Dominique Marquis Cole (born March 9, 1991), known professionally as Domo Genesis, is an American rapper and songwriter. He is best known for being a member of

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hip hop collective

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. He has since continued his solo career, releasing his debut album ''

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'' in 2016 and founding his own record label in 2018.

Career

2009–2010: ''Rolling Papers''

Domo Genesis joined

in mid-2009 because he was very good friends with

Tyler, the Creator Tyler Gregory Okonma (born March 6, 1991), known professionally as Tyler, the Creator, is an American rapper and record producer. He is one of the founding members of the music collective Odd Future. Okonma self-released his debut mixtape Bast ...

. His debut mixtape, '' Rolling Papers'', was released on August 30, 2010. Production was done entirely by Tyler, the Creator,

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, and

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2011–2012: ''Under the Influence'' and ''No Idols''

His second mixtape, '' Under the Influence'', was released on September 20, 2011. Many saw this second release as a vast improvement over his first, citing "it's focused and rarely lacking in style — or yeah, SWAG.". On February 9, 2012, Domo released a track with

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, titled "Ground Up". On February 22, 2012, it was announced that Domo Genesis would have a strain of

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named after him, ''Domo OG''. Domo Genesis made his TV debut in the tenth episode of the first season of Odd Future's show, Loiter Squad, as Young Gunshot, his

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alter ego. Domo Genesis and

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's collaboration mixtape, ''

No Idols ''No Idols'' is a collaborative mixtape by rapper Domo Genesis and record producer The Alchemist. It was released on August 1, 2012, by Odd Future Records. The mixtape was entirely produced by Alchemist and features guest appearances from Earl Sw ...

'', was released for free download on July 31, 2012. The first official single, "

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", which features

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and

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, was released on July 16, 2012.

2013–2014: ''MellowHigh'' and ''Under the Influence 2''

On April 4, 2013, Domo, with fellow Odd Future members Tyler, The Creator and Earl Sweatshirt, performed the song "Rusty" off of Tyler, The Creator's second studio album, ''

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'', on

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. On October 31, 2013, Domo released '' MellowHigh'' his collaboration album with

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as MellowHigh. The album debuted at number 89 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. On November 13, 2013, Domo Genesis revealed that he was working on a new mixtape '' Under the Influence 2'' and his debut studio album. Then on April 3, 2014, Genesis said that he plans to release both projects before the end of 2014. He then hinted on Twitter that the release of ''Under the Influence 2'' would be on November 5, 2014.

2015–2017: ''Genesis'' and ''Red Corolla''

On January 4, 2016, Domo released the sing "KWYM" (Keep Working Young Man) on SoundCloud. This was then followed by the release of Domo's debut album, ''

'' in March 2016, with the Anderson .Paak-assisted lead single, "Dapper" being released weeks prior. From May 29 to July 24, 2016, Domo embarked on the ''2016 Chore Tour'' in support of his album release. On June 16, 2017, Domo released the mixtape ''Red Corolla'', which featured guest appearances from

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and

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2018–present: ''Aren't U Glad You're U?'', ''Facade Records'' and ''Intros, Outros & Interludes''

On January 19, 2018, Domo released the mixtape ''Aren't U Glad You're U?'' independently on

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. Executive produced by rapper/producer

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, the mixtape featured a sole guest appearance from rapper

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. That same day, the official music video for the song "Me vs. Me" was released on the official

YouTube channel. Later in the year, Domo released the EP ''Facade Records'', which was executive produced by production duo Mike & Keys, with features from

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, IDK,

(under his previous name Chip tha Ripper) and

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. This project would expand into a supergroup between Domo and Mike & Keys, releasing two EPs ''Just in Case'' and ''Just in Case 2'' in 2020. In 2021, Domo appeared on Tyler, the Creator's sixth album ''

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'', on the song "MANIFESTO". On July 29, 2022, Domo released another Evidence-produced project titled ''Intros, Outros & Interludes''. The mixtape featured guest appearances from

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, Evidence and

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Personal life

He briefly attended

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before leaving his studies to focus on a career in rapping.

Influences

Domo has stated that he is influenced by

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, and

Discography

* ''

'' (2016) * ''Intros, Outros & Interludes'' (with

) (2022)

References

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