Dirty Den 'Southern Swagga' album

Carolina rapper Derty Den aka Big Gates is already a household name in the Hip-Hop game and is being described as a true student of the game! Den prides himself on being an official Master of Ceremonies (MC).

Most recently, Derty Den and Block Ent./Bad Boy recording artist Gorilla Zoe joined forces to bring together each's undeniable Rap skillz for the smash hit "Fly Shyt".

"Fly Shyt" is featured on Den's eagerly awaited mixtape "Southern Swagga", hosted by DJ Hitz in conjuction with Stall and Dean. The project is set to be released at the end of May in support of Den's debut album that will see the light of day in the third quarter of 2009.

"To work with a heavyweight like Gorilla Zoe was great. My team went to the A to network with Block Ent. and they made it happen. The energy and vibe was good, we probably could have recorded 10 songs that day!" Derty Den says about collaborating with Gorilla Zoe.

Derty Den biography
While the people of the Carolina's appreciate the shirt-swangin' movement Petey Pablo and Timberland introduced the game to, the Hip-hop waters are ready for a new southern splash and GDA head honcho, Derty Den, plans to go in cannonball style.

Towering at an enormous 6' 3' and 320lbs, Derty Den a.k.a. Big Gates was born and proud to be raised in a small town in North Carolina built on rampant drugs, alcohol, and violence. However, after studying other artists to be a great Master of Ceremonies, and wanting to reflect on the "good" in the hood instead of the constant negatives, Den aims to create a sound that needs to be heard at loud volumes only. "I want to show [that] the South is more than [just] screaming, yelling, and stereotypes."

With today's globally lukewarm music climate, the task does seem like bit of a stretch but if anybody is capable of grabbing the people's attention, it would have to be Derty Den. At times, his swagger, energy, and flow can be reminiscent of the late, great Biggie Smalls, as he too is comfortable with size and confident in his abilities. His true-to-life, story-telling style of rap has earned him Best Southern Artist credentials at the Underground Music Awards and continuous coverage in major music publications such as The Source, Ozone, and the largest Hip-hop magazine in France, Rap U.S. His latest street-single "Poppin," is steadily gaining momentum on the Southern home-front, as that track coupled with the instant smash, "Heatwave," was all Don Cannon (Apphiliates) needed to hear before agreeing to do his mixtape. "To have a DJ as strong as Cannon support me is tremendous to say the least," he happily explains with a hint of gratitude.

Although he vows to "do for the Carolina's and Virginia" what Eminem did for the market in Detroit or what NWA did for the West Coast, he knows the road to success may be a bumpy ride all the way through. Musically he is ready for the journey however and plans to put the Carolina's back on the map even if he has to take the drive alone.

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