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S.P.O.T. (Strategy Produces Overall Thought)
4+ albums
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S.P.O.T. (Strategy Produces Overall Thought) - THE BIO PAGE - S.P.O.T., was born in East Flatbush-Brooklyn, New York. From a young age, S.P.O.T.’s parents exposed him to all types of music. They would play 45s and 12” LPs of many genres including Gospel, R&B, Reggae and Funk. In the early 1990s, S.P.O.T., then called SpotLyte, performed as a b-boy (break dancer) with a local group called Moe Dice. It was his involvement with them that influenced him to start song writing. The group was making a song based on A Tribe Called Quest’s “Scenario” and encouraged S.P.O.T. to write his first verse. The group acknowledged his talent and recognized his thoughtfulness in his approach to writing; the alias S.P.O.T., standing for Strategy Produces Overall Thought, was conceived. Eventually, the members of Moe Dice went their separate ways and S.P.O.T. went on to start two groups of his own: AT&T and Ruff Draft. Unfortunately those partnerships did not last due to artistic differences. S.P.O.T. remained focused and continued to evolve and improve his songwriting. In 1999 on a trip to Europe, S.P.O.T. met one of the top DJs in The Netherlands, DJ DCS. DCS was so impressed with S.P.O.T.’s rhyming skills that he invited him to collaborate on a recording project. “Life Is What U Make It” resulted as S.P.O.T.’s first solo recording. While on the flight back from Holland S.P.O.T. came to the revelation that the art of songwriting was his true destiny and performing was his calling. The follow
