BIOGRAPHY

I was born in Anchorage Alaska.  Raised in many different villages throughout the Interior of Alaska. When I was 7 years old my house burnt down, we rebuilt it and then moved. The following year it flooded.  I grew up up on Moose Soup and Pilot Bread.

The first rap album that I purchased is “Will Smith- Willenium”.   I used to listen to that album and a Whitney Houston album everyday. Drove my brothers crazy. The first rap song that I liked is “Slippin’”  by DMX. I wrote my first rhyme after listening to Wierd Al’s “Omish Paradise”.

I grew up with hoop dreams.  I would do cross country running just to get in shape for basketball.  However after losing state in basketball During my senior year of high school, I was temporarily done with the sport.  At the same time I was being recruited by several colleges for running.  I basically went from being one of the best in the state in running to being the worst on my college team. The coach definitely tried to get me to quit, and even kicked me off of the team when I wouldn’t quit. When they got a new coach at Eastern I rejoined the team and was faster than ever before,  somehow.

I made my first beat as a Junior in high school.  I just took sections of different songs, and looped them,  and threw in some sounds of my own. It didn’t seem like much to me at the time,  but people really liked the beat.

When I got to Eastern Washington University I started producing for JJ and J Love, as well as other artists around campus.  I did most of the production behind a couple of underground projects.  JJ and J Love taught me how to record.  One day J Love asked me to drop a verse on one of his songs,  and that was the first time I ever recorded myself.

We put together a mixtape, called “Steppn’ Up”,  which was basically a bunch of artists from the area, rapping over my beats.  When I came home for the Summer, I started working with C-Lay.  We recorded “Steppn’ Up” and “For the Fam”  in various locations.  From cabins, dorm rooms, to professional studios.

I released “For the Fam” during spring break.  I didn’t promote it too much out at Eastern Washington University.  So when I came back home to Alaska, and everybody knew my lyrics, I was shocked.  The following year C-Lay and I did a follow up album titled “Dedication.”

The title “Dedication” comes from some local hip hop backpacker.  You know the type of lames who always say “Real Hip Hop”,  or “that’s not hip hop.”  People who just annoy the F*** out of everybody.  Well anyway, he came up to me at a party and said “What seperates you guys, from the average local emcee?”  I responded “Dedication.”  We’re not average people,  I’m dedicated to track, and things that I do.  C-Lay’s dedicated to Basketball, and everything that he does.  Basically, I’m not here because I fell down,  I’m here because I got up.  Dedication is my heart,  and you can’t take it from me.

“Dedication” was a pretty solid album,  with some flaws,  it was recorded in 2 weeks,  and during half of the recording, I was going through a break up.  I felt that I had to prove I was good,  by sounding like everybody else, but better.  After “Dedication” came out,  I chose to focus on school and work for a little while.  Clay was down south playing ball.

In the time between albums, I was doing really good in track. I was working on instrumentals,  and sold some to some high profile artists.  I also did a little acting in a couple of movies. I was also taking engineering/Physics/Computer Science/3D/Design Classes. Shortly after graduating I came out with “Nuchalawoyya”.

Nuch-ala-woyya means where the two rivers meet.  And is an album about coming together, and representing where you are from.  I honestly feel like I’m still promoting “Nuchalawoyya”.  It’s an album that kind of has the Clipse effect.  You may like it the first time you hear it,  but it gets better and better the more you listen.

I took a little break after releasing Nuch-ala-woyya.  I’m currently working as a producer for an NBC affiliate.  Basically shooting and editing commercials, and doing camera work.  I look forward to getting back into making music again sometime soon.  Oh yeah,  and I found Pocahontas.

DISCOGRAPHY

Steppn’ Up – 2005
(Mixtape produced by Dru-P, with various local artists)

For the Fam – 2006
(Dru-P & C-Lay)

Dedication – 2007
(Dru-P & C-Lay)

Steppn Up Volume II – 2008
(Produced by Dru-P)

Nuchalawoyya – 2010
(Dru-P & C-Lay)

The Shooting of Dan McGoo – Mixtape
(Dru-P)

Worst of Dru-P Mixtape
(Dru-P)

Production credits on Ant Shears album.
Production credits on several other mixtapes and albums.