Face it. Most rap today is cliche. The game is in desperate need of some new players and here is the newest sixth man to sub in. But what do you get when you mix the smoothness of Jay-Z and Big Daddy Kane, with the street bravado of Biggie Smalls and Rakim, and the interesting wordplay and symbolism of Talib Kweli and Nas? Dapa Don, that'ss what! Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., Dapa is no mere hip- hop head. He is the embodiment of a vast vocabulary and genuine love for music. With songs like "The Letter" and "My Crew" in his catalogue, he proves that he is ready to make a name for himself and his team A-Train Productions in the competitive genre of rap. "Music has always been in me and it was just a matter of time before God allowed my talents to blossom into what my craft is today." He"s no Picasso, but the way he paint's pictures in his rhymes you would think that they should be on display in the Guggenheim Museum . Already making a local buzz for himself, Dapa is ready to make his presence felt nationwide. "I've been offered deals before but for some reason or another, the timing just wasn't right, but it's my time now, I'm ready to rep for B.K.@. And that he is. His love for his "borough that's thorough" is evident in his songs. He is able to go from making introvertive songs like "Where Was God?"and "Nothing Ever Changes", to interesting love songs like, "Smiling Face"and Ms. Over. But he keeps it true to the streets he'ss from with songs like "That Fire!!"an

808 Music Records???..O yessir!!!: First off, i could have gone the glamourous route, beleive me, i had offers from the big boys, a certain big boy label was courtin me for damn near a year..but im a businessman as well... I think all young men or youth in general from the hood, have that extra hustle in em, that extra think tank that makes you question everything and analyze every angle... So when my manager came to me with this proposal I didnt know what to make of it, simply because i got caught up in the BET hype for a sec. Like who the hell is 808 and what have they done lately that is relevant?..Smack myself for that one... The two main components of what i cared about in all my defunct deals of the past were publishing