Respect is given where it is due- R.I.P Duttch Mastah by Jass Bianchi (stop the violence)
"People come and go in your life with reason." 
The first time I met Duttch was at The Armory in Newark NJ, he and I were performing at a cook out when someone I was with told me I really gotta listen to him. A few months passed of performing when I first officially met Duttch while we were performing at Club Shrine in Harlem. Duttch was one of those performers that captured you. His passion was un-escapable. You could tell he breathed his art, lived it and he was it. He was so much of what he rhymed about that it pains me to even think that most these rappers make money off of faking who Duttch was. That night at Shrine, I had this crazy scooby doo looking crack head try to ruin my set while I was performing "Do You", she tried to grab my microphone, but I wasn't lettin it go. LaRue and the B.U.R.N U family escorted that crazy woman to the street. After my set, I picked up a shattered bottle and carried it around the street.
When I went outside to get some air, Duttch was chillen with an open beer bottle and he approached me. He gave me a few words of wisdom about the situation and we laughed about it. I gave him a cd and told him that I had a joint for him to collabo on for Poetic Authority. Unfortunately, just after us speakin about the collaboration, a paddy wagon rolled up on the corner and arrested Duttch for having an open bottle in public. They grabbed his hands behind his back, and the cd fell on the street. Needless to say, "Insomniac" never recieved the proper Duttch Mastah feature. In all my years of hip-hop I thought I had learned it all. And just when you believe you're the guru of whatever gangstarr is thrown at you...you realize as Digable Planets said "It's all relative, time is unreal/We're just babies, we're just babies, man."
So though we only crossed paths a few times: from one emcee to another emcee, respect is due. This is the least I could do for another emcee who fought for hip-hop. I'm proud of you. You are what most these rappers never were, and what they will never be. A respected artist. Therefore, as a student of hip-hop and a woman in this game, I believe its my duty to spread your inspiration, and may it be an inspiration for all those who want to quit. The lesson I learned through this is to celebrate and support those who represent the real while they are here. For all those who know this is not just a game, and for all those who are inspired to fight for the real....hip-hop. Please pass these videos on.
Peace Brother.
Jass B. (STOP THE VIOLENCE)
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