D.D.E.

R.I.P. BGZ OF D.D.E.



BGZ FOREVER



D.D.E (Death Due to Everybody) is not just a title for one of the hottest groups storming out of the south. It is the reality that these young legends of Winston-Salems notorious Cleveland Projects live, day in and day out. This triple threat featuring BGZ (LaTravis Green), Triple 4 (Edward Bryant), and Kenny G (Kenneth Grooms) are infamous characters that have collectively decided to emerge from behind the dark history of drugs and violence, to the forefront of hip-hop with the same do or die philosophy they held while living the streets.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BGZ carries the hood on his back; his voice holds the years of pain & struggle from surviving in a city amongst the nations top twenty in highest crime rate percentage. Living that hard knock life has weighted his rhymes with real life situations that not even the best ghostwriter could fathom. Trying to support his ten kids, ducking vengeful baby mamas, dodging drug charges, and surviving the harsh life of the hood still doesnt keep him down. BGZs humor is what has helped him heal from all hurts, whether shotgun wounds in the foot by rival gangs or the solidarity of jail sentences starting at the age of 15. His sound is not smooth because it is smeared with sweat, blood, filth, and the fear of failure which give him the gritty voice of his gutter surroundings.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The same way that Triple 4 fearlessly blazed the highways between North Carolina and Florida on business he blazes tracks with his twist on why the game is a game. This life long hustler made it past the corner, but not far enough from the lurking eye of law enforcement. After an extensive term in prison, Triple 4 has come back to regain his hood celebrity status by selling his life story through lyrics instead of illegal substances. His contagious charisma, energy and enthusiasm is sure to attract your attention as his jargon and word play will solidify his lifes credentials. Expect Triple 4 to bring the passion and the power of living fearlessly to your ear.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dont let the smooth name fool you. Kenny G is definitely a force to be reckoned with. Hungry for the hoodrich lifestyle portrayed by his peers, Kenny G took a bite out of crime early. Convicted for the first time in 1997 for soliciting to an undercover officer, Kenny G began a hectic schedule of stints in & out jail for graduated offenses as deep as attempted murder. Kenny G amazingly walked out of his last corrections facility with no hate towards his main girl who unknowingly sold two kilos of uncooked raw for $200 and spent his last stash of mattress money, $20,000 on a 2001 Toyota Camery and other miscellaneous expenses. He holds no animosity towards her understanding the pressure of the situation in which he placed her. It was this same allegiance to street morale that kept him from pressing charges on a known enemy in 2004 after he dumped 6 rounds from a .45 magnum into Kenny Gs 72 Cadillac after clubbing at a popular Winston-Salem night-spot. After maneuvering in the finite amount of space in his car, Kenny G feels extremely lucky to receive only the one bullet that pierced his jaw. Still bearing a swollen face today, Kenny G truly understands the value of life. This outlook has translated into a raw desire & drive to master his craft. His tenacity craves success.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We done seen it all, We been strugglin all our life/ From taking people groceries, pumping gas and stealin bikes/ From hustlin on tha corners, mom and daddy on the pipe/ TRUE STORY/ We focused, now we hustle on the mic. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -D.D.E True Story (chorus)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marion Bobbitt -Image Magazine (March 2004)