D Shep S
MIAMI, FL
athlete, his abilities as an rytelling. Just like fact, his sto In . for ed e ign lov -s nd co d fou news; he quickly noticed an re ect – DJ sp we r pro ers pe ak top rap bre a ’s mi as ord s his effort of Miami’s top rec Shep was one of Mia ve numbers. But the was hosted by two even years ago Dssi pe pre xta im mi ry t ve firs me so sn’t and had skill, stamina ng upon himself wa Khaled and DJ Irie. ll nition he was drawi attention and recog . The interest was coming from footba current single “Stay Rs A& el ney, introduced his onto Miami radio s Mo lab wa nt jor ep Re , ma Sh pe m ck, fro xta ba mi g ng d comi l runnin His secon neuvered its way ll. ranked high schoo and ended up ng unexpectedly ma r in professional ba so ee e Th scouts. As a highly car ” l al. sfu Re ces t out the mixtape suc a long and ficult life Darrell lly unheard of. “I pu spinning on dif tua s, the vir gle is nt sin predicted to have ou ich be acc wh to o – did not take int t weren’t planned tha s, nobody yet, gle ’t sin ain o u tw yo But the predictions g If havin off the field. iami is starstruck. “M ing . liv ins s pla despread wa ex wi rd ’s he pa ” ng ep Sh the radio, was He attributes the so d who you are an get on the radio.” Southside, D-Shep s to are iou rd u tor ha yo o no it’s ’s wh mi to eets of Mia meet. me one ge of being true Struggling in the str order to make ends appeal to its messa change who I am or my attitude. I’m football dreams in e in to ing go t no m forced to give up his ns was disappointing, he found solac d.” “I’ not. aroun should pla ardless of who I’m nk a lot of people While the change of hundred percent, reg high is therapeutic. I thi er sic Aft ” mu m. my says, , the me to it “To music. y I bring reach listeners. He my music by the wa s to his a song, outlet Shep uses to be able to relate to same determination he had in sport “When you perform dio is not the only Ra the ance school, he applied you really get a ch u feel to express how yo thing no ’t ain It about it. ge and like getting on sta you.” people vibing with has s fan m fro e The lov pand inspired him to ex town. outside of his home k, spea “Right now as we y promo I’m on a twelve cit shows to ion dit ad tour.” In moand street team pro working tions, Shep is also ck Daddy. Tri th wi ix rem on a tured fea be ll wi The remix along on his first major LP, duced with new tracks pro d his an on Ak , mp Too by DJ rn. Ho cer du pro in-house ent D-Shep is a testam plan d’s Go es tim me so that g lon the ing tak includes ys road. Whether he sta r his independent unde breaks or acy pir ns Co label e, Shep gu lea jor ma into the work out. knows things will n so far He says, “I’ve gotte the of e on of t ou ng comi pers. rap for ies cit toughest t and I’m I accomplished tha f.” // real proud of mysel ity Words by Ms. Riverc y Photo by Joe Wesle
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