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.... People have called me 2-D (thooty) since i was a Young Boi... its short from my real name.... its also the name that most people from az know me as.... i've been doiN this music thang for a whiLe now.... it started from back in the day.... i was in the school band playing instruments, and school chorus and all o dat ... music has always been in my heart... in my blood.... soon as i graduated From ELementary ... i started to grow wit it ... started writiNg rhymes.... eeven if they were dumb... and the Older crowd i hung around wit was always Rappin n shyt ... kinda got iNvolved wit it u know.... so i did my thang freshman year .... Talent shows, Battles and all of those GOlden moments that oNly the people that was there can remeMber and have the oPPortunity to say they saw... or heard... i used to go to parties n shyt wit my cuzzin or my older homies and used to spit flows and draw crowds of muffukaz... startin up ciphes n shyt.... i remembr 1 time i got it crackin so bad ... that the dude who threw the party told the d.j to leave bCuz the people wasnt even paying attention to the music!!!!! real shit !!!!next thang u know.... sophomore year i ended up gettin a shot on the radio wit BIG WILLY ....(did a radio intro)..... he was the radio personality that was doin it When I was prolly freshman sophmore and maybe junior year in High school.... back when Jx3 was comin up ..... BIG WiLLY was the first to put me out like that ... besides me doin my own thang... (later on jx3 threw a few songs on the radio for me too). . . after gettin my jumpstart goin ... one thing led to another .... next thing u know i DID some songs for AZ's finest 1 & 2 ( D.O.C pro compilations) real c'ds that were sold in stores wit posters and all o dat good shit.... i also was on the sickbeats compilation called streetbuzz.. i even got the chance to throw a quick lil album out for some exposure ( The Street Album) we gave it away for free.... pretty much what i was doin in high school ... makin mixtapes and cds sellin em or just makin a whole stack and Passin them muffukas out !!!! pretty much junior and senior year was performing and hittin the studio uP often... like every weekend..... i was doin alot of shows with adda2ud promotions wit Oddy.... and if u dnt know her u triPpin.!!!! wether it was shows or talent shows .. or parties or get togethers...or gettin on the radio ... or whutever.... i was always tryin to get some shine !!.... The First solo project I was working on ... was called "TheD.A.S.H" Desire Ambition Strength and Honor.. 19 tracks of some pretty sick shit and original prduction.... The most recent ... "Young Dumb and 21 the Mixxtape 07" is in the streets for the mixxtape fans ... 21 tracks of some az Heat rockkers and a classic for da stereo!! Features a lot of AZ artists .. C-Notez.... Bookie.. Kayda Luchiano from the Bay.. Young Vic... BOP the dysrespectful MC.. Lawh ... Famouz .. Judge ... Layz ... J rem and Nem E ..... . . . .beats from D BOy and Mr Mixx . along with internet instrumentals.... I'm also currently making my own beats and recording my own music. Which brings us to the newest edition of the 2DashD collection... " Rough Draft" mixxxtape 08 .. features a few more AZ emcees. Songwriters. Poets. Artists.... Lo frm Blitzkrieg ENT .... Leo The Don ... BOP the dysrespectful emcee... Kayda Luchiano frm the Bay ... Young Vic .. A-BoMB G .. Special guest appearance from my homegirl Kitty ... the list Goes on again !!! This means I'm wrking on my 3rd or 4th solo album.. Not including all the music from my teenage years and the street album that was released in 04' ... I Got ShitLoads Of music!!!! 4 real Now I am the Manger/Main Artist and founding father of INDE - GROUND MUSIC GROUP LLC Independent Underground music In Phx AZ baby!!! ... i networked and have met alot of people in az.... I also have performed alot and touched alot of people in ways that i could have never imagained.... i've performed at almost every venue there is in arizona..but i know there is more!!!...I love to get on stage And do my thang .........this muzic shit is a passion to me..... its my life fa real....!!! i've earned my reputation and have done alot as far as for the arizona scene... TRyin 2 put us on the maP mayNe!!! i have done alot of music with alot of LOcal artists as well... im also good friends wit most of em.... and you all know who u are... its too many to name!!!! AZ is like a family .... its crazy to just watch all of us now and to see where we came from... and we still doin it .... !!!! PHX arizoNa !!!! we been had shine... u just aint taste the tea!! Get at me ... EMail: twodashd@tmail.com AOL instant messenger .. TwoDashD If u tryin 2 get a c.d let me know wsup!!

2-D




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