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peace y'all it's your boy Johnny fazlan
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here with allhiphop.com so from the
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intensity of bloodline records to the
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poish hits of today's charts one person
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has consistently reinvented himself hit
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maker but the story isn't just about
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catchy Melodies it's a testament to
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resilience reinvention and the
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unwavering pursuit of a dream in 2001 a
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14-year-old Iceberg AKA youngberg AKA
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hitmaker signed to DMX's blood line
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records he performed under the name
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Iceberg at the time his first appearance
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was on a song called dog for life with
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DMX in this video we'll explore how hit
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makers consistency carried him to the
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top of the charts let's talk hip
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hop in the early 2000s a young teenager
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named Iceberg found himself under the
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wing of a rap icon DMX signing to
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Bloodline records imagine the pressure
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of a kid just 14 stepping into the world
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of Hardcore hip-hop his debut on the
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exit wound soundtrack dog for life was a
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glimpse of his potential but fate had
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other plans life took an unexpected turn
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when icebergs parents seeking discipline
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and Direction sent him to military
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school this abrupt shift could have
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derailed any aspiring artists but for
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him it was a pause not a full stop in
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2007 he returned not as Iceberg but his
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youngberg the transformation was
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striking he traded gritty wraps for
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smooth R&B and the change paid off his
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collaboration with Ray J on Sexy Can I
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exploded cementing his place in the
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mainstream while hits like sexy lady
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secured youngberg spot on the Billboard
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charts but in 2010 they took a dark turn
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when young ber got robbed for his
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Transformers chain in Detroit there were
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numerous videos of people just taunting
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Young Berg about his chain on social
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media this could have been a
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career-ending incident I mean the public
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scrutiny was intense but instead of
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succing to the pressure he channeled his
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energy into production he honed his
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skills becoming a behindth scenes Force
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this wasn't just a backup plan it was a
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strategic reinvention he was evolving
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learning and preparing for next ACT in
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2016 hit maker Rose From the Ashes of
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young Burke one of the first things he
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did was sit down for an interview with
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Joe Button during that interview he
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expressed his drive to only produce hit
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records hence the name hit maker and
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that's exactly what he did daana for
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blueface and cardi B rule the world for
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two chains and Ariana Grande you know
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the Vibes for Jim Jones I could go on
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and on hitmaker's powerful story is a
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reminder that that setbacks don't Define
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you from a young artist on bloodline
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records to military school a chart
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topping performer and a sought-after
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producer he's proven that resilience and
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reinvention are keys to Lasting success
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