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Christopher James Gholson, better known by his stage name Drumma Boy, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, composer and entrepreneur. ==Early life== Born in Memphis, Tennessee and raised in Cordova, Tennessee, he was exposed to music at a young age. His mother, Billie Baker Gholson was an accountant who worked as an part-time opera singer and was the first African-American to graduate from Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music and his father, G. James Gholson who retired in 2012, is a retired professional clarinetist and music professor at Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music at the University of Memphis, was the first African-American male to hold the 1st chair position in the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, where he is still an active member.〔(Interview: Drumma Boy Talks Respect, His Legacy, and Wanting to Work With Miley Cyrus | Complex )〕〔(Memphis Symphony Orchestra ). ''tburbantimes.com''.〕 His father holds an undergraduate degree from Michigan State University, a Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts from the Catholic University of America. His father is also an emeritus of the Memphis Woodwind Quintet and a soloist in the United States' Navy Band.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Empower Winter 2013 )〕 His paternal grandfather was a high school principal and has a high school named after him Washington D.C.. The rest of his extended family including grandmothers and aunts were also musicians and taught music in the schools. Drumma Boy says he had a recorder in his hand at age 3 and a clarinet at age 5.〔(Interview: Drumma Boy ) ''sixshot.com''〕 His father was instrumental in teaching him about traditional classical music but it was his mother that introduced him to Curtis Mayfield and 1970s oldies. A classical musically trained musician, Gholson began the practicing E-flat clarinet by the age of six and then went up to the B-flat clarinet. At the age of six, Gholson began taking piano lessons.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Classically trained artists turn hip-hop - The Page )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Drumma Boy: Continuing The Legacy of Memphis Music )〕 Mathematics was his favorite school subject growing up. Drumma Boy attended the University of Memphis as a Music Business Major. Taking his father's advice that a college degree would open more doors for career advancement and emphasis on the importance of financial savvy. It was also mainly to satisfy his father's belief that a college degree was a ticket to a solid and stable career. Following his father's advice and by his junior year, Drumma Boy established a name for himself and was quickly becoming the most sought-after producers in his home state of Tennessee. He also produced an entire album at the age of 14 in his hometown. During high school as an amateur producer, he began charging $200 for each beat that he made. In between attending classes, he would shop his homemade beats to local Memphis rappers such as Gangsta Boo, as well as travel to Texas to work on musical projects for Scarface and Bun B of UGK. Following in the footsteps of Memphis native and super-producer Jazze Pha, Drumma Boy enrolled at the University of Memphis as a music business major in 2001 and then flunked out in 2004 due to his burgeoning music career and under-attendance. His father later became upset about him being kicked out challenged him to earn $100,000 within 12 months to prove his independence, Drumma Boy later accepted the challenge and earned $100,000 within 10 months to gain his father's trust. Though Drumma Boy never returned to the University of Memphis, Drumma Boy and his father established the James and Christopher Gholson Scholarship Fund, a scholarship that goes towards undergraduate and graduate students studying music at the University of Memphis, furthering his father and his family's commitment and values towards education and cultural literacy.〔 Within a two years of leaving his native city, Drumma Boy had fostered relationships with top notch hip hop groups and rappers such as Outkast, Trick Daddy, Slim Thug, Cash Money, Pastor Troy, and Killer Mike.〔(Welcome to dreamland cast Drumma Boy ). bet.com.〕 In October 2013, Drumma Boy conducted a halftime show during the 2013-2014 season opening of his hometown NBA team, the Memphis Grizzlies. 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「Drumma Boy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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