Twenty-Seven year-old Derek Ward — Dot’s legal name — was born and raised in a tough area of the South Bronx, where he experienced gangs, 5 precenters, ghetto knowledge and a whole lot of nonsense on a daily basis . It’s these things he grew up around that Inspired his music, content & overall lifestyle .The Bronx, New York has produced some of the greatest Hip-Hop artists of all time. If he gets his way, he too will one day be a part of that elite group of Bronx emcee’s. Demo’s musical influences include Erykah Badu, A Tribe Called Quest, Wu Tang Clan, Jay-Z, Nas, Boot Camp Clik, Camp Lo and Big Pun.