Ohio emcee Dirty Needles started rhyming back in 8th grade, motivated and inspired by the likes of A Tribe Called Quest’s “Midnight Marauders”. Fast forward to 2001 and Needles came up with his name watching a Discovery Channel documentary. Specifically a documentary on drug abuse and the ILL effects it could have, hence Dirty Needles was born. Pursuing a career in music is no easy task and between 1999 and 2005, Needles started and scrap multiple projects. With a Do-It-Yourself approach and the rise of http://mp3.com, Dirty Needles began uploading his music in 2001. In 2007 Dirty Needles states that he “fell out of love with Hip-Hop” every avenue pursued seemed to lead to a dead end. This would send our hero back to college and content with being a fan of hip-hop. The hiatus only held up for a few years as listening to hip-hop would bring Dirty Needles back to the microphone. After graduating and moving to Cleveland, Ohio for work, Needles would run into a producer who shared his love for music. The two would get together for a session where Needles planned to work on one track and hang it up. A few songs later and their sessions would lay the groundwork for Dirty Needles return in “Finally”.