Growing up in the middle of two of st croix's Roughest Housing Developments D Halmiton and
Ralph D Chaberthousing projects Marijuana and music was the movement.
Every morning his neighbor and bredren Trent aka Dreadlocks would blast Roots music acompanied
by the sweet smell of cannabis this highly affected Donny Dread and his brother
Dale Melody along with the the Recreation center which was a old jail right in the middle
of a housing projects in the Center there were pictures of bob marley marcus garvey
malcolm x king tut queen nfertiti the pictures also had a brief history which he would
read and learn about african heroes all of which provided him with solid base and understanding of
who he is by age ten he was writing his own songs and by 13 he was already formed his own band.
Donny Dread has always projected a "reality dont holdback" style in his music dropping his
concious ambush like attack lyrics over anything from roots to dancehall to hip hop
Forming Groundbreaking Records in 2000 was a Natural being that he is a artist/producer.
Although his voice was first heard on the Weep Not compilation,
Donny Dread's musical contributions surfaced long before that time as he plays on
numerous STX recordings including Heed Jah Call, and Nemozian Rasta.
Set De Pace is the name of Donny Dread's debut album, which appears on his own label,
Groundbreaking Records. |
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