Dbryj"Clap Instrumental"
Name:DbryJ
Hood:Tampa
Stompimg Grounds:Tampa Florida leon county
Rank: Vice President and Runner
Occupation: Artist & Producer on Da Foundation Ent.
Early on in his solo career,
Dexter drew his main inspiration for source matter from the same thing his poetry derived from in those days: crushes on various
girls. But he never stressed himself on the one-dimensional nature of his music, because he prided himself on his ability
to have his art be true-to-life (albeit at times exaggerated versions of it). But he still took to the task of branching out
his subject matter, and over the next 2 years worked on countless songs, most of which were never finished. By the time he
was 15, he was confident enough with his music to start writing his first album. It was also around this time that he first
developed the MC name that has stuck to this day: DbryJ. “D” for Dexter, “bry” for Bryant, and “J”
for Junior. Realizing he needed beats if he ever wanted to record his material, he teamed up with his best friend Nhan to
starting making some.In April of that same year. Having read countless articles about the lack of quality messages in today’s
hip hop, he wanted to take a more a real approach with his next album. Originally titling it “A walk in my shoes,”
the album was a tour of his life and his opinion on a wide range of topics. In the tradition of Mos Def, Jay-Z, Talib Kweli,
and many others, he offered his own attempt at making socially conscious hip hop music.He really had no interest in writing
another hip hop album yet because he was happy where he stood as an MC (part of the reason why he started writing other types
if music), but overwhelming inspiration compelled him to start writing hip hop again. Once he began writing, he immediately
realized his error: there was still much for improvement in his lyrics and rapping. Coupling this with his newfound skill
at making beats, he decided to work on the material for his 3rd album around October 2004. Once again drawing from
real-life for his music, this time around he decided to focus on life as a freshman in college and dubbed the album “Undergrad
Studies,” which he is currently working on… That's when he met Coppa and the two began collaberating so that they
could get Da Founation Ent. off the ground.
Da Foundation Ent
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