 1990s as a member of the Phathead megacrew based primarily in Arlington, Tx (AggTown). As the seeds grew into intoxicating fruit, the tree began to lean under the weight of opposing forces.As the sounds of DJ SCREW began to totally overtake the fledgeling North Texas Hip Hop scene, Phathead began to splinter into many subgroups. AB-NU-B-US recorded a self titled full lenghth project with original EPATOMED producer PNUT that was never to surface, and the scene continued to rupture. When D.I. did resurface a few years later, it was without a partner and amidst much confusion. After some divine serendipity, Phathead alumuni (D1V1NE, T-WREX, TOP NOTCH, TUM KAT, AND NEEKY DEVERO) reformed as 3 ALARM under the greatly underrated talents of DJ SPINN (one of the production talents under the original Phathead moniker)."HAS BEEN" became the inaugural joint that reinstated a much wiser and more refined D.I. to the scene that ironically is more visible due to the current fascination with DJ SCREW and SWISHAHOUSE. After spitting on the soon to be classic SMOKE SIGNALS and DJ SPINN's SPINN CYCLE mixtape (CD), D.I. is beginning earnest pursuits into alternate musical interests from her Hip Hop roots and beyond. D1V1NE is currently collaborating with keyboardist/programmer SURR3AL1S on a live project of (I know its a dirty word) Trip Hop for use with purple Sprites and fuzzy carpet globally. As if her collabo list was not extensive enough, DJ SPINN and SURR3AL1S are building the first D1V1NE solo album. Future 3 ALARM and THE DIFF@CULT. (w/ SURR3AL1S and STRANGE COX (NEEKY DEVERO & SYNTAX STRANGE)) releases are scheduled for release in mid 2007.