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Born and raised in Washington, D.C. - raised by two beautiful people, both from the Spice Isle - Grenada. Started playing instruments in the school band at age 9. Starting collecting music a little before that (actually got my first record when I was 5, funny story). Blame Brooklyn, NYC for the early and undeniable love of Hip-Hop that is with me to this day. Began DJ'in in college (PITT- Main Campus). Eventually became the Station Manager of My College Radio Station, WPTS-FM. We (you know who we are) held down one of the bigger clubs in the city for a year and some change. Moved back to DC after graduation (BSME, that was some work!!). Fulltime job in property development/project management. Still DJ'n in the area. Former member of Yamama'nym and Nod Factor. Hip-Hop is my culture and Soul music sustains me.

The Foreign Exchange feat. Darien Brockington - "Take Off The Blues" from The Foreign Exchange on Vimeo .

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 08/11/2005
Band Website: -------
Band Members: DyknameC Sounds - Myself and Dwayne Holton (drummer, percussionist, producer)
Influences: DILLA FOREVER..........

The first ones that come to mind.......

DJ INFLUENCE - Jazzy Jeff, Babu, Revolution, Maseo (De La..go see a show!)
HOMETOWN RADIO DJ's - DJ Trini, DJ Iran, DJ Exclusive
PRODUCTION - Jay Dilla, Premier, Pete Rock, Vikter Duplaix, Timbaland, DJ Spinna, Marc De-Clive Lowe, Nicholay, Jazzanova
MUSICIANS - Grover Washington Jr...and the musicians of the Washington DC Area...Everything you need musically is in the City
SONG-WRITERS (NOW) - John Mayer, Eric Roberson, Amel Larrieux, Anthony Hamilton, Vikter Duplaix, Dwele, Clara Hill
MC'S (NOW)- Black Thought, Scarface, Common, Mos Def, J-Live, Skillz, Redman (that's right), De La Soul, Busta, Nas, Luda, Jay-Z, Little Brother
ALL-TIME - Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Phil Collins
Sounds Like: Something New & Different
Record Label: none

My Blog

Prove Me Wrong

Shortest blog I've ever written.Here's my case. Shows versatility. Swagger of a champion on the mic. Positive lyrics - no degradation of women, speaks to real issues, embodies Hip-Hop everytime he h...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Feb 2009 08:15:00 GMT

Self-Evaluation - For The Fellas

I'm no longer in the 30 and over club. I always joke about it, but now I'm just over. Just turned 32. I've still got so much to learn. So I've decided to do things a little dif...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 06:57:00 GMT