It is rare to hear one say they began their career as a musician as “an almost crusade” to save hip hop, but being rare is quite typical of DCypher Musik.

Born June 28, 1987 to a single mother of three, DCypher Musik’s humble beginnings never hinted at the greatness he was destined to achieve. DCypher, whose birth name is Aubree Thompson, comes from a line of hard workers and talent. Learning many lessons witnessing his mother, renown stage actor and singer Audra Thompson, struggle to survive, DCypher downloaded all this information to heart and used it as motivation as he began his struggle to stardom. Now armed with a seemingly endless pool of talent, DC is poised to become Musik’s newest superstar.

With a life story fit for the movie screen, DCypher Musik has positioned himself as a leader in the Milliennium Soul Musik Movement. A movement based on breaking barriers of all kinds, its purpose is to united people regardless of background through Musik. DC would seem to be the perfect candidate to head this campaign. He effortlessly blends a wide array of musical styles, while still remaining amazing accessible to mainstream audiences. He list an impressive list of artists he calls his Top 8.

"I had a general idea of what I wanted to sound like when I started pursuing Musik, so I chose two musicians from each of the disciplines in Musik I study. I model my piano playing after Oscar Peterson and Thelonious Monk. When playing guitar I emulate Jimi Hendrix and Victor Wooten. I think about Stevie Wonder and John Legend when I sing. My rapping is modeled after Lupe Fiasco and Kanye West. This doesn't mean that I don't listen to anyone besides these artists, but when I think about what I want to sound like, these are the most influential.

With a broad musical repitoire that consists of heartbroken blues, lyrically driven hip hop, power funk, new school bebop, and old school soul, it is a wonder how he manages to mix it so seamlessly, delving into these styles so convincingly. “To me, Musik is open. The only limits on it are created by people, but I believe Musik is alive and it would object to being asked to conform,” he states.

In addition to being a tireless worker as a musician, DCypher is also philanthropic minded person. When asked where this spirit to give back comes from he says, “A lot of it is because I’ve been in a place where I didn’t have anything and I needed help, so I know what that feels like. The other part of it is just because it’s the right thing to do.” Insisting that his Musik is for the people, he says his goal is to keep his songs as real as possible. With so much imbalance in the Musik of today, the change is welcomed.

A hip hop artist, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist are just a few words to describe this dynamic musician named DCypher Musik. It seems almost impossible to place him in one category and he makes it clear that is his intention. “My goal is to get constantly improve so to me it doesn’t matter what the Musik is called as long as it feels right,” He says. Take a listen and see if you can DCypher Musik.

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