VERDE GREEN A/K/A "DREAD-I,BORN IN KINGSTON JAMAICA,RECEIVED SOCCER SCHOLARSHIP AND WENT TO SCHOOL IN NEW YORK.STARTED RAPPING AS A YOUTH IN JAMAICA AS A HOBBY.HOWEVER NEVER TOOK IT SERIOUS"I WAS A SOCCER STAR"UNTIL I MOVED TO THE U.S.I STARTED PERFORMING WITH N.Y.#1 BRONX SOUND SYSTEM"DOWNBEAT" WHERE I PERFORMED ON A WEEKLY BASIS WITH ARTIST THE LIKES OF LUIE RANKING"OX"IN THE MOVIE "BELLY" "SUPER CAT" "SHABBA" "NINJA MAN" etc. I ALSO HAD A COUPLE "UNDERGROUND" HIT SONGS AND WAS CHOSEN TO BE ON A COMPILATION ALBUM OF "UNDERGROUND DANCEHALL HITS" WHICH WAS PUBLISHED BY PRIORITY RECORDS. I MOVED TO ATLANTA TO SIGN A RECORDING DEAL ,HOWEVER IT FELL THROUGH BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS WITH MY "THEN"MANAGEMENT/(DAMAGEMENT) TEAM. I HAVE DONE AND STILL DO WORK WITH LOCAL A.T.L. PRODUCERS AND ARTISTS (THE ONES THAT I RESPECT); HOWEVER, I PRAY THAT GOD WILL BLESS ME WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE AND PROGRAM SO I COULD REALLY MANIFEST TO THE WORLD AND ALL THE PEOPLE THAT IS IN IT. BLESS.