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Da Author (1978- ) is an African American poet/artist/writer of powerful controversial music that often addresses poverty of the urban community.

DA Author has graced stages all across the country but primarily in New York State. While in Albany,he's done T.V. interviews all across the tri-city region; the most notable was his interview with Carla Page on the Schenectedy Today Show. His biggest venues have been performed at the Empire State Plaza, (where he participated in the statewide 2007 Martin Luther King Day Celebration) and at the Nuyorican cafe. Da Author has performed with many artists including Black Ice (FROM HBO'S RUSSEL SIMMONS DEF POETRY), GEORGE HUFF(SEASON 3 AMERICAN IDOL FINALIST), MO BEASLEY (FEATURED ON BETJ & amp; AUTHOR OF THE BOOK "NO GOOD NIGG BLUEZ"),and many more. He recorded "I CHARGE Y'ALL BUY THE WORD" IN 2002. Be on the look out for his new spoken word CD comming soon. As a writer,he wrote his first book entitled "I CHARGE Y'ALL BUY THE WORD" IN 2003. You can check Barnes and Nobles for available copies. If you think that you may be interested in some of his latest works,you can read his short story entitled "The Big Victory." This story was published in 2007 by an on line magazine called Neovox. On Nov. 5th 2008, the track entitled "Who Am I?" was awarded track of the day on garage band.com