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Artist
Dee Goodz
12+ albums
Hip-HoprapmarylandBaltimoreunderground rap
about
Dee Goodz was born on June 5, 1987 in the streets of Baltimore, Maryland. One can honestly say that a Star was born on this day. It was obvious when Dee was a child that he was a natural born entertainer. Growing up he never settled for anything less than great, having the attributes of a go getter and a competitor. Whether he achieved in sports or school, he was going to be acknowledged as the best, which is the same as his drive within the music industry. Many of Dee’s ambitious skills were influenced by his mother, Bennetta Goode who was a school teacher. She greatly enforced education, which was a must in her household. School seemed to be the safe haven for the inner city youth of Baltimore City though, tragedy occurred for Dee while he was in the eighth grade. It is here when Dee witnessed the murder of his close friend. One would think that this could have deterred him from his dreams; however, this only made him have bigger dreams. He refused to be a young black male statistic, and made up in his mind that he would attend college and make something of himself. The tragic murder of his friend led his family to depart to Nashville, Tennessee where Dee finished out high school. You could call this a fresh start for Donald. It was a huge transition, coming from “Charm City” to the home of Country Music, but he adapted to it. Dee even went further south when he later attended Alabama A&M University. Even here the hardships still continued to roll in. While in college, Do
