The last born son. I was born Feb. 3rd 1972, My father approached my mother and asked her for one more child. So I consider myself as a gift that was given to my father for how he lived his life. My father was born Dec, 25th 1921. Yea, he was 51 when I was born. My father died Dec, 6th 2001. That was the worst day in my life. However, that's when I decided to really change my life around. I have tats on each forearm that are reminders to me what is important in this journey we call life to keep me on my path: Psalms 59:1 Deliver me from mine enemies and Psalms 59:3 For thy lie in wait for my soul

When I made my decision to change my life, I decided to do something I never had envisioned doing in my life. I became a correctional officer. I've been a correctional officer for 5 1/2 years. Now I know you're wondering. He's a correctional officer and a rapper, isn't that crazy. No, I don't think it is. Unlike some officers, I don't let the uniform or the badge identify who I am as a person. I'm the same person in uniform or out of uniform. As a matter of fact,they call me Big Dog at work.

So many of you have been asking me about my rap name Big Dog, wanting to know if there is a meaning behind it. Well yes there is a meaning behind my name.

Big Dog = Bringing Infants Good Deeds Of God

I truly believe in the fact the our youth are our future and so many of them are lost to the fact of what's important in this life. So many of them have no positive role models in their life to educate them about their importance. If positive people don't take the time to show them that they to can be someone, then they will turn to the negative people in the street that will teach them how to steal, deal and kill.

Then the only recourse we have to get them to change is to lock them up and hope they learn something while incarcerated. If you don't take the time now to stop and educate that lost youth that you see in your neighborhood then that same youth may grow up to harm you or your loved one. Even though they may not act like they listen, they do. This is what I know. If you have something important to say to someone then say it. because a time will come in their life when they will be at a cross road in their life and not know which way to go. That's when they will reflect back on what has been spoken to them. It can either be your knowledge or the knowledge of someone who doesn't care about them. YOU CHOOSE WHICH YOU WOULD RATHER THEM TO HAVE.