true 2008-12-23T15:30:33Z Allow me to re-introduce (the “re” is supposed to be crossed out, zero formatting on this) myself…my name is Dave, D to the A-V-E. Yes that was borrowed from one of my favorite MCs, Jay-Z, from one of the greatest albums EVEEER, The Black Album. Growing up I had a variety of musical influences, which would explain my eclectic list of “Favourite artists”. See my dad loves country music, I’m talking Dolly Parton and Randy Travis with a touch of Kenny Rogers, while my mom loved ‘80s freestyle, Debbie Deb, Lisa Lisa and the Cult Jam, Expose, Nu Shooz and the list can go on forever. I listened to both and had an appreciation for both as well as other genres, but my dad had one record that wasn’t country and that album was the one that really set it off for me; Stevie Wonder’s Hotter Than July, possibly the greatest soul / rnb album ever to have been made, in my opinion of course. This lead to me discovering more “Urban” music and years later I would come across another album that would change my life: N.W.A. Straight Outta Compton, this album set me down the path of Hip-Hop. Fast forward to today and I’m listening to everything and attending as many shows as possible, as a music head there are no genres, just good music. I'm also fortunate enough to blog for Virgin Music (http://music.virgin.com) as well as running my own online street culture magazine with a team of writers from all over North America called Killahbeez (http://www.killahbeez.com/), be sure to check that out. 2008-12-23T15:30:08Z db7a1ec55e1acc3a79ea1315e4684bfaca432b2e dthai@killahbeez.com 446 true true true 49.2636 -123.139 Vancouver dthai David Thai true 3 c30fbc626cfbcb22d71589f6b4d7531daa7a54e0 2009-05-23T19:58:46Z