Dot Ducati
By:Lydia King
BORN TO RUN IT
Born Craig Dyar Jr. a rapper who goes by; “Dot Ducati” takes no prisoners when it comes to him doin Him. This we’ve experience up close and personal. Dot’s an artist that strives for excellence in all that he does. Just take a listen to a couple of his bangers like; “Run” and “I have Sin” and you’ll see what we mean. All you have to do is inhale some of Dot’s work to be able to experience why he’s considered to be one of the hottest emcees running the streets of Minneapolis. A native of the city known for raining Gold and Platinum albums back in the day, Dot aims to take the music industry by storm again, in 2015! One of his many gifts being basketball is where he began to develop his many talents, as early on as grade school. Ducati set his sights on being a basketball superstar and as always, played the game well- all the way up through college; and it was then that he decided to set his sights on taking over the rap game. These days he’s poised to become ‘Mr. International’ when it comes to Rap with his aim set at becoming CEO of his own label, H.O.O.D.L.U.M. Society. His latest album entitled; “R.A.T.S. (Rap Ain’t The Same)” has become the soundtrack of the Twin Cities, and is quickly solidifying why Dot Ducati is someone you should get to know, and have got to experience, by any means necessary. He credits his grandmother as being his inspiration, a woman who made sure that he, his brothers and sister never lacked one single thing. By that example he was motivated not only to be good, but to be great! Dot graduated with honors, in spite a few collisions with trouble, and jump started his rap career at the age of fourteen under the careful guidance of his uncle, ‘King Zink’ , who became his mentor. At this point this enterprising young Rapper (now in his 20’s) has slowly but surely perfected his craft. Fans were anxious for the release of his critically acclaimed “Vanilla Sky” album released in October of 2014. And true to form, Ducati did not disappoint. The Rapper with street cred and plenty of smarts and talent to go with it makes it clear that he doesn’t want to be “… another nigga in the hood who could have been this or that. I want them to see me and see me doin’ well”! He feels like where he’s from so many have the potential to go far, but never make it out. But Dot has got another plan in mind. With joints like “Streets” and “Make ‘Em Hate Me” ruling the streets in the Twin Cities, it’s clear that his genuine and conscious flow filled with grit and truth has him poised to hit ‘em up, all around the world!