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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