D-TOX BIO 2006 HIP HOP/RAPPER D'TOX WAS BORN IN NEW YORK, HOWEVER, DUE TO THE SPLIT OF HIS PARENTS HE MOVED TO HIS MOTHERS HOME TOWN IN GREATER MANCHESTER,ENGLAND AT THE AGE OF 5. HIS CHILDHOOD AND TEENAGE YEARS WERE SPENT BETWEEN THE UK AND THE U.S, RESULTING IN D'TOX ATTENDING BOTH MANCHESTER AND NEW YORK ELEMENTRY & HIGH SCHOOLS. D’ DEVELOPED A LOVE FOR HIP HOP AT AN EARLY AGE, AND BEGAN WRITING RHYMES AND LISTENING TO EARLY BREAKDANCE COMPILATIONS. AS AN UNSETTLED CHILD D’TOX FOUND UNDERSTANDING & REASSURANCE IN THE WORDS OF RAPPERS HE’D LISTEN TO ON HIS WALKMAN. HIS EARLY INFLUENCES INCLUDED NWA, NAS AND JAY-Z WHO HELPED HIM TO CONTINUE WRITING INTO HIS TEENAGE YEARS. AS HE GREW, THE CALLING TO HIP HOP BECAME STRONGER. HE STARTED WRITING MORE AND WITH THE ADDED PASSION TO BEAT BOX, D’ BEGAN TO AMATURELY RECORD HIS BEAT BOX BEATS AND SPIT RHYMES OVER THE TOP. WITH HIS UNIQUE UK/US STYLE, AND IN THE ABSENCE OF REAL BEATS TO PERFORM WITH, D FORMED A GROUP OF MUSICIANS WHICH CONSISTED OF DRUMS, KEYBOARD, GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS AND A SECOND MC. THE GROUP WROTE A SOLID SET OF TRACKS AND PERFORMED AT A RANGE OF VENUES WHICH RECEIVED EXELLENT FEEDBACK AT THE TIME BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE GROUP DISBANDED OVER ARTISTIC DIFFERENCES. D'TOX HOWEVER CONTINUED DEVELOPING HIS LYRICS AND MAINTAINED THE CONSTANT QUEST OF NETWORKING WITHIN THE UK HIP HOP SCENE. HE BEGAN PERFORMING AT LOCAL CARNIVALS, FESTIVALS & URBAN MUSIC NIGHTS INCLUDING BBC 1XRA’S U:ME…D'TOX WAS ALSO OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH A PRODUCTION TEAM WHO'VE REMIXED TRACKS FOR MAJOR ARTISTS LIKE "NAS" FOR BMG (SONY) TO DEVELOP HIS OWN TRACKS. D’ HAS RECENTLY BEEN INVOLVED IN A NUMBER OF UK MIXTAPES INCLUDING THE BIGGEST AND HOTTEST MIXTAPES IN MANCHESTER FROM THE CITY IS OURS - ‘WELCOME TO MANCHESTER’ (VOL 1) -& ‘MANCHESTER MIXTAPE MASSACRE’ (VOL2). HE HAS ALSO JUST FINISHED HIS DEBUT MUSIC VIDEO FOR HIS TRACK ‘UNSTOPPABLE‘. THE VIDEO WILL BE AIRED ON THE UK DIGITAL MUSIC CHANNEL, “CHANNELU”. D'TOX IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON HIS DEBUT SOLO EP. HE RUNS A SUCESSFUL WEBSITE AT www.detoxhiphop.com AND WITH HIS INCREASING FAN BASE HIS POPULARITY IS CONSTANTLY GROWING ON THE UK STREETS. IN RETURN HIS MUSIC IS GAINING A LOT OF INTEREST FROM LOCAL RADIO STATIONS AS WELL AS INDEPENDENT RECORD & PUBLISHING COMPANIES, THOUGH HE STILL REMAINS UNSIGNED.…………… FOR NOW!!!!