| Wougbe aka "The Wougster"
- A Rug Rap Artist/Producer from Lansing, Michigan known among the DropTop as the "Music Myzer" one of the Original
Members of the DTP Family (DropTop Productions)
down with Ruggville Records! Wougbe is a Old
School Rapper/Break Dancer formally known as Spider De of the Legendary,
Side Ride Crew. Raised in the inner city streets of Lansing, MI. off N
Jenison, Later moving to Haslett and
Okemos, MI. where he began his musical voyage starting with the flute,
alto sax, tenor sax, baritone & violin during school, piano and acoustic
guitar after school. During this same time, Wougbe began dancing and started
roller skating at Roller World (east) and Thompson Skate.
Moving once again to the infamous "Southside" Wougbe
attended Gardner Jr.High & Everett High, during which on the weekends he
continued dancing & skating at Roller World (west) and Skate USA as a boogie
skater, then onto Edru Skating in Holt, MI. where he teamed up with SirRon,
and later grouped up with Glaze & Criag D to form the Circuit Breakers aka
Side Ride Crew. Break Dancing for several events like the River Front for
St. Vincent's Home for Children, The Arts & Crafts show for the Peanut
Barrel in East Lansing, and various schools & clubs throughout Mid Michigan.
Wougbe later attended Harry Hill Vocational School for
radio & tv production with SirRon and Glaze, which lead into the development
of his rapping & production skills, which transformed the group into Speak Eazzy the rap group, which later after partnering up with Chill Will,
changed their name to IIIrd Degree and the DropTop Posse. Several years
later after recording hundreds of songs on cassette tapes, just before
everything started to fade, Wougbe & Glaze, the only 2 original members
left, transformed into the DTP Family and began recording several other
artists at Glaze's crib on an analog mixing board, which lead Wougbe into
getting his first computer and setting up a new digital system at his crib.
Wougbe then met & began recording such artist
as Nicky Bondz aka Quick & Young Nitty aka Smokey, which lead to the
recording of other artist like Pain, Dsyde, Big Perm,
Raven, Link, Majestic, Mystery Mind, 7th Word & many other rappers and
singers.
After a few years and hundreds of more recordings, Wougbe began building
websites, while recording & editing videos as well, which after 20 years of
dedication, Wougbe is about to reveal thousands of unreleased recordings.
Born of a large musical family on his fathers side,
from the upnorth! yet raised by his mother within a multicultural family in
the city, wougbe's gift for music, nature and multicultural living runs
deep! Blessed with an endless source of creativity, vision and dream state,
some say he is an observer, cursed with a third eye and a mind of endless
energy! Quick to read between the lines with a uncanny sense to calculate
weaknesses, wougbe is a master of multiple domains! Naturally skilled to
adapt and conquer, Wougbe is about seal a deal that will forever change their
stars... Lookout Below!
Legend has it... He was conceived deep in the woods one
cold summer night, during a full moon & raised by a pack of wolves in the
upper Michigan straits... Others say he is paving wavs on the Rug Rap Scene. Almost
25 years in the making! Wougbe is also the Founder/CEO to the DTP
ENTERPRISE. Scarred and Hard! - Rough, Rugged & Raw!!! Wougbe is a
creative soul with magic fingers, blessed
with a third eye and abilities to call upon an inner spirit for power.
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