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Augustine began rapping while attending LSU. After graduating from LSU in 2007, he started teaching in Baton Rouge. By the end of 2008, he had released three mixtapes: It's Only Tha Beginning, Still We Rise and I Am Who I Am. One of his main projects was a collaboration with Dr. Rani G. Whitfield M.D., a.k.a. "Tha Hip-Hop Doc", with whom he toured schools on the lecture circuit. Dee-1 has been featured in national media outlets such as CNN and Billboard Magazine. He has also received attention from Louisiana newspapers and music magazines. After two years of teaching, he resigned before the 2009-2010 school year to focus on his music.