Ronnie C. Rouse

Ronnie C Rouse (born September 10, 1983), better known as Ronnie C, is an American rapper and producer. He owns music production company Green Room Production.

Biography

Ronnie C Rouse was born, to SFC Ronnie Rouse [http://www.fayobserver.com/article_archive?id=172196] (ret) and SFC Anna Rouse [http://www.fayobserver.com/article_archive?id=172196] (ret), on September 10, 1983 at Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, NC. Ronnie C grew up in Bonnie Doone, a neighborhood synonymous with drugs, prostitution, and a high frequency of violent crimes. The explosion of crack cocaine in the 1980s brought the crime rate in the area to an all time high. Ronnie C's parents often did not let him leave the lot of their trailer for fear of the negative influences consuming their immediate surroundings. In 1988, at the age of 5, the family moved to Darmstadt, Germany where the family was stationed for three years. During that time Ronnie C became engrossed in books and computers, as well as the hip-hop movement due to his older siblings Cherice, and Franklin. It was a life changing time for Ronnie, because he was able to involve himself with families of diverse cultures and races in the military environment.

In 1991, the family returned to Bonnie Doone to find that things had worsened exponentially. The next few years would personally expose him to drug dealing, shootings, and murder. Even though involved in summer programs [http://www.fayobserver.com/article_archive?id=510815] Ronnie C and his friends [http://www.fayobserver.com/article_archive?id=509309] had become so immune to the realities of their environment that they would play games naming the calibers of the firearms they heard during shootings.

Moving On

heavily. This would lead to him eventually dropping out of school.

The Change

he received a cd burner that came with bonus software. One of these was a music looping program. Within 4 weeks of his first attempt at rapping, Ronnie was producing and recording songs. A friend later showed him the ins and outs of music recording and to this day he has never stopped. In 2004 he started participating in rap battles [http://www.fayobserver.com/article_archive?id=930285] and his girlfriend gave birth to a baby boy, Jameson Valentino Rouse [http://www.fayobserver.com/article_archive?id=979336] .

The Music

Besides himself, Ronnie C has produced for numerous artists including St. Laz, Big Cas, Rain, and female rapper Lady Luck (rapper). He also regulary films documentary footage for Def Jam Recordings/Disturbing Tha Peace recording artist Brolic D, who his featured in his video "The Way It's Done". In 2006, he officially started releasing his own mixtapes. He gained notoriety after releasing the "New Industry Bangers: Special Ronnie C Edition", an instrumental mixtape that has the most plays ever on mixtape website datpiff.com for a solo producer. Most recently he has released a joint venture with 2008 Justo's Award Winning DJ Scarface, that has finally placed him on the road to recognition.

Discography

Mixtapes

[http://datpiff.com/Various-Artists-The-Best-Of-Ronnie-C-mid10885.html "The Best Of Ronnie C"] (2006)

[http://datpiff.com/Ronnie-C-Kinda-Like-Crack-mid10902.html "Kinda Like Crack" ] (2006)

[http://datpiff.com/The-Ronnie-C-Okay-Its-My-Turn-mid10895.html "Okay, It's My Turn"] (2007)

[http://datpiff.com/Ronnie-C-Power-Moves-The-Mixtape-mid6896.html "Power Moves: The Mixtape" ] (2007)

[http://datpiff.com/The-Ronnie-C-Part-One-The-Pressure-mid10875.html "Part One: The Pressure" ] (2007)

[http://datpiff.com/Ronnie-C-New-Industry-Bangers-Special-Ronnie-C-Edi-mid11635.html "New Industry Bangers: Special Ronnie C Edition" ] (2008)

[http://datpiff.com/Ronnie-C-Part-Two-Rehearsing-The-Dream-mid14238.html "Part Two: Rehearsing The Dream" ] (2008)

[http://datpiff.com/Ronnie-C-Its-Whatever-mid19194.html "DJ SCARFACE PRESENTS: Ronnie C - It's Whatever" ] (2008)

References

External links

* [http://www.fayobserver.com/article_archive?id=172196] "A lasting reminder of the past Bonnie Doone means home to its residents" By Henry Cuningham and Allison Williams, Fayetteville Observer-Times June 24, 1999
* [http://www.fayobserver.com/article_archive?id=343944] "POLICE SWEEP BONNIE DOONE" By Lora Hines, Fayetteville Observer-Times July 2, 1998
* [http://www.fayobserver.com/article_archive?id=625684] "BONNIE DOONE NEIGHBORS GIVE POLICE HIGH MARKS" By Josh Shaffer, Fayetteville Observer-Times August 1, 1998
* [http://www.fayobserver.com/article_archive?id=509309] "Children Cross Cultural Bridges With Help Of Summer Program" By Melissa Clement, Fayetteville Observer-Times July 21, 1992
* [http://www.fayobserver.com/article_archive?id=510815] "Building Bridges By Vicki Hyman", Fayetteville Observer-Times June 23, 1992
* [http://www.fayobserver.com/article_archive?id=930285] "Battle of the Iron Mics Rappers get the beat By Jim Washington", Fayetteville Observer-Times March 5, 2004
* [http://www.fayobserver.com/article_archive?id=979336] "Births" Fayetteville Observer-Times December 18, 2004
* [http://www.fayobserver.com/article_archive?id=342413] "Argument Ends With 2 Dead" By Lora Hines, Fayetteville Observer-Times July 22, 1998