Bigg D

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<span class="Music Producer
Songwriter
Guitarist">Bigg D
Birth name Derrik Baker
Born Liberty City, Miami, Florida
Genre(s) Hip Hop
R&B
Pop
Rock
Occupation(s) Record producer
Guitarist
Songwriter
Instrument(s) Guitar
Drums
Keyboards
Label(s) Universal
Associated acts The Bottomshelf Band(band)
Website [1]
Notable instrument(s)
Ibanez Guitars

Contents

[edit] Discography

  • "Wrong When Your Gone"
  • "Outlaw'"
  • "Get With This Pimpin Feat. Snoop Dogg'"
  • "This is For"
  • "Unpredictable Feat. Ludacris"
  • "Here We Go Feat. Kelly Rowland"
  • Bottom of Da Map - "Undisclosed"
  • "Whats da Bizness"
  • "Your Body"
  • "Grind on Me"
  • "Get A Little Closer"
  • "Never Let You Go"
  • "Juicy"
  • "Call Me"
  • "Nothing but a Number"
  • "Grill 'Em"
  • "Get You Right"
  • "Chevy"
  • "I Want You (Girlfriend)"
  • "Shorty Be Mine"
  • "Cant Live Without You"
  • "Best Rapper Alive"
  • "Lets Go"
  • "So High ft. Trey Songz and 8Ball"
  • "Damnit"
  • "Tell Me Feat. Mario & Chris Brown"
  • "For The Love of Money"
  • "Girl Tonite Feat. Trey Songz"
  • "Cutty Buddy"
  • "Ridin High"

[edit] Biography

Derrick "Bigg D" Baker is is better known for Jamie Foxx' smash single "Unpredictable" (featuring Ludacris) that peaked number 2 on The Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles in 2006. Branding Billboard toppers for an all star line up - Jamie Foxx, Pretty Ricky, Trina and Trick Daddy. Bigg D was born and raised in Liberty City.

Everything has its season and it was not up until 2006 Big D's work ethics paid off earning him both the BMI Urban Music Awards' 2006 Producer and Songwriter of the Year. "Let’s Go" by Trick Daddy (featuring Lil Jon & Twista), and Pretty Ricky’s "Grind With Me" and "Your Body" all three song were on the most played list with co-writes by Bigg D. Pretty Ricky's 'Grind on Me' went number seven of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 2005. D cranked out the hits, LPs, soundtracks and re-mixes for such heavy-hitters as Trick Daddy, Pretty Ricky, Trina "Here We Go" (featuring Kelly Rowland), Jacki-O, Cee-Lo and Pitbull since 2000. Big D has also produced Twista's "Girl Tonite" (featuring Trey Songz).

Bigg D's love of music stems from his mother and grandmother giving him both a well versed appetite of various musical genres. With a Casio keyboard and a boom box in tow, Bigg D streamlined his soul with Rhythm and Blues, with the sounds of Earth Wind & Fire, Chicago, The Gap Band, and Fleetwood Mac. D is known for his finger stroke on his now pearly white Ibanez guitar. It was not always the guitar you see him with today but rather two drumsticks and the constant nudging of his mother to put D in guitar lessons. He could have become a poster child for Sigmund Freud's Nature vs. Nurture theory. D became an emulation of his environment - nurturing his musical influences, while by both parents being musicians naturally contributed to D's animal instinct to fine tuning his senses to become adaptive among the wolves in the recording industry.

D, decided to pursue his passion for music by songwriting and producing. He looked up to the likes of world renowned producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and his younger brother, Sean who was his mentor that taught him everything he knew. D began his career as a guitarist for 11-time Grammy Winning artist Shirley Caesar in the early 80's and later was a back up guitarist for BeBe and CeCe Winans for the next few years. During his years with the Winans, D decided to do what he loved the most - songwriting and producing. He produced his first album for a local female group G-Shorties a.k.a Gangsta Shorty's from Miami FL.

After producing G-Shorties album, D worked with R&B artist, J-Shin. Following suit Trick Daddy hooked up with D to lay down Trick's single "Let's Go", these chain of events led to working with Miami rappers Trina and Pitbull. It was only inevitable the producer teamed up with teen sensation Pretty Ricky in which he produced their smash single 'Grind With Me' off their debut album.

Bigg D received his first publishing deal with EMI Music Publishing in 2004 and shortly thereafter took off his shoes at the front doorsteps of Universal Motown in early 2005, while leaving mud prints at the houses of many record labels on various projects. Bigg D is Managed by Wakeane Caffey of Hustla Incorporated.

D's most current projects include that of Jamie Foxx', Usher, Michelle Williams and Jennifer Lopez' upcoming albums. Apart from producing, D is also the founding creator and visionary of the legendary Miami L.I.V.E. an all star studded industry night that D and The Bottom Shelf Band formerly performed live to a packed house, which shared D's love of composing not only in the studio but for a live audience giving the crowd a taste of raw and uncut music without mixing boards and pro-tools. D's production company, Dadetown Entertainment is also responsible for the pop group Bottom of The Map consisting of one female singer Asia and three rappers Bizerk, Daddy Bone and Lunch Money all of whom made a successful grand entrance on the Miami scene with "What's Da Business" that D single handedly produced.

[edit] Awards

BMI Urban Music Awards (2007)

  • BMI Urban Awards Songlist
  • Girl Tonite (Twista Feat. Trey Songs)
  • Here We Go (Trina Feat. Kelly Rowland)
  • Unpredictable (Jamie Foxx Feat. Ludacris)

BMI Urban Music Awards (2006)

  • Producer and Songwriter of the year
  • BMI Urban Awards Songlist
  • Grind on Me (Pretty Ricky)
  • Lets Go (Trick Daddy)
  • Your Body (Pretty Ricky)

[edit] References

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1572773/20071025/index.jhtml
http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/334966
http://www.bmi.com/press/entry/534538
http://www.bmi.com/press/entry/534539
http://www.bmi.com/press/entry/535433
http://www.bmi.com/press/entry/535434
http://www.scratchmagazine.com/boilingpoint/0505.unusual-suspects/index.html
http://24hourhiphop.com/hip+hop+News/BIGG+D%3A+MAKING+BIGG+MOVES/276
http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2007-07-05/music/bigg-dreams