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Derrick Baker
Derrick Baker, professionally known as Bigg D, is an American record producer, producer from Miami, Florida.Pajot, S (2010)Bigg D: The Next Music Mogul, ''Miami New Times'', November 25, 2010, retrieved June 5, 2011. Biography Born in Miami, Baker grew up in Carol City, his father a professional musician, and his mother a church pianist. He learned guitar and toured with BeBe & CeCe Winans and Shirley Caesar in the 1980s.Handelsman, Jason (2007)Bigg Pimpin': Local producer Bigg D's rise to the top of the charts, ''Miami New Times'', December 13, 2007, retrieved June 5, 2011. He had always wanted to work as a producer, and began producing rap artists such as G-Shorties. He went on to produce for artists such as The Rich Collective, Pitbull (musician), Pitbull, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross (rapper), Rick Ross, Jay-Z, Jennifer Lopez, and Jamie Foxx.Jones, SteveAlbum, film round out Jay-Z's 'Gangster' story, ''USA Today'', retrieved June 5, 2011. In 2006 he won the award for 'Songwriter of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberty City, Miami, Florida
Liberty City is a neighborhood in Miami, Florida, United States. The area is roughly bound by NW 79th Street to the north, NW 27th Avenue to the west, the Airport Expressway to the South, and Interstate 95 to the east. The neighborhood is home to one of the largest concentrations of African Americans in South Florida, as of the 2000 census. Although it was often known as "Model City" both historically and by the City of Miami government, residents more commonly call it Liberty City. It is serviced by the Miami Metrorail at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza and Brownsville stations along NW 27th Avenue. History Once part of the sparsely populated outskirts of northern Miami, what became Liberty City developed during the Great Depression of the 1930s when President Franklin D. Roosevelt authorized the construction of the Liberty Square housing project in 1933, the first of its kind in the Southern United States. Built as a response to the deteriorating housing conditions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |