DJ DeKodez

"I shoulda stayed my ass at Sports Endeavors." - DJ DeKodez in 2023, on disdain for current employer
"D. Monic" (born February 2006) is an American producer, disc-jockey and mixer from Burlington, North Carolina, best known as DJ DEKØDEZ, and often referred to as Meechy DeKodez and MeechyDEZO.
Known as the "mysterious" DJ for the YGN, little is actually known about DeKodez, and their gender is also uncertain, though often referred to as male, their face and virtually anything about their appearance is also ambiguous. DeKodez is known to be an extremely talented, respected individual regardless, despite their lack of fame they deserve for their efforts. (DeKodez is not a non-binary, their gender is simply unknown based on their lack of identity and unisex name)
DeKodez always wears a purple, LED mask, with the color scheme representing the YGN. They are working especially close with YGN Sinnerz, YGN KGlockz and YGN Squadz, and works tirelessly on mixing for them. Their real name is unknown, but Dekoda is widely "confirmed" as the true first name.
== Role in YGN ==
DeKodez is a close childhood friend of the YGN, and has their own private studio at their home, where they operate off their own FL Studio with numerous plugins, including Waves Gold + Platinum, and he/she makes both the Devil Patrol and YGN significant amounts of cash from selling beats, mixing/mastering for clients, and provides free services for YGN - DP which come in extreme use, as they're a complimentary substitute from paid mixers/masters, and he/she provides decent beats, primarily similar to $uicideboy$ and Freddie Dredd type beats, focusing on the Phonk aesthetic and Memphis samples. DeKodez is also a hypeman for concerts, though does not typically engage in dialogue, and helps organize the shows alongside the roadcrew, and travels frequently with YGN.
Outside of mixing/mastering and producing, DeKodez is a barely respected member of Devil Patrol, though remains on higher standards than Paytrain or DCNasty, but not as appreciated as Raidaz, RMindz, Sneekz or especially Sinnerz and Aide4Raidz, but holds their own in terms of respect and remains somewhat above-average in the DP's approval rankings, and is highly favorable in YGN rankings, and is widely considered the most beloved and fanboyed of the YGN outside of the founders. This means DeKodez is well used to getting their hands dirty, and is beyond innocent, further adding to the mysterious persona.
== History ==
=== Childhood and YGN Affiliation (2005 - Present) ===
Nothing is known about Dekoda's childhood on a personal level, nor anything about their parents, siblings, etc, other than Dekoda grew up in Burlington, was affiliated with the Devil Patrol (whether it was the Brooklyn Street Devils or another set that merged to form DP is uncertain) and grew a fierce reputation, was an extremely close friend to the founders of YGN, and became their producer, mixer/master to assist their professional debuts, and is planned for two massive projects involving the bosses for 2024.
What has been confirmed, is that growing up in 2010-2012, he would frequently accompany KGlockz, KSlayez and KTrazz, who would all practice freestyling over a flipphone, which recorded their audio while DK would play a beat in the background off a laptop, usually they would all make cover music. None of these were publicly released.
After years of working with Devil Patrol and ravaging the streets, Dekoda, who was usually always masked up in a way, would start turning to more practical business ventures in 2018, and would start mixing/mastering for members of the DP, and eventually the general public, which although did profit him somewhat, he was never able to reach long-term clients, and most of the profits he got were given to DP due to his "rookie salary" as his reputation in DP was very mediocre.
He took on the name DJ DEZO! around this point, which was often blended with his street name 'Meechy'. Often points, he was known as a con-artist, which dampered his reputation in Devil Patrol, as they preferred more direct measures than scamming and fraud. His inability to pick up serious clientele, along with failure to meet high quot and poor reputation left him a social outcast, poor and frequently left behind in DP antics. 
