West Denver Rapper DJR Opens Up About Gang Violence, Carrying Guns in Middle School, Jail, Growing Up in Westwood, Losing His Dad, Denver Hip-Hop & Joining Pure Devocion
West Denver rapper DJR sits down with Mile High Minute for an unfiltered conversation about growing up in Denver’s Westwood neighborhood and the experiences that shaped the artist he is today.
DJR reflects on being surrounded by violence at a young age, seeing friends carry weapons to school, his own experiences carrying a gun in middle school, and why the environment eventually made him reconsider how deeply he wanted to be involved in the streets.
But his story goes far beyond that environment. DJR opens up about losing his father — DJ Jesse James — and how his dad’s support continues to…
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