Exclusive Interview With BlackDove

BEEF STEW RADIO

BlackDove was raised by his mother and father who moved into this country from Nigeria in the early 1980’s. Just shortly after BlackDove turned 1 year of age they would move to Gwinnett County north of Atlanta where he was raised. BlackDove has always had a passion for writing, music, and Fine arts. He wrote poems and had lead roles in many plays as child. He began rapping for fun with friends at the age of 13. He attended Central Gwinnett High School graduating in 2005. Inspired by such artists/groups as Jay-Z, The Notorious BIG, Nas, Mobb Deep, Fabolous, etc… he developed a love for the east coast sound and lyricism. By his senior year in high-school he had multiple composition books full of songs and rhymes. After High school BlackDove attended a local Junior college where he met a group of friends that shared the same love as him and formed a group called “APJ”. Back then he was known as “Night Child” due to his dark complexion, He would then transfer to attend Georgia Southern University located in Statesboro, Georgia. After transferring he went on to pursue a solo career and changed his stage name to BlackDove