D-cal, otherwise known as Richard Dacalos,was born in Brooklyn, New York. He was raised in Iselin, New Jersey till the age of 8 and then moved to the Philippines.
Started rapping in high school and became involved in the Filipino Hip-hop scene in 1999.He was then a member of the group Archonz Akeen.
The group joined forces with the indie hip-hop crew Absolute Messages Personafied Over Noise (AMPON). Archonz Akeen parted ways to pursue solo careers and are all still members of AMPON.
D-cal is currently working on his first solo album Explicit Content.
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AMPON's Dekoding Rhythm is finally out! 250php for a copy.. msg or email me if you wanna get yourself one..
Check out the write up... http://www.clickthecity.com/music_article.asp?p=1270
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