D.L.O (Dialect lyrical One) was born in Chicago, IL and raised in Madison,WI. DLO is now the co-founder of IceMantis Productions LLC ( DLO and Man Mantis) which has provided tracks for Hip Hop artists in Wisconsin.

DLO has shared stages with Talib Kweli, Twista, Crucial Conflict, MURS, Devin the Dude, Common, DJ Kool Herc, Clyde Stubblesfield, Lyrics Born, Jedi Mind Tricks, Cappadonna, K'Naan, Gift of Gab, The Game, Digable Planets and Rhymefest. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.