DJ Nelly interviews Yo-Dot
Demetrius Bennett a.k.a YO-DOT was born March, 16 1985 in
MilwaukeeWisconsin. He is a recording artist under the Independent Imprint
UmbrellaMusic Group located in Mlwaukee, WI. YO DOT has been featured in
variousblog publications (Journal Sentinel, HipHopdx, DjBooth.net, Donuts &
Milk, Kevin Nottingham,etc.) for his past projects (Dot-Balistrerri,
Shorecrest Memoirs, Red-Mist, A Winter’s Ration) andwas also very active in
the ever-so growing online battle circuit
(Grindtimenow,Worldstarhiphop.com). Musical influences include Scarface,
Jay-Z, Nas, and Dr.Dre, Snoop, Eminem, and list of other elite artists.
Growing up in the violent-elusive crime areas of Milwaukee’s Northwest
side, Dot used hip-hop music asan outlet to escape the troubles and
temptation that plagues the inner-cityneighborhoods of Milwaukee still
today.With numerous acolytes under his belt and a unbelievable list of past spot
date performances, opening up for some of Hip- Hop’s most innovative artists’s
(Wiz Khalifa, NERD, MGK, Ludacris , WALE, Tech N9ne, Lupe Fiasco, etc.) YO
DOT continues to move forward not complying with today’s corporate
standards of rap music’s expectations toappeal to a current fan base
demographic. Dot is gearing up to releasehis new project “SELF-CHECKOUT” w/
Producer Plaga Musick sometime Mid-September.*