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GM: WHERE ARE YOU ORIGINALLY FROM?
Lil Dee:Baltimore, but raised in south FLorida.
GM: IS THERE A DIFFERENCE IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY WHEN COMPARED TO FLORIDA?
Lil Dee: Not much, it's more clear cut down here. Oppose to up north, you got a lot of people doing a lot of stuff on the sneak. Down here, they are more open with it.
GM: WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING TO GAIN FROM THE INDUSTRY?
Lil Dee: I am so greedy. I have to have some of everything and being that I am a business marketing major, I am going at it full force. I want to show people what I am capable of. True I rap, but it's not just about rap, girls, money, and cars. We have entrepreneur's doing the clothes and movie thing. I'm even doing the clothing thing for the ladies called YoungBossy. I want my hands in some of everything.
GM: WHO DO YOU LISTEN TO?
Lil Dee: Lil Wayne and Pac
GM: DO YOU INCORPORATE ANY PARTS OF THEIR STYLE WHEN YOU WRITE?
Lil Dee: Aw man, I try not to. I think a little bit of both slips out, but it happens unconsciously. You can say by listening to their music so much, it kind of bleeds out, but I try to keep my own style.
GM: WHAT DETERMINES A COMPLETE SONG? WHAT MAKES YOU SAY "OK" THIS IS A GO?
Lil Dee: I am my worst critic. It has to be something that's catchy. It has to stick in the minds of people no matter if they are black, white, young, old, male, or female.
GM: HOW DO YOU FEEL THE CHANGES WHEN REFERRING TO THE INDUSTRY HAS BECOME?
Lil Dee: Bad. Real Bad. There's a lot of candy coated people in the industry right now that really shouldn't be. I grew up around real people and I don't really respect those who are put into positions as opposed to those who have earned their positions. Everything you get, it should be earned.
GM: WHAT'S YOUR VIEWS ON THE THE INDEPENDENT SCENE?
Lil Dee: Aw man, I see a lot of people doing big things that I can appreciate and then I see a lot who are just doing it. There are a lot of artist right now and all they talk about is coke and being in the trap. I don't knock what they are doing, but sometimes you have to switch it up. They are saturating the market and it's getting ridiculous.
GM: I SEE YOU HAVE YOUNGBOSSES ENT. JUMPING OFF. WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO MAKE THAT THE NAME OF YOUR LABEL?
Lil Dee: I'm a stubborn person. A very stubborn and bossy person. Things have to go my way or it's not right. If someone comes to give me advice, I take it and incorporate it with my ideas, but knowing that something is my vision I have to see it fitting in. You have to conduct yourself like that because if you don't, you'll fall by the waist side.
GM: WHAT'S YOUR SIGN?
Lil Dee: Virgo
GM: HOW DO YOU CONDUCT BEING AN ARTIST AND HAVING ARTIST ON YOUR LABEL WHEN DECIDING WHO SHOULD BE PUSHED?
Lil Dee: Right now I'm promoting me because I have to step out first to bring out the label. Just like G-Unit, 50 had to step out first to make that label jump off. If one of my artist is given the opportunity to jump off first, I'm with that too. I would just make sure that they are not getting one of those 10 year, $10,000 deals.
GM: I ASKED BECAUSE TODAY WE HAVE ARTIST WHO ARE STARTING LABELS AND DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY OR HAVE ANY DIRECTION.
Lil Dee: Yeah I know. I have a couple of people in my camp that are ready to blow, but don't have the mindset yet. That's why I have to be on point. I use my industry background to help me, help the team so that we all get what we want and deserve.
GM: HOW DO YOU START YOUR DAY?
Lil Dee: I wake up. Pray. Get started with the music and see what next projects I can get on. After that, I start making the calls.
GM: WHAT METHOD OF PROMOTION DO YOU USE MOST?
Lil Dee: Internet of course, Myspace is a great tool and has helped me tremendously. I also use street promotion, radio promotion, and club and Dj promotional help as well.
GM: WHAT WOULD YOU TELL A KID WHO WANTS TO GROW UP AND BE A RAPPER?
Lil Dee: I would encourage it, but I would also let him or her know that they have to have another dream to fall back on. I know there's a 1 to 1,000 chance that I can make it. You have to be smart. You have to have something else to fall back on while going after your dreams and goals.
GM: IF I ASKED SOMEONE TO DESCRIBE YOU, WHAT DO YOU THINK THEY WOULD SAY?
Lil Dee: This is not your ordinary dude.
- The Grind Magazine (pg.14)
Discography
Leanin In My Ride- Single; Streaming and radio airplay
Who Ya Dealin Wit- TV Performance
Young Boy- TV Performance
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Bio
Born in Baltimore and raised in south Florida, Darryl Singleton vastly known as Lil Dee is quickly getting recognized in the rap game by: fans of good music, record companies, and peers in the music industry. After fiddling with rap as a hobby for the past few years, this aspiring 21-year old is poised and focused to make big noise in the music industry. Equipped with a diverse arsenal of styles and a vivid story telling ability, Lil Dee is truly defined as an artist and not your ordinary one-dimensional rapper.
Starting out just writing poetry, Lil Dee has always had a desire to write songs and make music. After starting a cipher in high school and free-styling for fun, word about his lyrical talents started to spread around the school like wildfire. After a freestyle session his senior year in high school Lil Dee was approached by classmate Stacks about creating and performing a song at the school pep rally. Flushed with nervous energy but confident at the same time, Lil Dee took the stage in front of the entire school and starting rapping his verse not knowing the response he would receive. Shortly after starting his rap, the senior class rushed the stage and started swaying and cheering as they heard Lil Dee lyrically slaughtering the rival school with punchlines and metaphors for their upcoming football game.
From that moment on, Lil Dee knew that entertaining crowds and lyrically persuading the masses to feed off of his energy and verbal prowess was no longer a hobby and quickly became a goal, career, and means of getting proper respect and recognition worldwide. But everything was not so clear and decisive when it came to life decisions, and dealing with the absence of his mother in his life. As a kid, Lil Dee would hold in a lot of anger and emotion and remain quiet about a lot of issues in his life namely the issues of his mother. Growing up with a ball player, coach, and militant father Lil Dee developed a high tolerance for not living in a perfect world. Being exposed to many different people, hoods, and situations further added to that tough layer of skin that was formed at a young age. Once Lil Dee was old enough to write his feelings, anger, emotions, and surroundings down on a piece of paper, he has continued to do so with a vengeance, swagger, and top notch style that is apparent till this day and is an underlining reason why his music is atop of many in his craft.
With songs like "Who Ya Dealin Wit" which has become an instant street banger and mixtape murderer, and first single "Leanin In My Ride" has gained him publicity worldwide. Tracks such as "City Life" shows off that ability to paint a verbal picture of what inner city life is really like, and "Young Boy" is a testament to Lil Dee's vivid storytelling ability that plays a visual movie through your ears once you listen to it. Collaborating with artists such as Stack$ of Cash Money Records to create a new sound in the south, i.e. “Pop Da Trunk” explains why Lil Dee is a trendsetter. With a mind that is focused and a movement that is continuously growing, Lil Dee is bound to land at the top of the rap industry where he strives to reside.
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