Tedashii

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Tedashii
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Tedashii performing live at Ichthus Music Festival in June 2012.
Background information
Birth nameTedashii Lavoy Anderson
Also known asT-Dot
Born (1977-03-08) March 8, 1977 (age 47)
Lufkin, Texas
Genres Christian hip hop
InstrumentVocals
Years active2004–present
Labels Reach
Website www.tedashii.com [ dead link ]

Tedashii Lavoy Anderson (born March 8, 1977), known simply as Tedashii, is an American Christian hip hop artist and member of the hip-hop troupe 116 Clique. He also hosted the NGEN Radio show "Serium". Tedashii has released five solo albums, Kingdom People , Identity Crisis , Blacklight , Below Paradise , and Never Fold, on Reach Records. Tedashii's delivery style is characterized by a deep voice that he can manipulate for rapping a wide range of flow schemes and patterns.

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In 2008, Tedashii toured with the 116 Clique during the "Unashamed Tour". [1] The "Don't Waste Your Life Tour" followed in 2009, after which he took a brief break. [2] In late 2010 he returned for the "Unashamed: The Movement Tour". [3] As soon as his album Blacklight was released in 2011 he went on a brief tour to promote it.[ citation needed ] He joined the "Man Up Tour" in 2011, taking a brief break in early 2012.[ citation needed ] In late 2012 116 Clique toured 30 cities with the "Unashamed Tour: Come Alive". [4] [5] Then in December, Suzy Rock and KB joined him for the "No Boundaries Concert Series".[ citation needed ] Tedashii appeared in Family Force 5's song "Chainsaw" on the remix album Reanimated released in 2013. In 2015, Tedashii appeared on the song "I Have a Dream" for Manafest's album Reborn . In 2021, Tedashii appeared on the song "Donde están (Watcho 6)" for producer Cardec Drums' album Sin Vergüenza. [6]

In 2022, Tedashii sustained injuries during Unashamed's final concert. [7]

Personal life

Tedashii Lavoy Anderson was born in Lufkin, Texas, on March 8, 1977, to mother Vera Louise Anderson. [8] [9]

Tedashii currently lives with his wife in Denton, Texas, serving at The Village Church. [9] In March 2013, Tedashii's one-year-old son died. He recorded much of his spiritual struggle during that time and based his fourth studio album, Below Paradise , off of his experiences. [10] [11]

Discography

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References

  1. "UK Alert: Unashamed Tour coming to you". Rapzilla. 12 July 2008. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
  2. "Don't Waste Your Life Tour Commercial + Dates". Rapzilla. 2009-02-25. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  3. "Reach Records announces Unashamed 2010: The Movement Tour - Now booking". DaSouth.com. August 5, 2010. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
  4. "UNASHAMED TOUR 2012: COME ALIVE". reachrecords.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
  5. Reach Records (August 1, 2012). "Unashamed 2012: Come Alive (@reachrecords)" (Video/Web). YouTube . Retrieved June 15, 2014.[ dead YouTube link ]
  6. Malqui, Sonia (2020-10-08). "Reach Records, y Apologies Music presentan la canción "Dónde Están"". Nteve (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  7. GMA (2022-04-14). "Tedashii Suffers Injuries During Final Unashamed Concert". The Gospel Music Association. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  8. Texas Birth Index (2002). "U.S. Public Records Index". Family Search. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  9. 1 2 Breeding, Lucinda (30 May 2011). "Present imperfect". Denton Record-Chronicle. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  10. "Below Paradise". Cross Rhythms. May 6, 2014. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
  11. Peronto, Anthony (May 26, 2014). "Tedashii – Below Paradise | Reviews". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
  12. "Tedashii "This Time Around" EP Cover Art & Tracklist". HipHopDX. 4 March 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  13. "Jesusfreakhideout.com: Tedashii, "Never Fold" Review". www.jesusfreakhideout.com. Retrieved March 13, 2019.