Higher Learning

01 Life In Lyrical Content

Jump Offs (J.O's)

01 Stressed out

Say how I feel

Im A Star

The Bigger Plan

My Darrgs

Dead presidents freestyle

Strauss, is an aspiring rapper from Beaumont Leys, Leicester, and has just completed a Business and Management degree at Demontfort University.
From an early age, Strauss has been exposed to a wide variety of music. His mother had a massive influence on him when it came to music. She would play all types of music around his house, from Al Green and Marvin Gaye to Snoop Doggy Dogg and Dr. Dre. As the years progressed, Strauss would start to gain a deeper, more passionate love for music when he began to write his own lyrics, with a childhood friend. Strauss’ grandmother brought him some SHERWOOD decks on his 15th birthday, which he used to record tapes; that were played at the local youth club he attended. He was also fascinated by UK hip hop during college where his friend Chirag aka Shakespearez introduced him to music his group, Speech Ferapy, were making. From this point on he knew that this form of music was what he was going to be apart of.
In his later teens, he would form a small group with his friends where his lyricism improved rapping with a different range of styles. This was a great experience for the lyricist because he was able to learn what he needed to do in order to progress with his passion. The group disbanded after a few years due to the fact they were all growing up and experiencing changes in their lives, becoming young men. Strauss refused to give up and carried on pursuing his dream of becoming a RECOGNISED lyricist among his peers. In 2005, he began a degree in Film Studies and Politics where he met Uriah Smith aka D-PUTS, who was in a group called the Phoenix Quarter. D-Puts and Strauss became close friends during their time at University. D-Puts helped Strauss sharpen his lyrical prowess, with his experience as a great lyricist himself and within the music scene. This bond between the 2 artists led to the formation of DNS [DISCIPLINE N STRENGTH], a MANTRA they used to navigate through their university surroundings, but became more relevant in their pursuit of success. DNS would later become the name of their group in late 2006.
In 2007, Strauss met Dom, a member of a local hip hop group called DEVIUS. He began to rap with Devius and learn more on the performing side of Hip hop. They performed at various venues where he would accompany them and analyse the way they interacted with the crowd and controlled the stage. Strauss soon did performed with the group before he began to focus on his own career. He again became good friends with the members of the group and continues to work with them to this day. Overtime Dom would set Strauss up with small hip hop shows around Leicester City and this helped him to gain the confidence needed be successful in achieving his dream.
Strauss promotes a positive message in his music and firmly believes in guiding the youth down the right path. He also feels, due to the fact he makes music, it places him in an optimum position to project this message, in a way that is well received by young people. In doing this he aims to become one of the most recognised lyricists in Hip Hop and also be respected across all music genres.
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Strauss [DNS]