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Walk Wit Me Kenneth Elijah Sikes Jr. aka D-Lou, was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. He has been rapping since the early age of 6 and began writing songs at age 13. Music has always been a major factor in this young man's life. Kenny had a regular childhood all the way up until May 2, 2002 when he lost his mother Dorothy Lou Sikes to a heart attack... He was only 15 years old at the time. When his mother past away, many things in his life began to change dramatically. He was introduced to a new kind of sadness, pain and anger. He became so stressed out, that at one point in time he even considered taking his own life. In the summer of 2002, Kenny's father decided to move Kenny Jr. and his younger sister to Philadelphia with hopes that a change of scenery would have a positive effect on the entire family. While in Philly, Kenny became known as K-Ace "Texas Boy" in his new neighborhood. On the street corners, Kenny would find comfort in having freestyle battles with his friends and of course Kenny's talent and energy would always seperate him from the crowd. When he wasn't hanging on the corner or getting in some kind of trouble, Kenny would focus on writing new songs recording them on some equipment that he had at home in his basement. He soon got it in his mind to create his own mixtapes to play around the neighborhood. So he got a few rappers from the neighborhood together and made this idea manifest. However, still dealing with stress from the loss of his mother, hanging out on the streets was the only way he could get things off of his mind. He began moving from city to city, sleeping at different family members homes. Kenny new he was going down hill and he understood that utilizing his gifts would be his only escape. Around August 2003 he and his family moved back to Dallas. He then changed his name from K-Ace to D-Lou in honor and remembrance of his mother. From this point, D-Lou became working with various producers and performing at local venues. Now, signed with R.E. Records, D-Lou is ready to be an international mega star. Do My Thang BIO Originated in 2005 and expanding more and more as each listener observes. Man-Up Entertainment has came from a phrase, to a click, to a independent label, and is now a movement. The new era hip hop dynasty Man-Up Entertainment is led by non other than the one of the most illest voices ever to ride beats Shake-Bake (Co-CEO) & one of the most artistic lyricist ever to breath on tracks J-Price (Co-CEO). The rapping styles these guys and their crew possess are very uncommon coming from Dallas , but they say its always been here people just never looked further into the city. The brother from another duo (Shake & Price) outside from being solo artists, click up together to form the group New Era Soufff! Influenced by rappers such as Nas, Jay-z , Royce Da 5'9 ", Joe Buddens, Outkast , B.G., T.I., UGK, Scarface , Jadakiss , Ludacris , Bone-Thugs n Harmony, Ice Cube , TuPac, and many other artists the two bring that hip-hop flavor which everyone always claims isnât present anymore. You can catch the guys on the Street Heat dvd Got Drank Edition . Trailer clips from the Pardi Gras Concert hosted by Sinbad, which featured artists like Baby Bash, Miami Pitbull, Bone-Thugs n Harmony, Tum-Tum, and producers like Manny Fresh and Play & Skillz. After the completion of three mixtapes one of them entitled the Masterpiece by New Era Soufff, the others History n the Making by J-Price and Diamond n the Ruff by Shake-Bake. The two are working on their album, entitled Pain & Glory. Prior to the release of the album the dvd entitled D-Town Takeover will be released and distributed by Warner Bros. and production by Southbound TV. The 1 st single for the album Ford Taurus , produced by J. Rhodes, and featured J-Beezy and Supa, is currently spinning on K104. Look out for more singles to come as the project is being completed.