DERICK COLLIER (AKA) 2K (SHORT FOR KATASTROPHY) BORN MARCH 5, 1985 IN LONG ISLAND, NY. HE WAS RAISED BY HIS GRANDMOTHER IN GEORGETOWN, S.C. THEN LATER MOVED TO SPRING LAKE, N.C. AS A JUVENILE 2K HAD A RUN IN WITH THE LAW. DURING HIS BRIEF INCARCERATION, HE DISCOVERED THAT HE HAD A NATURAL TALENT TO RHYME. WITH A NEW BABY ON THE WAY 2K DID HIS BEST TO MAKE A BETTER LIFE FOR HIS FAMILY. HE WAS DISCOVERED BY BLACK CHAIN RECORDS, AN INDEPENDENT LABEL OUT OF HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. HIS STAGE NAME AT THE TIME WAS MZARII (MISERY). HE DECIDED TO LEAVE THE COMPANY DUE TO LACK OF STUDIO TIME. KATASTROPHY WAS LATER INTRODUCED TO THE CEO OF CMENT BOOT ENTERTAINMENT, INC. CHRISTOPHER JONES, (AKA) CHRISEJONES (AKA) SABU AND NOW CALLS IT HOME. HE HAS PERFORMED IN MANY VENUES SMALL AND LARGE, FROM THE CAROLINA’S TO THE BIG APPLE. KATASTOPHY IS DEFINITELY BEFORE HIS TIME AND IS THE KIND OF ARTIST THAT SPEAKS ABOUT REAL ISSUES AND REALITY. IT’S NOT A GAME AND HE DOES IT ALL FOR THE LOVE OF HIS SON, ELIJAH. KATASTROPHY HAS THE ABILITY TO BE A HALL OF FAMER SO KEEP YOUR EYE ON THIS ONE