Dapharoah69Dapharoah69 is a multi-award-winning, best-selling, independent literary force born in Salinas, California and raised in Goulds, Florida. At Pine-Villa Elementary he won his first poetry slam at age 8, beating out his peers and high school seniors. A a result, he has entertained millions of fans around the globe with his unapologetic writing for over twenty years. He is an LGBTQIA sex symbol, spoken word artist, poet, HIV activist, actor, professional model, dancer, icon and living legend. His "The King of Erotica" series placed three of his titles on the Barnes and Noble Top 100 Bestseller's List at the same time in February of 2009 as an independent author and his novel Call Her Queen Hatshepsut was reviewed by the late New York Times Bestselling author E. Lynn Harris and won AAMBC's Book of the month and Book of the Year in 2010.His success and killer ink have influenced a sea of writers in numerous countries for two decades. The Law of Beasts, book 1 (of 13) Act 1 (of 3) of his vampire series, was written in June of 1998, before he became Dapharoah69, at the age of 22.He was known as Ja'Breel Le'Diamond. He published his first book when he was homeless. He has penned thirteen books, three memoirs, and notched a slew of Amazon and Barnes and Noble Top 100 bestsellers. He won a modeling contract with The Miami Fashion Board in 2016, ranking in the top ten percent out of every mall in Florida.He won Male Author of the Year via the African-American On the Move Book Club, logged 500 #1 blogs on MySpace in the Writing and Poetry category, was featured in the late Stephen A. Maglott's UBUNTU BIOGRAPHY PROJECT three years in a row, documenting his journey and received The Men of Integrity Award from Utopian LLC and Certificate of Recognition from the New York State Senate in 2016 for his literary achievements.He was hand-picked by E. Lynn Harris for his 2009 literary cafe and danced for Gavin Degraw at the 2019 Orange Bowl Half Time show on ESPN Prime-Time.He was also an extra in Bandits, Alvin and the Chipmunks: Road Chip, and Tyler Perry's "If Loving You Is Wrong." He has helped aspiring authors become Publishers. Read More Read Less
