DAYTON -- Her lyrics detail a life colorful and happy. Dayton's Tracie Brown said her introduction to rap came in rides in her dad's car back in the 1980s. My father had an old school Dunk and he had the speakers that go in the back windows and he played Chubb Rock all the time. She used the raps and rhymes to get away from things at times her young mind couldn't process: crime and violence happening all around her in her rough Dayton neighborhood. Just a mention of one of her songs, Highest High, opened a floodgate of emotions about her losses and many sacrifices. All she's seen and experienced as a 30-something rapper gives her a crystal clear view of today, tomorrow, her future and remembering to always keep family first. She credits her Pop with giving her the bug, putting rap in her ear. He says he was just soothing his fussy little girls. Tracie Brown has plans for a hit song with her baby sister, Linda, and Linda has plans, too. Tracie Brown is dreaming, but is also keep her feet planted solidly on the ground. She is focused and always grinding... Hoping one day, she is on the big screen because of her family's music empire. For more on local rap artist Tracie Brown, head to her website: traciebrownyall.com
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