YDMC; The Most Consistently Booked Artist In The South Bay
YDMC,
born David Manson in Indianapolis, Indiana and raised in Jonesboro,
Georgia, resides and pulls his inspiration within the city limits of San
Jose, California. As one of the original members of Today's News and a
sponsored skateboarder, YDMC has been recording music with the group
since 2005. However, his beginning groundwork for his hip hop career
began when he became a part of the San Jose State chapter of the
internationally known Hip Hop Congress. After meeting chapter heads Wes,
Temesgen and Warren (2003), YDMC quickly rose up the ranks of the
chapter until eventually receiving the honor of leading the group as
acting President. Within this time period, several of Manson's friends
joined the chapter. After connecting with young San Jose producer B-A-C,
YDMC with friends Legend, G.H.O.S.T, Solomon, The Precedence, G-Wiz,
and new friend Madman, Today's News began recording tracks for the
chapter's first mixtapes "Expressions for Relief, Vols. 1 and 2” (all
proceeds went to the Red Cross for the Philippine’s tsunami and
Hurricane Katrina relief efforts) as individual artists. Shortly, after
Today's News formed and was joined by Am-1, Labyrinth, and Mikhael
(formally known as Judah) a little further down the road. Now,
with partners like Ookie of Bayligual/THE WORD (Since 2007) and
Chraze-C (since 2009), YDMC has been killing the local hip-hop scene.
Some
of the struggles that have influenced YDMC in his lifelong road to
power and his quest to become a great MC include having to work and
hustle to pay for food, bills and studio time, surviving a brutal attack
with brass knuckles in 2006 which left him near death (G.H.O.S.T. and
B-A-C were also with him), failed relationships, and the unexpected
passing of his younger cousin and Grandmother, which still vividly
affects him because they were very influential supporters of his
beginning music career [R.I.P. Andre Anthony Pittman (10/30/87 -
02/21/05) and Eleanor Miller, who passed 11/22/2008]. YDMC
has been signed as a solo artist with Bay Area label RonDavoux Records
since 2008, where he has released “The Out The Trunk Project” (2009). He
just dropped his first mixtape, The "Etch N' Sketch" Mixtape, and will
soon drop his major debut album " Under The Radar" in the end of 2011
featuring hit Bay Area greats DLabrie (mentor, “big brother” and RDV
president), The Jacka , Goldie Gold from The Federation, plus Messy Marv
and Traxamillion (both made possible on behalf of Boogie Womack of
Thizz Latin). YD is now working on several new projects at the same time
with several up-and-coming artists as well as seasoned veterans in the
local rap game. He has been entering MC battles, traveling outside of
the Bay to promote, and is constantly performing (including opening for
acts such as Too Short, Afroman, MIMS, A-Plus of Souls of
Mischief/Heiroglyphics, Knobody & Pep Love of Heiroglyphics, Scarub
& The Grouch of Living Legends, Tha Dogg Pound, Zion-I, Z-Man, Andre
Nickatina, The Jacka, Husalah, San Quinn, The Procussions, and many
more), holding the title as the most consistently booked artist in the
South Bay, period. YDMC
is determined to bring a new style to hip hop while maintaining a close
connection to its roots. With a combination of his self-proclaimed
D.I.Y. (Do It Yourself) mentality, intelligent, socio-political lyrics,
and sharp business etiquette, he is destined to have a flourishing
career and we are destined to support him.
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