Shake Dizzy the 25 year old new name in hip hop was born and raised in Jamaica Queens, NY. His roots lie with his mom and his dad who are of Jamaican decent. Shake started writing at about 9 or 10 years old. He got his first start in the reggae scene. He moved out to Virgina and joined a group call MC Family (Murder Charge Family) in 2004, which was a group comprised of a rapper (Shake), singer (Treez) and a Jamaican MC( Hollow Tip). He worked the club scene with MC Family in VA and was booked for many shows where their performance got great reviews and gained popularity. MC Family traveled to California and New York opening up for some big names such as TOK, Mad Cobra, Mega Banton, Munga, and Bounty Killer. This is where his music truly became noticeable and caught the attention of Teddy Riley who commented positively on their music. This buzz sparked Teddy Riley’s interest and landed MC Family an appointment but because of other business ventures did not go any further. Working as a solo artist and gaining exposure doing open mics, talent shows and other venues, Shake has been causing a stir in the Hip Hop industry and has been gaining popularity and getting good responses from fans. In March 2008 Shake Dizzy landed 2nd place at the Source unsigned hype tour in Baltimore, MD and receive good reviews from CEO Jeremy Miller who later invited him back to New York to participate in the “Who’s Hot Who’s Not” showcase. Shake is also looking forward to performing in the “Stop the Violence Save the Children” tour in three different locations in NYC. He also auditioned and was selected to participate in the Roc da Mic showcase and the Hip Hop Rap-a-ton. In April 2008, Shake and his team “Dizzy Ent.” had a listening party in Bembe’s lounge a hot spot for artists in Williamsburg Brooklyn, where party goers were the first to hear and grade each song off the up and coming album entitle “I’m Fresh.”The album had an overall great response. Coming close to the time of his album release in the summer of 2008, Shake’s fans say “he is a talented artist” and they feel that “Shake will shake things up in the industry.” FOR BOOKING OR ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN REACH EXE. CONTACT SPECIALIST ATHENA PETTWAY AT: ATHENAPETTWAY@YAHOO.COM OR(347) 262-0251 Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.