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In 1995, at the tender age of fifteen, Derek Christoff was already building a name for himself as D-Sisive at Toronto’s Planet Mars open mic nights while further decimating the competition on the Eat the Beat freestyle battle segment of Mastermind’s infamous radio show at CKLN 88.1 fm. His studies continued under the tutelage of Planet Pea and the rest of the Cryptic Souls Crew, sitting in – and soon participating – in recording sessions with the likes of Double Soul, DJ Serious and Abdominal. Three yeas later and D-Sisive was ready to release his debut EP, J.A.C., a touching collection of songs dedicated to his dearly departed mother, featuring his now classic “Just A Child.” Enter D-Sisive as the introspective emcee. J.A.C. led to collaborations with DJ Mastermind, hip-poppers Len, Abs & Fase, Classified and DJ Serious, with D-Sisive dominating as class clown, emphasizing humourous punchlines and comedic performance art stage shows labeled D-Siggy’s Playhouse. When “Popped,” a condemnation of pop music from DJ Serious’s Dim Sum compilation in 2000, resulted rather ironically in worldwide attention for D-Sisive, interest from the major labels followed. “Big headed like Christina Ricci,” as he explains it, D-Sisive wasted the opportunit...
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