His deep voice often likened to the late Barry White, brings uniqueness to his youthful Hip-Hop and R&B approach to Gospel music. This Gospel Minister was a lead singer at the House on the Rock Church, Lagos, which has featured gospel legends like Marvin Winans, T.
Lil Dub's dream is to continue to write music, to record songs, and to make Lil Dub a household name.
Lil Dub just recently finished his first CD on a deal with Gregory Ray Records (CD named: Steady), which is planned to be released in 2006. With Gee Ray, Lil Dub has recorded songs that he has performed in Las Vegas, and has been able to release one of his recorded remixes to Kanye West. It was at this time Lil Dub met with recording artist Gee Ray, one of the owners of Gregory Ray Records, a record label and Aquarian Services Inc. He then decided to move to Southern California where he could continue to grow with his music. This experience enabled Lil Dub to perform in downtown Oakland.Īt the age of nineteen, he was able to travel a little to perform in cities such as St. There, he pursued his dream of becoming a recording artist, and met with superstar bay area rappers such as E-40, B Legit, and 3 Times Krazy. In addition, Lil Dub also decided to move to Oakland, California. During this time, Lil Dub was able to travel to Montego Bay, Jamaica to perform.
While sitting on the porch of this small apartment, this is where he started writing.Īt age seventeen, Lil Dub began to get serious about his writing, performing in shows, and recording in studios. This forced them to move into a small two bedroom apartment, which was also shared with his mother's friend and her three children. When Lil Dub was about twelve years old, his parents divorced. Lil Dub has two siblings an older brother, Melvin and younger sister, Shalina. His parent's names are Joyce and Melvin Kennedy Sr. Marice Antoine Kennedy (aka) Lil Dub grew up in a little town outside of Chicago, Illinois, called Evanston.