First Degree The D.E. is a rap artist, music producer, and movie producer from Sacramento, California. He was born Michael Colen on October 4th, 1974. He owns independent record label, Fahrenheit Records and has released over 20 projects, including rap and jazz albums and full length movies. Known for his dark sound, deep voice, and creative lyrics, First Degree The D.E. has been a factor in the West Coast rap scene for over 15 years, working and touring with Brotha Lynch Hung, Andre Nickatina, and more. First Degree The D.E. has sold over 75,000 units world-wide. First Degree The D.E.'s newset album is "Shlumpulicious The Jester", scheduled for an April 20th release.

Over the years, The D.E. has been active in the South Sacramento community. He has been featured in several Sacramento Bee articals, including a spread about his Bloods and Crips gang peace album, First Degree The D.E.s most noted accomplishments include appearances on Brotha Lynch Hung's "Loaded" and most recently Brotha Lynch Hung's "Dinner and a Movie", released by Strange Music Inc.
First Degree The D.E. has performed in over 100 shows, with generous reviews.SFBG.com Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.