David Frederick Washington (born August 20, 1978), who goes by the stage name Freddie Bruno, is an American

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musician and member of the hip hop collective,

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. He has released two noteworthy studio albums, ''The Ballpoint Composer'' in 2002 on Uprok Records, and ''Hold Music'' on Illect Recordings, in 2007.

Early and personal life

Washington was born David Frederick Washington on August 20, 1978, in Washington, D.C., where he was raised. His family members are musicians in their own right, his mother is a singer, father is a drummer, and sister is a French horn player. He moved to

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, Texas, where his music career began. He got married on April 9, 1999, in Dallas, Texas, to Christina Lisann Kelm.

Music career

His music career began with the

collective,

, in 1997. He started his solo music recording career with the studio album, ''The Ballpoint Composer'', released on April 11, 2002, by Uprok Records. He released ''Hold Music'', a second studio album, on May 6, 2007, through Illect Recordings.

Discography

;Studio albums * ''Hold Music'' (May 6, 2007, Illect)

References

External links

Holy Hip Hop DataBase profile
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