It was when he began linking with Kristian (KGlockz) that he'd eventually meet the opportunity to reach a permanent clientele, in June 2021, as Kristian (Lil Ghosty at the time), Shadow (Lil Zvorys) and Phil Graves (Lil Drxp) were all grouped together, lead under Young Ezzy and Young Squadz. The group, all of whom were lifelong friends of DEZO, were without a label, long-term direction or other goals, until they began working on a label, which evolved into Young Grown Nation in October 2021. 
This label would permanently acquire DEZO, now redeveloped as DJ DeKodez, and this gave him an endless opportunity for clients, projects and financial growth, given he is placed on split-pay for all songs he's worked on with YGN, and takes upfront payment for potential clients, along with a split pay requirement for licensing his beats to clients, making him even more profit feeding from his high expense. 
One of the of the major projects is DeKodez' services as the DJ for Chip off the Old Block, a tour in both Ohio and North Carolina. He would lie out of his way of participating last second, feigning sickness to avoid the show and causing over $4500 dollars in plane tickets, hotel fees and reservations to go to waste, and nearly causing the event cancellation due to lack of certified sound engineers. 
This event alone caused him from being barred from upcoming events, and his YGN contract was nearly terminated by the administration (excluding KGlockz) but was overruled entirely, with DK being forgiven due to the necessity of his high quality beats and engineering services being too vital to give up for the occasion, while KGlockz is currently pending a second trial for termination to commence after SummerSlash '24. 
DeKodez is still openly a member of the Devil Patrol, and sometimes is still a participant in their activities, albeit at a lesser extant. 
== Identity ==
The identity of DeKodez has been an everlasting legend that necessarily, nobody in Young Grown Nation has come forth with authentic information regarding the mysterious, incognito disc-jockey behind the label. The biggest problem, that would make it impossible to truly know, is that all of YGN's roster consists of childhood friends who went into business together, and an extremely vast amount of people have been affiliated. DK could easily have been any of the many, yet lesser known, who masks up to perform as DeKodez as a persona, then performs regular, daily commutes as their regular self. 
DK makes occasional physical appearances, where they always wear a purple, LED mask, has their hoodie up, uses gloves and shows absolutely no skin, and doesn't typically speak. What's odd about it is, DK has spoken, but oddly, every crowd whose heard them speak, recall a different voice: it ranges from a gruff male, a countrygirl, a dorky, yet intellectual male, a femboy, a distinct sounding girl, a hoodlum speaking slang, and a New Jersey like accent. 
Young Grown Nation's two head founders, YGN Squadz and YGN Knucklz would have a guaranteed knowledge on DK's true identity, as they would've been the ones to appoint the person, and potentially helped design the gimmick, if not, simply approve of the person to use their own gimmick in YGN. Additionally, YGN KGlockz and YGN Sinnerz would have had extremely strong knowledge on DK, as they are DK's closest friends and connections of everyone else. 
It's seemingly proven DK worked at Sport's Endeavor's in Mebane as a forklift driver. 
Also, DK wears hoodies and baggy clothes, which could disguise their figure, further making it difficult to identify gender, and the posture remains non-distinctive. 
=== 2024 Potential Identity Leak ===
DeKodez was possibly exposed with a primary lead as to the person behind the masked figure for the first time in May 2024, after a girl named Dekoda Starr (alleged real name of DK) was arrested somewhere in Chapel Hill after being tipped off of selling marijuana outside UNC. She was also the suspect of a car theft earlier that month and had a warrant. When arrested, she was not wearing her purple purge mask, but instead had a yellow hoodie and was arrested inside a friend's apartment. 
The girl in question matched many characteristics of DJ DEKODEZ, including the name, height and a voice matching similar to one of the reported voices of the mysterious mascot. (Like a younger version of Ally Lotti) 
On July 30, 2024, several administrators of YGN denounced the claim, stating they could not confirm nor deny this being the real DEKODEZ in order to continue to leaving intentional ambiguity.
