What’s up Blogiverse? My name is Jon “Ditty” Didier. I’m a Rapper, Songwriter, Artist, slowly becoming full-blown Musician, Nerd, Workaholic, obsessive-compulsive Human Being, or a hodgepodge of bones and tissues; however and whatever you want to know me as is fine.
I’ve always been “into” art since I can remember—drawing, painting, or what have you. In high school, probably during that phase in which we all get really angsty, listen to a bunch of depressing sh*t, and muster up the noble desire to start a band… I began my transition of wanting to contribute to the world of music, rather than solely visual art.
Over the course of the four years (what seemed like decades) I would marvel at the creations and demonstrations of local bands I had befriended. I was flabbergasted and intrigued by sound equipment and how it all worked together. Everything from guitar amps, to 1/4” jacks, to XLR cables, to mixing boards… it was all foreign to me. I knew making visual art so damn well. Music composition, recording, and performance were uncharted territory. Somewhere deep down, whether I had admitted it to myself or not, I was determined to figure out how to make music and have a voice within that discipline. The only problem, was that, I couldn’t play an instrument (proficiently).
And so started my journey to become a rapper, lol. There was a lot of rap music I wasn’t fond of at the time, but I had been introduced to a number of groups and emcees that fascinated me. Outkast, Wyclef Jean (and the Fugees), Jedi Mind Tricks, and Rage Against the Machine were some notables. I decided that I could totaaaaally do this. Rapping is easy (the omnipresent indiscretion of every youth in the world today). Secretly, I wrote my very first rhyme. One day, in January of my Senior year, a bunch of us were at the Dunedin Causeway. I told my best friend (and eventual first DJ/Producer), Derek “D-Rok” Saballos, to tap out a drum beat against the body of my 1991 Ford Crown Victoria tank, and recited the following garbage aloud…
*cough* Pardon my EVERYTHING *cough*
That’s what they say when our sound be blazing the stage,
And ya better get ready ‘cause we in a new age.
And era to scare all you sucka’ emcees,
‘Cause my hypocrisy it be runnin’ all over these rhymes!
I’m puttin’ that sh*t together
Like Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg… but better
I’m just an ordinary guy from the F-L-A
Still my rhymes and worldliness kick your @sses any day
I got that rap/rock/reggae musical funk
And y’all can hear it pumpin’ out the back of my trunk, ‘cause I
Rock steady, rock hard, but rocks dead
Until you get that pop sh*t outta’ yo’ head
Yo what I’m sayin’ at the present has now been said
F*ck with me and what was blood will now be bled
’Til your vision is covered by a blanket of red
You’ll meet five new friends—every one is a Med
But stop, we’re testing 3-4-5
This ain’t no p*ssy-@ss production, maaan, this sh*t be live
When we’re bringin’ the funk and bringin’ the beats
I wanna see all you m*therf*ckers get up outta yo’ seats
Get with the thrash-rock-reggae with the hip-hop relish
And to you and your melodic world we will embellish
That’s right, I put the meatball on top of your spaghetti
Man, f*ck this… get to the chorus already
Again, my sincerest apologies for putting you through that. I think I threw up a little bit in my mouth while I was re-typing these lyrics out. Anyway, those are the astronomically humble beginnings of ya boy Jon Ditty. Until next time,
TO BE CONTINUED…
To find out more about Jon Ditty, please visit http://jonditty.com
