Darien Corey Dash, Jr. (born July 21, 1992), known professionally as Dash (stylized as Da$H), is an American rapper. Apart from his solo career, Dash was a member of Heir Global, alongside former friend and collaborator, Retch. Dash is also an affiliate of ASAP Mob, making his first high-profile appearance on their debut mixtape ''

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'', in 2012. He frequently works with record producer Mordecai Beats, with whom he released the

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''La Cienega'' (2012). Da$h has also collaborated with several prominent rappers in the hip-hop industry, including

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, Action Bronson,

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, Vince Staples and

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Musical career

2010–14: Career beginnings and ''V.I.C.E.S.''

Dash began

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around the age of 16 and subsequently uploaded music on MySpace. Dash first gained major recognition in August 2012, when he appeared on three tracks from East Coast hip hop ASAP Mob's debut

, '' Lord$ Never Worry''. Also in 2012, Dash formed the hip hop duo The Heirs (or The H'z for short), which stands for High Everyday Ignoring Rules, with fellow New Jersey-based rapper RetcH. In 2013, Dash released his sixth solo mixtape ''V.I.C.E.S.'' (which stands for ''Very Ignorant Content Exposing Success''), to moderate success. The mixtape features guest appearances from Action Bronson, Vince Staples, as well as ASAP Mob members ASAP Nast and

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, among others. The production was handled by

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, Randomblackdude,

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and more. Dash followed up with the release of a two-track

extended play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.

(EP) titled, ''That Time We Smoked Dust'' (2014), in collaboration with RetcH. In 2014, in an interview with New York music magazine ''

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'', former Odd Future member

said that Dash was staying at his apartment in Los Angeles, and that they were working on music together. Earl had previously produced the track "Whalé" from ''V.I.C.E.S'', as well as appearing with him on

's track, "New Faces".

2015–present: ''Skrewface'' and ''17 More Minutes''

In 2015, Da$h released an EP titled ''Skrewface,'' followed by a mixtape titled ''17 More Minutes.'' Music videos were released on Da$h's YouTube page for the tracks "RicHie K II," "Hello," and "Seymour," along with a short video series, "DEADMANWALKIN," a documentary-style installation following his experiences on the "Live Now x Die Later" concert tour. In 2017, Da$h released his debut album ''Loose Skrew'', which was released under his independent label ''H'z Global''. He would later go on to release two more albums under H'z Global; ''5 Deadly Venoms'' in 2019 with rapper V Don, and ''Walk The Plank'' in 2020.

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Mixtapes

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Guest appearances

References

External links

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