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Divinity Roxx is an American recording artist, composer, and musician. Her work includes elements of rhythm and blues, hip hop, funk, soul, and rock. Because of her eclectic style of music and performance on stage, she has described her music as "Ghetto Rock". As a rapper and bassist, her performances have been reviewed as radical and distinctive because of her unique ability to combine vigorous bass lines with simultaneous tongue-twisting yet authoritative rapping. She is best known for touring and performing with Beyoncé Knowles (2006–2011) as her bassist and Musical Director for "The Beyoncé Experience" and "I Am... World" tours.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.mxdwn.com/2011/10/09/features/interview-with-divinity-roxx-the-roxx-boxx-experience/#more-19434 )〕 On the "I Am... World" tour, Divinity also helped compose music alongside Bibi McGill, Brittani Washington and Rie Tsuji. She has appeared in three DVDs with Beyoncé including ''The Beyoncé Experience Live'', ''I Am... Sasha Fierce'', and ''I Am... Yours''. She has also appeared in two videos, "Irreplaceable" and "Green Light". Divinity self-released an album titled ''Ain’t No Other Way'' in 2003 on CD Baby. The album featured production from will.i.am, DJ Lethal, and Mike Elizondo. Divinity's second album, ''The Roxx Boxx Experience'', was released in 2012. == Early life == Divinity was born and raised by her parents Raymond and Beverly Walker in Atlanta, Georgia. Her start in music began in elementary school when she joined the chorus. She also took up the clarinet and hand bells for the school band. In the third grade, Divinity joined the Atlanta Public Schools Area II Honor Chorus where she sang second soprano. With this group she performed for the Mayor of Atlanta, Andrew Young, and sang at the Macy's Annual Christmas Tree lighting in Atlanta. Divinity discovered her niche for rapping in middle school. She stopped playing clarinet in high school to concentrate on sports and her calling as a hip-hop performer. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Divinity Roxx」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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