Biography of Darnell M. Simpson
(Big Diezel)Darnell Martine Simpson is the second child born to Garrison and Gretchen Simpson, 1 September 1986, in North Charleston, South Carolina. His father was a Sergeant in the United States Air Force, and his mother a college student. At age 3 his family moved to Yokota Air Base, Japan where he lived for the next seven years. At age 11 his family moved to Montgomery AL, where he lived for two years. At this point his father retired from the Air Force and permanently relocated the family to Lawrenceville, GA, where they still reside.
Darnell attended Yokota East Elementary School, Yokota Air Base Japan grades K-4; Brewbaker Elementary School, Montgomery, AL grades 5-6; Creekland Middle School, Lawrenceville, GA grades 7-8; Collins Hill High School, Lawrenceville GA grades 9-12.
He presently attends Gwinnett Technical College in Lawrenceville, GA where he is taking the general academic curriculum. He aspires of becoming a chef one day, as well as a professional entertainer. He works part time at a local clothing store in between taking classes and writing lyrics.
Although his life began in South Carolina, he was too young to remember much about it. Darnell spent his earlier years in Japan where he first expressed an interest in music. His father had an extensive music collection, and Darnell was exposed to various musical genres. He could always be heard singing to himself, and soon joined his school chorus where he performed from elementary through high school. He participated in several concerts in the process. He spent hours watching music videos and soon became known as The Box due to his knowledge of popular R&B and Hip-Hop artists. At age 15 he took up the art of rapping. Shortly after that, he met Gary Thomas (X-Calibur) while attending high school. They have been musically collaborating ever since. Over the last 3 years he has perfected his style incorporating singing and rapping with a variety of musical styles. He also has produced music for some of the local rappers. He admires artists such as Timbaland and Teddy Riley for being the men behind the man. His most influential artists are, Nas,Twista,Flipmode Squad,Mystikal, Bizzy Bone,2pac,Notorius BIG,Big L,Big Pun,OutKast,R.Kelly,Immature, Earth Wind & Fire, and The Isley Brothers Just to name a few. Darnell hopes to one day attain the excellence these artists have established.
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