DDG_(rapper)

DDG (rapper)

DDG (rapper)

American YouTuber and rapper (born 1997)

Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr. (born October 10, 1997), known professionally as DDG, is an American YouTuber and rapper. He started making videos in 2014, expanding his content with YouTube vlogs after graduating high school in 2015 and briefly attended Central Michigan University. He dropped out of college within a year to focus on his YouTube career.[1]

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In 2018, Grandberry signed with Epic Records, and co-founded his own label, Zooted Music two years later with managers Eric O'Connor and Dimitri Hurt. His 2020 single "Moonwalking in Calabasas" (remixed featuring Blueface) entered the Billboard Hot 100 and received double platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Granberry made his boxing debut against Nate Wyatt in June 2021 at the YouTubers vs Tiktokers event, where he defeated Wyatt by unanimous decision.

Early life

Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr. was born in Pontiac, Michigan. He attended International Tech Academy, where he was class valedictorian.[2] After graduating from high school, Darryl enrolled at Central Michigan University, where he later dropped out for what he says was making $30,000 per month being a YouTuber.[3][4] After dropping out of Central Michigan, Darryl moved to Hollywood, California to be a full-time entertainer.[3]

Career

DDG was interested in music at a young age. He made music as a child in the studio where his father was an audio engineer. His early music included a diss track to Lil Yachty, which was called, "Big Boat".[5][6] DDG released two songs in 2016 entitled "Balenciagas" and "Free Parties", both produced by Zaytoven. He also teamed up with Famous Dex for a song entitled "Lettuce". The track was initially released on DDG's YouTube channel and had 500,000 views in 1 hour, causing WorldstarHipHop to contact DDG to allow them to exclusively release the video.[7] On November 23, 2017, DDG released a single, "Givenchy", off his debut EP, Take Me Serious. "Givenchy" received over 25 million views on YouTube.[8] Complex identified "Givenchy" as a song "Bout to Blow in 2018".[9] On March 17, 2018, DDG released Take Me Serious. After the release of Lettuce, DDG was contacted by major record labels,[10] and in June 2018 signed a record deal with Epic Records.[11]

On June 1, 2018, DDG released the single "Arguments", which was certified Gold by the RIAA on April 15, 2020.[12] On March 22, 2019, DDG released his second EP, Sorry 4 the Hold Up. DDG released a music video for the song "Hold Up" from the EP, featuring Queen Naija, and it received over 15 million views on YouTube. On September 20, 2019, DDG released "Push", the first single off his debut album, Valedictorian. DDG released the album on November 1, 2019.

On July 24, 2020, DDG released his single "Moonwalking in Calabasas",[13] which later received two remixes, the first featuring Blueface and the second featuring YG. It became DDG's first song to enter the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 82.[14][15] The song was certified platinum on June 3, 2021.[16] DDG and record producer OG Parker released the single "Money Long" featuring 42 Dugg on February 26, 2021.[17] DDG released a collaborative mixtape with OG Parker, Die 4 Respect on March 19, 2021. It peaked at number 61 on the Billboard 200. On June 16, 2021, DDG was fan-voted on the tenth spot for the 2021 XXL Freshman List.[18]

On February 18, 2022, DDG released his single "Elon Musk," which featured American-rapper Gunna. According to an interview with Complex Music, the single was a nod to DDG's admiration for the multi-billionaire business magnate and entrepreneur Elon Musk, as well as their similar interests with space travel.[19] According to Forbes, DDG was the first rapper to shoot a music video with NASA's Zero Gravity Training emulating a space mission.[20][21]

In September 30, 2022, he released a second studio album called "Its Not Me Its You," with features from Gunna, NLE Choppa, Polo G, Kevin Gates and Babyface Ray.

In 2022, it was announced that DDG had made the Forbes 2023 30 Under 30 list for music.[22]

Personal life

In 2022, it was announced that DDG and Halle Bailey were dating. In 2024, they welcomed their first child together, a son named Halo. [23]

Discography

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Singles

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Boxing record

Exhibition

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Notes

  1. "Elon Musk" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 12 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[32]
  2. "I'm Geekin" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number two on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[34]

References

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    DDG | Before They Were Famous UPDATE | Hold Up, retrieved March 25, 2022
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    "Rapper DDG Surprises NYC Students With 'Valedictorian' Pop-Up". BET.com. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
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    "Power 106 Nick Cannon: DDG Dropped Out Of College After Building Movement With YouTube Vlogs". Retrieved April 14, 2020 – via YouTube.
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    "WHY I DROPPED OUT OF COLLEGE AT 19 TO FOLLOW MY DREAMS". Retrieved April 14, 2020 – via YouTube.
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    DDG - Big Boat (Lil Yachty Diss Track), OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO. Retrieved April 14, 2020 – via YouTube.
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    "Youtube: LIL YACHTY responds to YouTuber DDG diss 'dumb trash". Retrieved April 14, 2020 – via YouTube.
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    "DDG "Givenchy" (Prod. by TreOnTheBeat) (WSHH Exclusive - Official Music Video)". Retrieved April 14, 2020 – via YouTube.
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    "HITS Daily Double : Rumor Mill - FASHION FORWARD". Hitsdailydouble.com. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
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    "Gold and Platinum Certifications - DDG - Hood Melody". RIAA. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
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    "DDG Celebrates Earning His First Hot 100 Chart Entry With "Moonwalking In Calabasas"". AllHipHop. December 29, 2020.
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    Mahadevan, Tara C. (February 18, 2022). "Gunna Joins DDG on New Song "Elon Musk"". Complex. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
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    "DDG Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
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    "Top 40/Rhythmic Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on October 22, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
  34. [34]
    "Bubbling Under Hot 100: Week of July 1, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
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