K-I-Double

"Tha Kidd" a.k.a "K-I-Double" a.k.a "C-Fatal" a.ka. "Prince of the Projects" Born Chadrick Allen Page to the late Gloria and Mose Page, we'll start with the earlier years. Up until age 7 I was an only child, then my little sister Candis came along. My parents and I had a good relationship, so I don't want it to sound like my mom was a crackhead and my dad was a deadbeat cause that wasn't the case.When I was younger I was very impressionable,what I mean is;I watched Michael Jordan play ball,so...

"Tha Kidd" a.k.a "K-I-Double" a.k.a "C-Fatal" a.ka. "Prince of the Projects" Born Chadrick Allen Page to the late Gloria and Mose Page, we'll start with the earlier years. Up until age 7 I was an only child, then my little sister Candis came along. My parents and I had a good relationship, so I don't want it to sound like my mom was a crackhead and my dad was a deadbeat cause that wasn't the case.When I was younger I was very impressionable,what I mean is;I watched Michael Jordan play ball,so when I played I tried to emulated Mike. I was always a very big Ali fan so when I had a fight I tried to fight like Ali,which in most cases helped a whole lot. When I say "impressionable" I don't want it to be confused with a copycat. I like to study every person that is or was great,so that they can't be great to me no more. I can used their lessons good and bad in my aspirations to be great,in my progression to be a man. I was a honor roll student, up until the 8th grade,then I kinda strayed toward the streets.I was raised on the eastside of Gary,Indiana. If you ever been there then you know how hard it is to stay positive. Liquor stores on evert corner,gang violence,drugs,guns,broken homes....you name it,it's there!!! I'm not excusing any of my actions, but I could only be as good as the oppurtunities I had. The section I grew up in was called Glen Park,that consisted of 3 major neighborhoods D.H.B.,Tre-9,and 49th that was us. My hood was Folks(Gangster Deciples)and before I truly understood...me too. Funny thing about it is that as long as your a follower, the other followers have no problem, until you learn to lead. What I mean is that as long as I was broke,not wanting anything outta life;I was the coolest dude ever lived. I switched affiliations,yeah I did, C.V.L.N. my new home. By now I'm 16,selling dope,getting money, different,girls,the freshest gear. The fast lane in our own little existence,me and my homeboys Gavin,Ben, Randall,and Reem stuck to the script. Although our neighborhood was way bigger, that was my clique,and we did anything for the dough.We took trips outta town,robbed cluckers,gamed girls,worked 9 to 5,worked the corners,hit licks,everything. 1128 E.49th Ave that was the address of the spot,where I caught my first case.Tone,E,Mansa,Gump(R.I.P), G-Ball,Tamu and myself doing our thing trying to survive.The first 4 guys were the ones that introduced me to C.V.L.and we got money. As with all good thing they must come to an end,regular day slow morning, alright evening then something outta the ordinary,smoker comes to the window,I served em' and he started just running off at the mouth about a hook up,so I was like ain't nuthin, he replies"Don't trip we a be back" and i did think nothing off it,cause we had guns if he was talking bout robbing. Later that day,Mansa had been running through thespot crying wolf(police) so I got a funny feeling plus what dude said so I paged Ben,when I got to the last number "BOOM" Police!!! The door came off the hinges.We tried to run but they got us,I had 18 Twenty stones in my pocket I was under age at the time,I did a lil stretch,paid a whole lot,served the community, probation the whole nine.I dropped outta school but later went back and got my G.E.D. The good thing about that situation is that realize that I had musical talent in that very house. The very place that took me to one of my lowest points,gave me a career.To me,at first I thought I was decent but over but over the years I've worked and mastered my craft.In the beginning I did it for my neighborhood,I did it for dudes that lived the lifestyle I did. I never looked at it as a career,i did it to prove I was the nicest person in Gary that did it. I battled, I wrote, I freestyled, I inspired other people from the city to do it. When I really got into, and the hood started to support me,I had to move to Louisiana. My mother's health was failing, I had too put rap to the back. I still wrote from time to time,but we moved to a dirt road 28 miles(one way) from any civilization. Bosco,Louisiana, the closest city was Monroe, I had some good times there. I met my fiance'there. I recorded my first official song(So Confused) , I recorded my first album "Live 2 Tell" 12 tracks. Now I wasn't new to Louisiana,just as it being my permenant home. My parents were natives so I went back and forth as a kid. Fresh out of the streets of Indiana, to a secluded little area in the country,kinda hurt my ambition to pursue music. So,I got a job at Wendy's still hustling on the side,but small time now. I met K.D. and later Dirty together we formed the group L.T.B..We recorded a couple of songs but more true to life L.T.B. was like a family. A family for dudes that felt they had no family it stands for Life Time Brothers. Not so much K.D., but Dirty and I recorded over 30 songs,some lost over time, some professional,some not so professional,but the passion was still there. With my mother in her final months,and my dad finding out he had colon cancer,I had a lot of time to reflect.What better way to reflect than with the pen and pad? Enter Live 2 Tell, so here we go, I started writing. Back focused, I wrote the first 5 songs in 2 weeks,then my father's health started failing after my mother passed.I wrote the next 7 tracks totally rushed,but still decent.I recorded the album with a guy named Dave in Monroe,real cool dude,very professional but hooked on Meth he had to close the studio.2005 my father passed,I had left the dope game and pursue life legally,with bills piling up,the lost of 2 parents in 2 years,I had no time nor focus for rap. I moved to New Orleans to help with re-building after Katrina. I made a lot of money but with the lost of my parents still fairly fresh,rap was still not a top priority. I met a lot of positive dudes, my little brother Herb,A-C,Co-Jac, Nutty,Mi-Mike,El couple more guys.Then I started to have good times,I was back in the studio,not really recording but back around love. Battling,creating,writing,re-fueling my love for the game. As with every good time,I lost my house I moved back to Monroe for a couple weeks. The night that the Colts won the Super Bowl,I moved to Dallas,Texas.Now residing with my auntie until I got on my feet I got a computer and learn to record on my own. I recorded a mix tape of me and my peers from my recent and old cliques called "Fi It Up the mixtape" and started my own independant imprint G.I.A. Entertainment.I got a job at Wal-Mart to support the re-birth of my career.K-I-Double back to the streets, I was back this time re-focused,re-fueled,no excuses, I recorded my second underground attempt "I AM INDIANA" 17 tracks in my apartment,but wit poor quality equiptment it recieved poor results.Now I'm back with my 3rd attempt "I Swear 2 GOD" 15 tracks,all professional,I even produced some of the tracks,all original tracks,no big name producers,straight hood. This album is a representation of all the years I missed as a result of my own ignorance,my having to postpone my career to take care of my parents,my passion, my will, my determination,my insight to that kid that wasn't born with money. I've been homeless so I can talk to those that are,I've been broke,I've been hungry,I've been in gangs all that. So I feel like I can represent them,I feel like in a sense I am them but if giving the proper mechanics,I can let them know there is a way out. There are a lot of rappers from Indiana,but I'm different I'm an artist.I know what the people want.I know how to talk to them. I just don't have the finances to paint my pictures the way I want them.I been waiting for the perfect chance to speak to to the world.Now I think they ready to listen.