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    Remember The Projects?

        By Joy Lynn Clark       Consult A Professional- Dazee Dizzle12/15/2014 Chicago, IL Public housing.  I did not grow up living in public housing but, I have the memories just the same.  When I was younger, public housing had stigma.  It was full of crime and poverty.  We were not supposed to go to the “Projects”. At the same time, I got a job at the Robert Taylor Boys and Girls Club working for Ken Dunkin who was not yet a politician.  Right near 55th and Federal.  (For my out of town readers The Robert Taylor Homes was where this particular Boys and Girls Club was located). …

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    Carter and Roosevelt: I’ll Bite

    12/5/2014 Chosen / Born by Dazee Dizzle Dots In The Matrix by Dazee Dizzle No Question by Dazee Dizzle Stasis Frustration by Dazee Dizzle Back in the early 2000’s it seemed like everyone needed a mixtape.  On the other hand, the mixtapes actually had original music on them.  As an audio producer I knew I had to make one.  However, for some reason mine were sounding like albums.  I made two, Bang My Sh!t (full of original electronic tracks) and the self-titled Friday Knight (which was a rap record). Fast forward to the present.  Now the mixtapes have artists delivering their lyrics over other people’s tracks.  Which has gained popularity…