They say, “What doesn’t kill you will make you stronger.”
It was at age 11, when I was struck by the harsh reality of those words. Experiencing the separation and divorce
of my parents could have come as a death sentence in my young mind, but I learned to deal with it. In fact, it marked
the start of my growing stronger.
My Dad gave me a keyboard as a sort of departing gift and said, “Put it to use.” That was the day my music career
began.
Pounding on the keys, I gradually learned how t...
They say, “What doesn’t kill you will make you stronger.”
It was at age 11, when I was struck by the harsh reality of those words. Experiencing the separation and divorce
of my parents could have come as a death sentence in my young mind, but I learned to deal with it. In fact, it marked
the start of my growing stronger.
My Dad gave me a keyboard as a sort of departing gift and said, “Put it to use.” That was the day my music career
began.
Pounding on the keys, I gradually learned how to get in tune with my emotions. Before I really knew what mixing
was, I had mastered the technique using just two keyboards and a tape recorder. Each cord and pulsating beat
seemed to be in sync with my innermost feelings and eventually evolved into several songs. And, I grew stronger.
When I moved out of my mother’s house and in with my father, I continued to grow musically. Since music is
timeless, I found myself taking on grown man duties in my Dad’s studio. I was becoming into a man musically with my
Dad guiding me along the way. I watched him and learned the basics of making music. Yet, there were other lessons
to learn.
I guess you can say that I kind of gave in to peer pressure at my new school But, peer pressure doesn’t always
mean gang banging and selling drugs. In my case, it meant that we became Untouchables.
Carlton Davis (Ciology), Rafus Jones (Madd Dogg), Daniel Tohornton (D.A.N.T.), and I, Eric Anthony Jones, Jr.
(Little E), were the Untouchables. We lived up to our name becoming untouchable in high school talent shows. We
even got our hustle on and made tapes for all of our friends.
I had grown from that little boy banging out songs on two keyboards into a local rap star. I continued to take it to
another level and dropped my first album in 2001 that I co-produced with my cousin, Lance Burden, and was self-ti-
tled “Edarado Vol. 1”. The streets were bumping to my tracks, and they opened doors for other projects.
Today, I’m a grown man with a game plan. In 2005, I changed my name to Young RaDo and teamed up with
Yung Kae T, Fudge Brown, and L Hussle to form the rap group, Circle Boyz that is signed to Loyalty Records LLC.
“What doesn’t kill you will make you stronger.” And, I’m stronger now and ready to take on the streets!
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