CRAZY DEE
Crazy Dee first burst on the scene in 1990 when he, as a freshman at
Cleveland State, played the Ice Breaker hosted by Alpha Phi Alpha
Fraternity, Inc. After this introduction, to the College Party Scene,
Crazy Dee never looked back. He Disc Jockeyed parties for the Kappas,
Omegas and the Deltas. He threw many hall parties during the 90's.
Once his popularity began to grow he began producing Remix Tapes. His
style was to cut & scratch records and add a follow track
underneath the main song. This technique changed the beat construction
of the songs he mixed, and this style would cause the songs to become
more funky.
In 1994 Crazy Dee Produced his first Cleveland
Artist driven disc. It is called JusDaLil'SumThin' and it features
various MC's from the Cleveland area. In 1995 Crazy Dee followed up
his 1994 release with his first Remix CD entitled The Greatest Mix CD.
It features Crazy Dee's unique style of remixing popular songs.
In 1996 Crazy Dee created the new moniker "Lord Dee" for his next CD
entitled Cleveland Is My Saith The Lord. This began the expansion of
Crazy Dee's idea to (as he did with his multitude of mix tapes and with
his 1994 release) incorporate the Black Female Body Form in his
artwork. The cover depicts the struggles of African-American people in
North America, and the Black Female Angel depicts the beliefs and the
strength of faith.
In 1997 Crazy Dee opened his first
location. He named it after himself. Crazy Dee's Muzic Palace. He
opened to good business (“hometown done good” was the feeling from his
customers).
In 1997 Crazy Dee dropped the first
double mix CD entitled Lord Dee - The Gospel According To Cleveland.
The CDs incorporated every song that influenced Cleveland Hip-Hop since
the early 80's. It also promoted the opening of Crazy Dee's store.
Crazy Dee took time off from producing CDs to work his store to make it
the most popular store in the Cleveland Market. His hard work paid
off.
In 1999 Crazy Dee's store was featured in the
November issue of the Source Magazine. When the Source came to
Cleveland Crazy Dee was ready. He was co-hosting a college radio show
called R.A.C.E. Chronicles, he had TV Commercials running advertising
his location, his work to make his store a beautiful experience for his
customer base was a success, he had just completed two rap CDs earlier
that year, and he had engineered mixed down and released a Remix CD for
a up and coming DJ.
When the Source reporter came he
received not only the CDs but bios on the artists involved with the
projects. He and the photographer were so impressed with the
professionalism-- Crazy Dee's store, though not the only one mentioned,
was the only store pictured along with the group of artists Crazy Dee
produced.
In the year of 1999 Crazy Dee released Bounce
Dat A$$ by DJ Skilz (it is to date the best selling Remix CD from
Cleveland), Complete Conversation (which featured the top hardcore
rappers in Cleveland) and Shone Styles - 131 Below (a solo disc from a
rapper Crazy Dee had worked with for a few years).
After the appearance in the Source many independent artists from
outside of Cleveland contacted Crazy Dee. Crazy Dee began to carry
various New York independents as well as California and Southern
artists. Expanding his catalog of independents took much of Crazy
Dee's time.
In 2002 Crazy Dee expanded upon his
interests of promoting the African Female Beauty Standard by producing
the first ever all Cleveland calendar. It is called The Image Factor
2003 Calendar. In 2003 Crazy Produced, Directed and Videotaped the
first Cleveland DVD Calendar, Crazy Dee called it The Cleveland Image
2004 DVD Calendar.
In 2003 Crazy Dee opened his second
location in Maple Heights, Ohio. Crazy Dee’s Maple Music & More...
(now closed) was located in Maple Heights a suburb of Cleveland which
is a racially mixed community.
In 2004 Crazy Dee
dropped The 2005 Lordland Complimentary Calendar which features The
Lordland Models in 12 beautiful months. He also released the new DVD
entitled Model Stretch Techniques. For more info on the Model Stretch
Techniques DVD -
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In 2005 Crazy Dee released Music For The Party. A Double CD which is
the Mix Sound Track To Crazy Dee’s BLKICE Movie. In August of 2006,
Crazy Dee released Crazy Dee’s BLKICE Movie. The DVD is available at
Crazy Dee's Store and www.crazydeeonline.com. For more info on THE
BLKICE DVD -
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In 2007 Crazy Dee released Crazy Dee's T.R.U.E. TECHNIQUE DVD. The DVD
features 20 models in artistic poses. Produced by Crazy Dee, it is his
best work to date!
In mid 2007 Crazy Dee created "You Too Can Be A
Star Showcase" which blossomed into Crazy Dee's Webshow. Crazy Dee's
Webshow features MC's, Singers, Dancers and Models. To View Crazy
Dee's Webshow on YouTube -
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Crazy Dee’s T.R.U.E. Tech Global X DVD, which is his 6th DVD! For more information about
Crazy Dee's T.R.U.E. Tech Global X -
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2008 Crazy Dee created Crazy Dee's Webshow Radio. The talk show dealt
with various topics important to the African-American Community. To
Listen to Crazy Dee Webshow Radio Archive Shows -
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