He eventually earned a coveted spot on the 1994 Lollapalooza Tour D. Prosper's love of spoken word poetry ignited his passion for hip-hop music.

D Prosper also performed poetry at the historical Nkiru Books in Brooklyn with Talib Kweli- and appeared on the now legendary The Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito Show on WKCR.

[2] It Featured collaborations with such producers and artists as Flying Lotus, DJ Khalil, Jay Electronica, Rashad 'Tumblin Dice' Smith, Shafiq Husayn and Sweet Honey in the Rock.

#ATOM 12.12.12. received rave reviews and went viral with media support from Vice, Rap Genius, NME, AllHiphop.com, Okayplayer, The Source, RapRadar, Kevin Nottingham and more.

Derick progressed on to the position of A&R/Music consultant specializing in production coordination/ Music licensing/Brand Development, Tour bookings/TV and Film music supervision/Music publishing for such artists as 50 Cent, Dead Prez, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Jay Electronica, Estelle, Damian Marley, Nas, Q-Tip, Ghostface Killah: Theodore Unit, Lloyd Banks, and Busta Rhymes, Amel Larrieux, Big K.R.I.T., Rakim and George Clinton.

He has managed music producers such as Illmind, Black Jeruz, Chad Beats, Supa Dave West, Hi-tek, Jake One, Tha Biznes, securing multiple music placements on such major labels as Island Def Jam’s Untitled (Nas), IGA’s The Blue Carpet Treatment (Snoop Dogg) and Koch Records’ Hi Teknology 3 (HiTek) 50 Cent Get Rich or Die Tryin (soundtrack).

He oversaw all elements of album production of 50 Cent and entire G-Unit artist roster, helping the company to sell over 20 million copies worldwide in three years.

In addition to his work with G-Unit, Derick also served as LP production coordinator on the prestigious Tupac Shakur tribute albums Pac’s Life and 2Pac Evolution..