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Biography capital D, aka David Kelly, first gained acclaim in 1998 as the MC of ALL NATURAL. His talent for delivering lyrics with a social and
spiritual content, in a manner reminiscent of old school hip-hop artists, helped place the group on the music map. Through work as MC for ALL NATURAL, as well as a producer and writer, capital D established himself as a prolific lyricists and hip hop voice. The Chicago Tribune named him one of “15 Hidden Talents” in the Chicago arts community, and the Chicago Sun-Times deemed him one of 30 people to watch under the age of 30.
He has dropped three albums as the MC of ALL NATURAL (NO ADDITIVES, NO PRESERVATIVES, SECOND NATURE & VINTAGE) as well as two solo album (THE WRITER'S BLOCK & INSOMNIA).
For his work on INSOMNIA, CAP was interviewed on CNN and featured in TIME MAGAZINE and on MSNBC.COM. INSOMNIA is a relentless examination of current issues such as the inordinate number of Blacks and poor Americans making up the U.S. armed forces and prison system, problems such as the misconstruction
of Islam by Muslim terrorists and failed policies such as the domestic War on Drugs. Though scathing in its intensity, INSOMNIA
consistently calls for listeners to hold themselves accountable for recognizing and changing the world in which we live.
THE WRITER'S BLOCK album, a collection of stories based around real and fictional characters, has received critical acclaim from
the likes of HIPHOPINFINITY.COM, HIPHOPSITE.COM, PULSE and France's RADIKAL. Though containing moral undertones, on THE
WRITERêS BLOCK CAP takes a hands-off approach to narrating the ups and downs of everyday life.
In addition to writing five albums, capital D is a lawyer and the author of the book Fresh Air, which VIBE magazine called a “Tightly
packed potpourri of cartoons, stories, brief essays, and lyrics” and which author Bakari Kitwana (“The Hip Hop Generation”) referred to
as “A stirring combination of music and language, and an expression of hip hop culture at its finest.” capital D has also published articles in The SOURCE, TRACE, and Japan’s
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