| About D-Menace | New York City. 1987, A time of evolutionary impact throughout the urban community. It was a time when Hip hop was changing and groundbreaking artists like Boogie Down Productions and Eric B. and Rakim burst onto the scene with original and fresh new sounds. Many called it the golden era of the genre and ironically another star was born that year. Born Dennis Daniel Deleon in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan to Dominican parents D-Menace was set for a very influential upbringing. From the sounds of Bob Marley playing through Harlem streets to Spanish music every Saturday while his mother cleaned the house, music has always played a big role in his life. Heavily influenced by the 90's Hip Hop and R&B scene from Mary j. Blige's "What's the 411" to Puff daddy and the family's "No way out", Nas's "illmatic" was the 1st album in his possession. The 1st CD he ever purchased was R.Kelly's "Can't sleep" Cd single in 1993 at age 6 at a corner record shop. Writing his 1st song at age 10 and participating in various talent shows in school even his teacher's knew there was something special about Dennis. Battlerapping in the school cafeteria and being many times the center of attention sometimes got him into trouble. Spending saturdays in detention for writing songs in class and being very outspoken they began calling him a menace. His music is the representation of all this growing up. With the ability to capture audiences throughout every performance and the the success of his mixtape "D-Day" independently it's no surprise an artist so talented was born during the "golden age". Many compare his hunger and potential for that of a young Jay-z. With hard hitting rhymes and club knocking tracks to captivate the dance floor. His drive to succeed have brought him to share the stage with some of today's hottest musicians and on growing fans will agree he simply is one of a kind and a breath of fresh air. In January 2012 D-Menace along with his friend Jay-L released a track entitled "Lawrence", a song about the crime that had impacted the small town of Lawrence, Massachusetts. With over 25,000 youtube views for the Music Video He went on to winning 50 Cent's "Street King" competition 2nd place with over 60,000 votes & gracing the front page cover of the most important newspaper in the Boston area "The Eagle Tribune". Feburary 14th 2012 marks his latest work "V-Day". A compilation of songs carefully crafted for his Female fans & R&b & Hip Hop Fanatics. |
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