Andre J. Parr aka Dre P., was born on August 17th, in Holy Toledo, Ohio. In the fall of 2005 Shawn Stockman of “Boyz II Men” noticed a star quality in young Andre and began to work with him on developing his music and encouraged him to market his music independently. He enlisted the talents of some of Toledo’s top emcees and soon formed a group called Da FlyGuyz. They released “Take Flight vol.1” and Dre P.’s solo standout “Cash Up or Cash Out” mix tape which officially put him on the Midwest...
Andre J. Parr aka Dre P., was born on August 17th, in Holy Toledo, Ohio. In the fall of 2005 Shawn Stockman of “Boyz II Men” noticed a star quality in young Andre and began to work with him on developing his music and encouraged him to market his music independently. He enlisted the talents of some of Toledo’s top emcees and soon formed a group called Da FlyGuyz. They released “Take Flight vol.1” and Dre P.’s solo standout “Cash Up or Cash Out” mix tape which officially put him on the Midwest hip hop radar with over 50000 cds distributed, 40000 downloads and a regional club classic ‘Big Flipper’.
Dre P. then decided to take his show on the road and female fans reacted in droves flocking to front rows so they could get next to hip hop’s sexiest artist since a young LL Cool J burst onto the scene with Def Jam in the 1980s or perhaps more recently Nelly putting St. Louis on the map. He appeared on television shows like Showtime at the Apollo and BET’s 106th&Park by literally just showing up and giving impromptu performances to show producers and hosts. Then in the summer of 2009’ Dre P. after being duped into an audition for an energy drink commercial by a girlfriend which ended up being VH1s “reality show Tool Academy 2” got a huge popularity boost and connected with lady fans when he was chosen and almost won the show. Polls proved he was the shows’ most popular character and now, Dre P. knows no boundaries in his pursuit of both music and television careers.
Dre P. has an incredible 2010 planned with 5 mix tapes in the pipeline slated for release during the first quarter including installments from his group Da FlyGuyz; his most anticipated solo releases to date “Da Line Up” comprised of both new and his most popular records; a mix tape strictly for the ladies called “I Love Dre P.” Along with various televison, magazine, licensing and public appearances already confirmed, it will be a breakthrough year for the budding superstar. His singles ‘Rockin Off My Rocker’, ‘I’m From The O’, ‘I Swang’, ‘Boom’ and the raucous remake of Biggie’s ‘Dreams’ are standouts already generating intense interest by deejays and fans alike. “2010 is going to be outstanding, my goals this year are acquiring tour support, getting music placements, collaborating with artists that generate interest in other markets nationally and worldwide, hitting the Billboard 100, releasing my debut album both digitally and at bricks and mortar, having videos hit BET’s 106th&Park top 10, signing to a major label deal, more national TV, helping mom launch a workout tape and continuing to support unfortunate youth by supporting charitable organizations… in no particular order” says a very confident and handsome Dre P. Hip Hop’s self proclaimed ‘James Bond’ is ready for center stage as he prepares his yet untitled debut album for mass consumption with the help of future ‘uber’ producer, NY native and Fear Factor Music producer Panic Beats. And with his FlyGuyz Entertainment team on deck there truly is no limit to what the future holds for Dre P. Stay tuned!!!
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