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BORN ON FEBRUARY 3rd 1991, IN ST. THOMAS THE U.S.V.I DIONISHA "DA DUTCHESS" RICHARDS WAS ALWAYS DESTINED FOR GREATNESS. IN THE FALL OF 1993 DIONISHA'S FAMILY PACKED UP AND MOVED FROM ST. THOMAS TO ORLANDO, FL (WHERE SHE CURRENTLY RESIDES TODAY) ATTENDING LAKEMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MAITLAND MIDDLE, AND BOTH WINTER PARK & EDGEWATER HIGH, DA DUTCHESS WAS ALWAYS KNOWN AS A TROUBLE MAKER. SHE QUOTES "I JUST DIDN'T CARE. NOBODY'S FEELINGS AT THE MOMENT NEVER MATTERED. I FELT LIKE NO ONE UNDERS...

BORN ON FEBRUARY 3rd 1991, IN ST. THOMAS THE U.S.V.I DIONISHA "DA DUTCHESS" RICHARDS WAS ALWAYS DESTINED FOR GREATNESS. IN THE FALL OF 1993 DIONISHA'S FAMILY PACKED UP AND MOVED FROM ST. THOMAS TO ORLANDO, FL (WHERE SHE CURRENTLY RESIDES TODAY) ATTENDING LAKEMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MAITLAND MIDDLE, AND BOTH WINTER PARK & EDGEWATER HIGH, DA DUTCHESS WAS ALWAYS KNOWN AS A TROUBLE MAKER. SHE QUOTES "I JUST DIDN'T CARE. NOBODY'S FEELINGS AT THE MOMENT NEVER MATTERED. I FELT LIKE NO ONE UNDERSTOOD ME." IN HER 9th GRADE YEAR AT WINTER PARK HIGH SCHOOL DIONISHA BEGAN WRITING POETRY IN A NOTEBOOK ENTITLED "DESTINED FOR DESTRUCTION" AFTER THE PASSING OF HER GREAT GRANDFATHER EBENEZER GUMBS. "IT REALLY CRUSHED ME WHEN HE DIED. I FELT LIKE NOW NOBODY REALLY KNOWS ME. THE DEPTH OF ME!" AT THE AGE OF 16 DA DUTCHESS BECAME PREGNANT BY HER HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART AND HAD HER FIRST CHILD JAHNIYAH WHITTED AT THE AGE OF 17. "MY DAUGHTER WAS NEVER A MISTAKE, CHILDREN IN GENERAL ARE NEVER A MISTAKE JUST THE PERSON YOU HAVE THEM WITH" SHE SAYS WITH A SMILE. UNDER THE INDIE UNDERSIGNED MANAGEMENTS OF CARL EDWARDS & SHAWN "TISHAMBA-X" WILLIAMS, DA DUTCHESS IS ABOUT TO TAKE OFF IN THE MUSIC GAME. "I NEVER WANT TO BE COMPARED TO NICKI MINAJ OR LIL KIM....I WANT TO BE AS GREAT AS THEM." BECOME A FAN ON FACEBOOK TODAY! www.facebook.com/the.dutch0811 LISTEN TO NEW MUSIC NOW ON REVERBNATION www.reverbnation.com/dadutchess FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER www.twitter.com/TheDutchessDr