O-dawg,a Louisville,Ky. based 　　Writer/Rapper/Producer/Talkboxer storms the scene with 　　a unique blend of HipHop,R&B and Spiritually driven 　　music.With his years of experience he walks with a 　　musical confidence that is well deserved.His music is 　　connected to his spirituality, and real life 　　experiences.He believes that people find strength in 　　music they can relate to.His biggest musical 　　influences are the best in the industry at what they 　　do.JimmyJam,Terry Lewis, the late Tupac Shakur and the 　　late Roger Troutman. 　　 　　From the age of 11 O-dawg began to notice his passion 　　for music as he began to write his own rap 　　lyrics.After about 5 years of perfecting the craft he 　　also realized he had a passion for producing as 　　well.He put his first professional keyboard(Roland 　　XP-50) on layaway at the age of 16 and struggled until 　　it was paid for.His love for music has always driven 　　him to sacrifice his own money for needed 　　equipment,and as a result Tyma Hit Records was 　　born.Wanting to learn as much as he could he also 　　began to study the craft of mixing and mastering along 　　side of one of Louisville's most respected mixing and 　　mastering engineers,Dez Thompkins.With all of the 　　different hats O-dawg can wear in the studio he still 　　enjoys being a artist the most. 　　 　　Years after he began to record his own music he 　　realized a need for something different and unique to 　　set him apart from other artist,so he began to study a 　　instrument made famous by the late Roger Troutman 　　known as the talkbox.As he began to master the 　　instrument he began to utilize it more and more into 　　his music as a lead instrument just as the late Roger 　　Troutman did,and not just as an instrument only used 　　as a accent,as by most other artist.The talkbox has 　　become one with what he calls his signature sound. 　　 　　O-dawg believes that music is his God given gift and 　　not just something he does well at random.So as a 　　result he uses his gift to create a balanced 　　perspective of the negative and the positive world 　　around him,while not compromising his own 　　spirituality.So experience music in it's most 　　realistic,balanced,up close,personal and intimate 　　form,Experience O-dawg!