André Kanor Berry, known by his stage name Dré K. B., is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and poe t. André was born in Newport News, Virginia on October 21, 1991 and grew up in Gloucester, Virginia where he was raised by his mother and maternal grandparents. At the age of 5 he was writing and illustrating short stories for school which impressed his teachers. By age 7 he began writing poetry. The first poem he wrote was for his great-aunt's retirement party. His love for music came about when his maternal grandmother allowed him to use her old record player and record collection. He took a particular liking to Motown artists such as Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and The Temptations and was a big fan of Michael Jackson's 1979 album Off The Wall. At age 8 he started writing raps, inspired by his older cousin who would come down from Connecticut to visit their grandmother during the summer. This lead to him having friendly battles against...
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