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THAT ROWLAND KID

Dustin K Rowland A.k.A. THAT ROWLAND KID A.K.A D-Row, was born in Waukegan, IL (North Chicago). Born in North Chicago, but grew up in a town named Kenosha, WI. D-Row moved from three different elementary schools, but he managed to stay in Bullen Middle School all three years, although his parents where threatened with expulsion on quite a few occasions. Dustin was in and out of suspension, for many reasons, mostly fighting, but you can say he was quite the "goon"! He got enrolled in "Reuther Central High School" after being excepted, only to be kicked out shortly after for marijuana possession. Along with that came 2 years at an alternative school named "Hillcrest" and a year and a half of probation and drug and alcohol counseling. Not being able to smoke weed just made Dustin turn to alcohol and prescription drugs, which he dabbled with many times before. Now prescription drugs we're a regular routine, xanex, opiates, and adderall we're common. A couple years later Dustin's Mother and Step-Father separated after being together almost 20 years. This hit Dustin pretty hard, as he really cared for and looked up to his Step-Father. While all this was going on his expulsion was almost up and Dustin would have to return to public schools... It didn't work well, as his anxiety liked to cripple him. His Mother decided to move to West Virginia after her son and Ex husband moved away, to the other side of the country. Dustin had the choice to go with his mom, but chose to stay with his biological father in Kenosha, WI. After getting locked up a couple times and many more run in's with the police, Dustin decided to move to West Virginia with his mother and more family. After missing half of his jr. year Dustin enrolled at "Parkersburg South High School" where he graduated. Also where he met the love of his life, Alexandra. Dustin started rapping around 2010, he had been playing the guitar since he was 10 or 11 and he always wrote his own music, enjoyed it more, and it was easier to remember! Rap though, was something totally different, it was a way to "empty the shit that had been bottled up so long", and people enjoyed it. D-Row had a lot of friends, He was always known for being "real". D-Row made his first mix tape in 2012, with songs named "old skool" and "YOLO". He had no idea what he was doing, no license to the music, didn't even have any idea how to get his music online, but that didn't matter, because he loved making music and that's all that mattered. After graduating high school, he then went to a technical college for welding, to follow in his fathers footsteps. His father, Jeffery "Todd" Rowland had a huge reputation up north for his fabricating and welding skills, but also a huge reputation for whippin' some ass! Dustin also grew up in the shop with his dad, getting his hands dirty every time he could! Dustin's Dad got him every weekend, and never got a baby sitter, his son was everything to him, But he had not had the easiest life and drugs and alcohol played a big roll in it. While Dustin went to school for welding, he worked at Jimmy Johns full time as a delivery driver, "D-row n' da' JJ's crew". Life was a party, wasn't nothing to take 20 xanex in a day, and handle it. Well after finishing school for welding he started a new job, his first job as a fabricator! He worked there for a little over a year, but his drug use increased and he was introduced to "Heroin". He quit going to work, got fired, everything started to crumble around him, only because of his own doings. In the mist of all that, his girlfriend Alex was pregnant. On the brink of being homeless, it wasn't the best news. Not knowing what to do, they got sober and moved to Rosiclare IL with Dustin's Grandparents, His dad was serving time up north at that time. Things didn't work well there, Dustin's Drinking didn't help and his grandmother wasn't the easiest to cope with. So, Alex and Dustin decided to move again! This time to Richmond VA, to move near his Mom, Aunt, and cousins. He currently lives on the outskirts and after relapsing a couple times, he remains sober, the best he can, making music one note and one letter at a time!