User talk:Dkivoi

Born in Baltimore, Maryland July 30, 1971. Help start the career of Curtis Jackson B.k.A. 50 Cent. Discover by Jam Master Jay and worked as His National Promotions and Marketing Director where he discovered a young 50 Cent on a dat tape in the office of Lydia High.

Worked with Spyder D in 1993 at Long Island's Legendary Power Play Studios where Boogie Down Production, Eric B & Rakim, EPMD, records many early Hip-HOP classics. Started producing after failing as an emcee. Initially Produced Club and House music for local artist one being Tony Boston B.K.A. "Miss Toney" who had hit records with Frank Ski; "Throw your guns up" and Doo Doo Brown.

In 1996 began his track at Def Jam under Jam Master Jay as a volunteer. After 3 months was promoted and began working behind the scenes on projects by Jayo Felony, Onyx, and later 50 Cent. During this same time he moonlighed for Alphabet City Records and Emi working the biggest street promotion of that time of the much anticapted yet never released album of AZ. AZ album never was released on EMI as the label abrubtly closed its New York offices.

1998 Derrick and 50 left JMJ Records after a chance meeting with Corey Rooney who an Executive at Sony Music at the time. After working with 50 Cent he left and began working for Cathy Hughes at Radio One as Promotions Director for her A.M. Stations in Baltimore (WWIN & WOLB).