THE BERRICS HIP HOP HISTORY 101: WEIRDO RAP

Dante Ross has over the last 20 plus years produced and remixed records for the likes of Brand Nubian, Busta Rhymes, Korn, Everlast, ODB, Carlos Santana and a host of others. He is considered one of the architects of the so called golden age of hiphop where as a A+R man he signed Ol Dirty Bastard, Busta Bus, Pete Rock and CL Smooth,Grand Puba, MF Doom and Del the Funky Homosapien during his years at Elektra records. Mr. Ross has also written for Vapors, Interview, The Village Voice and Mass Appeal magazine where he was doubled as a contributing editor a well as a featured columnist for 5 years. Mr.Ross never one to be limited by any creative field is also a brand strategist having provided this service for the likes of 10Deep, Pro Keds, Mass Appeal magazine, The Agenda Trade show and SRC records amongst a host of others. Mr. Ross currently is the director of A and R for Warner Brothers records and divides his time between both coasts. He is also a regular contributor to The Berrics where his HipHop101 has become a favorite for the skateboard community at large.