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Click, up 904 rap gro -hop, his e th f o uarter Southern hip stands ts one q epresen ew addition to ry, Dirt Diggla r ly n o not lan delive he is stil t Diggla ynamic rida, Dir nd all. Though t voice and d lo F in oss distinc swag a st cities e all acr roughe ative, country gnition for his now m eal recogk e th le p f o o st pe ay. R g reco om one nville n me tod ’t had to rts, “Mo ising fr a true Jackso eniable. Gainin gla asse m the exact sa p it trill. I ain ig . o d e D n ls n t a u o ir e e is n he s ar tha ple, D e then and I’ ays ke e ways l abilitie me peo d I alw musica peers, in mor deter so . They knew m ’t no fake an ould.” ld u o t is w in w h ct. I a ation eople il now ongst ing, Dir out am any situ I was a baby ‘t hy I get respe es] like most p on rapp childhood t in se y e it r r w e at’s hen otyp ts w mino as his from w ize real and th al with [stere his sigh iggla, or S.J. ed him, had being a Before D While the city n de call s d n ie sketball fr ising ba a prom ead of him. h career a eing kicked b Despite r high schools u out of fo a “troubleg in e b r eived a fo Dirt rec maker,” ge scholarship d. e il full coll . “But I was w sts ha r a o ll a sp T r fo in school I was in it just wasn’t sh ap d n see a I left. R g in g out so pannin always someth ke ta s a ’t n w id g d pin g, but I out 2002 in o d s l ab I wa sly unti utlet it seriou usic was an o that M . m 3 o 0 fr 0 2 y a r o aw nd.” to stay for me grew up arou I le y lifest dy ad alrea es, gh he h ith Mike Jon u o h lt A ngs w wasn’t so it d , e ie d r b reco Web rade A all and Paul W 5’s release of G people t 0 until 20 e Mixtape tha s abilit’ Th Gracy: k notice of Dir single d o truly to 904 Click’s lea one ed e ties. Th t’s Me” featur ses the a r e D v “ g d e n titl itti irt. As ardest h from D of the h d ever heard circulated, z ha streets acy buz de A Gr nt that the 904 . a r G e th e em e appar st one g it becam more than ju emerge from d a to h artist Click g Cash, g Youn ond solo The sec , the first bein M.O.E. label up the gro ins loyal to his ic, our CEO, a V m e r Dirt up with ut eight years o d “I grew mates. since I was ab h T Smiley an it sh w a y p C r u e d v e n a .E qu ut 2002 idn’t cli old. I d Man until abo ” t. n o e h k Chic up is our gro chosen body in s for his r life. n o ti ta c pe t fo gla’s ex to be se . Dirt Dig are simple – y own money n m m io g profess been makin since a baby. I’ r ys ula n a g w e r o lw a o y I n “ e nm can n’t hav I was o Really usic ‘cause I ca my love and I r as fa is m s is is e. Th in th oss.” A just t ain’t m y own b job; tha ots and be m ys his crew is lly a sa sh e t r e ir ’t th D n ll o d es, ca deal go er. “We t this a record r the right off hen we can ge fo w waiting ush for a deal t.” r en d to n d e e p e e n d super in money ercity Ms. Riv Words: rrence Tyson Te Photo:
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