Edward Ter'rell. Stiger known to his friends and fans as D.I.R.T.aka "Truly Yours"..... is a product of the "you don't have to give it to me, i know how to git it" school of Grinding. The Blog hiphopcss.com is one of the ways he tries to reach out and share the Wealth.
D.I.R.T. started early winning Talent contests in Elementary school, him and couple of football teammates blowing up the Spot wit Chris Cross "JUMP". Every thing turned to the Back it was Wild!
Being born in Texas, raised in Virginia and schooled on South Beach in Miami, D.I.R.T. is as versatile as they come. You want East Coast, he got you...you want Dirty South, got it! Like it Latin, he can do that too.
He began to write rhymes as early as eight years old constantly being pushed to improve his skills by the wealth of talented MCs around him, battling and freestyling with VAs best rappers. His influences include Biggie, Jay-Z, Nas, Redman, Busta, James Brown and Curtis Blow.
When he was seventeen, his group V.A.N.A.M. (Virginias Next Artistry Movement) was featured on Studio Lifes Compilation Album from Third Eye Productions featuring producers like Knottz Raw (Busta Rhymes) as well as Area 51 Compilation by local producer Joe City also featuring Smooth tha Hustla. In summer 2001, V.A.N.A.M. released an independent album with three tracks played on Clear Channels 102.9 FM.
At the same time, Dirt Digg-La appeared on Star Tracks first mix tape which also featured the Clipse and the Neptunes. In 2002, he began making beats and writing hooks for two local groups, Tru MCs and RNS, producing over 75 songs in only six months.
In summer, 2003, he moved to Miami, Florida with only forty dollars in his pocket based on a brief demo a friend had sent him of up and coming Miami based producer Chris Chinchilla Chelius. The creative chemistry between the two resulted in Dirt Digg-La permanently relocating to Miami and starting with Chinchilla Sould Out, a production label that offers an array of services like writing, production, arrangement and artist development. Since the two have met, they have produced 67 tracks with Dirt Digg-La writing over sixty new verses.
The first release, A Dime n a Nickel EP has had two singles Feelin Right and Soulfire played on 103.5 the Beat and Mix 96.1, two of Miamis biggest Hip-Hop stations. The single Feelin Right has been spun by DJs in every major club from Broward to Miami. Dirt Digg-La opened for Luke at Club Ecstasy and performed live at the Fast And Furious Tour and Concert opening for Lil Flip and Jin.
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The CD "MIXED EMOTIONS" is D.I.R.T.'s latest project and it's a Masterpeice of flawless Arrangement and Production. The song "Work It Out" puts D.I.R.T.'s versitility on full display.
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