Dame Dilla started rapping when he was 11- years old. He and His older brother, would listen to Rap and Dame would mimic what he heard. He became good at mimicking these artists and began to write his own music. Dilla grew up in the Cabrini Green Housing Projects, one of the most infamous housing projects in the city of Chicago, along with his Mother and Six Siblings. In 1993, Dame Dilla and his family relocated to the Uptown Neighborhood on Chicago’s North side. The Uptown neighborhood was no different from the one he had known as a child. Like many other young black males in the community, Dame Dilla was enticed by the lures of the streets. Still an avid lyricist, his experiences in the streets influenced his music. Dame Dilla himself quotes,” I want to give what I feel is the unheard voice of the streets of Chicago. Stay Tuned Because This Dude Can Deliver.