== Personality ==
DeKodez is close enough to a typical silent, psychotic and extremely professional being. Having been considered a masked, silent vigilante during their past with Devil Patrol, DeKodez is now the same as before, only now a party-animal, who lives to crank it up for their guests. DK is an extremely loyal, dedicated person, outside of being the DJ for YGN, they're always at parties or large events, being attracted by the mention of bonfires, alcohol, breaking curfew or doing something just crazy. 
It's unknown if DK has confidence issues, or if their identity being concealed is just a simple marketing strategy, to further advertise publicity based on a mysterious, anonymous figure who produces and mixes intense music. Also, DK isn't a complete mute, as they have been cited to have atleast spoken at many points of which it'd be obvious, such as agreeing to certain jobs, though DK primarily contacts through SMS, Email or Direct-Messaging, and speaks frequently through text. Normally, they communicate with signs, such as a thumbs up, middle finger, or exaggerated emotes, such as barfing in their hand, facepalming or making gestures to describe a situation. 
Realistically though, what can be confirmed of DK's personality is not only obsession with remaining anonymous, but is also a rebellious party-animal, and when speaking, uses slang and is both vulgar and intelligent. There's been footage of DK spraying purple graffiti at places, getting drunk and operating motorcycles while stunting, and breaking into and climbing water towers without equipment; DK actively takes part in urban explorations. 
Also, they're only ever seen making night appearances, and "comes out" when it's close to or after midnight. They also seem to have problems with authority they do not respect, as DK has bragged about speeding and disrespecting law enforcement on numerous occasions. 
DEKØDEZ however, is by all accounts a conman, who frequently lies, deliberately screws over potential clients if DK can run off with the money, and nearly caused the COTOB event in Columbus to be cancelled by faking sickness and lying to get out of going. This oddly lines up well with his sycophant personality, where he pretends to be a loyalist to his superiors and prides loyalty while also being willing to betray his superiors whenever the most beneficial opportunity lines up. 
Despite this, DK is wise to the situation of not actively blowing his reputation away in the eyes of his superiors too much, as losing their favor and getting fired would cause him to financially collapse due to his favorable financial status and long-term clientele being in the hands of Squadz and Dripmasterz, though he nearly crossed the line with the COTOB scandal. 
== Trivia ==
* The identity of DeKodez is one of the biggest mysteries YGN has ever encountered, with mountains of conspiracies and allegations with leads that end emptyhanded. DeKodez never takes off their mask, gloves, never shows a shed of skin or hair, barely ever says a word, and the gender ambiguity is because whenever they speak, multiple other accounts claim different vocals, ranging from a "buff-sounding white dude", a "country girl", a "psychotic guy" and even sounding like a hoodlum.
** One dispeller cited after investigation, he found no proof of there ever being a "Dakota" who hung around any of the future YGN during youth, and the closest to a Dakota affiliating with them was a countrygirl from near Yanceyville that works with Squadz and Dripmasterz at Honda Power Equipment. That added to the theory DJ DeKodez is an anonymous lover to Squadz. "Dakota" could also be a fake name, tied in just to make the stage-name ring. "Dekoda Starr" was one of the many suspects of the identity.
** It's also argued DeKodez could be multiple identities, with various persons toting the mask and performing as the identity depending on the situation, though this is strictly denied and seems highly unlikely due to the consistently accuracy in their disk-jockey services.
* Seemingly, only the five YGN founders, plus a very strict handful of YGN Affiliates and Devil Patrol know the truth about DeKodez, including their face, gender, and real name, among their backstory.
** DeKodez' obsession with remaining anonymous strongly mirrors Lil Frosty, whose identity was kept at even further lengths from public knowledge than DeKodez, though differently, much of Frosty's appearance, including gender, were known other than his face and real name.
*Their name is a pun on 'decode', and the (alleged) real name of DK, which is Dakota. Also, whether intentional or not, the initials 'DK' are an acronym for "don't know", a nod to the anonymity. 
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