Sceneazine Sept. 2014 | Page 18

Sceneazine.com D.R.P Muzik by John Smithson T en years ago, the South witnessed a transformation in hip hop music. In the midst of this crunk-dance-gangsta music transition, an artist unlike anything the music community has seen before, was beginning to emerge with a story like no other.Fast lyrics with undisputable clarity, energy-infused metaphors and storylines that keep listeners wanting to hear more. These are the attributes of a master artist in the making. Demetrius “D.R.P.” Pearson, 24 of Chattanooga, TN. and Atlanta, GA., has become more than a force to be reckoned with in the music industry since his debut in the Chattanooga based rap group D-by Mafia Click (later Universal Hu$tlaz) back in 2004. Comparisons are very hard to make unless one is making the vocal distinction between D.R.P. and his musical influence T.I., who is also from the same city as Pearson. His songs are visual movies painted in your brain after the first four bars you hear. His sound is strong and passionate, with high energy and a developed style of “Tongue-Twisting” lyrics he writes himself to create a masterpiece with each song. His infuences include Outkast, Kid Cudi as well as some you might not have guessed like Johnny Cash, Foreigner, and Whitney Houston. This artist has 21 completed music projects and is in the mi