Drew32 (musician)

Drew32
Birth name	Andrew Parks [1]
Born	December 3, 1991 (1991-12-03) (age 19)
Origin	Troy, Michigan, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop, rap
Years active	2007–present

Andrew Parks, also known as Drew32 (born December 3, 1991), is a Greek-American rapper and producer from the Detroit, Michigan area. His single, "Beyond Me", has been played on Channel 955 in Detroit, and his career has been featured in The Oakland Press.^[2]

Music career

At age 14, Drew32 self-produced an album titled Awakening. The album was released in March, 2007.^[3]

In 2007 Radio Disney chose Drew32 as the opening act for the Keke Palmer concert at the Windsor-Detroit International Freedom Festival. Later that year, a team of judges, which included rap group D-12's Swifty McVay, awarded Drew32 first place honors in the Spotlight Detroit Teen Rap Competition. In the same year he also performed at the Atlantis Music Conference held yearly in Atlanta, Georgia.^[4]

In 2008, Drew32 began producing and hosting a weekly Hip Hop internet show entitled "Destination Detroit" for Mango Radio Urban. The show is broadcast from Athens, Greece.^[5]

Discography

Singles

• 2008: "Can't Stop Us" Obama Remix
• 2009: "Beyond Me" (Mixed by Dr. Dre’s and Eminem’s mix engineer Richard "Segal" Heredia in Los Angeles; the video was added to Fuse TV and Comcast On Demand)^[6]
• 2010: "Get it Started" (Featuring Asante & Jay Hussle)
• 2011: "Like Yeah"

Mixtapes

• 2008: "Awakening Volume 2" Mixtape
• 2009: "Quarter to Infinity" Mixtape (Hosted by Detroit DJ Mo Beatz)
• 2009: "TwitterMania" Mixtape (Hosted by DJ Mo Beatz)
• 2009: "Who is Drew32?" Mixtape
• 2010: "Take the World: Who is Drew32? Mixtape Vol. 2" (Co-Hosted by DJ Pauly D from Jersey Shore.
• 2010: "Sunrise On Your Dreams" Mixtape
• 2011: "The B.U.R.N. Project"

Albums

• 2007: "Awakening"

References

1. ^ "Artist Information", Malista.Com.
2. ^ "Who Is Drew32?", Amy Allen, The Oakland Press, Sunday, January 17, 2010 (retrieved February 12, 2010).
3. ^ "Drew32 to Headline Detroit River Days Festival", published on Malista.Com, a Greek community events website (retrieved February 13, 2010)
4. ^ "Artist Information", SonicBids.Com retrieved February 13, 2010)
5. ^ "Artist Information", SonicBids.Com retrieved February 13, 2010)
6. ^ Drew32 Blog

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