Derique Herriot aka Derique Loud was born in Brooklyn, NY, Feb 1st, 1994. As a child , he was inspired by Michael Jackson, Jay Z and a few others. At 8 years old, he moved to South Carolina with his grandmother where he started to adapt to the south music and was introduce to T.I , Lil Wayne and many more southern artists. Music has always been in his family’s blood. His father as well as his aunt and uncle were heavily involved in music while he was growing up. This intrigued his interest for music even more. At 16, Derique moved back to NY and this is when he started to heavily involve himself into his music career. He started a independent label called #LOUDnation Records with some close friends from high school. His goal is to get signed to a major label and be able to show the world his talent. In the future, he would like to sign other artists to his label so that he can help open doors to new opportunities for them.