Dorwin Demarcus Dorrough (born October 28, 1986), known professionally as Dorrough Music (or simply Dorrough), is an American

rapper Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...

and

songwriter A songwriter is a musician who professionally composes musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music gen ...

. His singles include "Walk That Walk", "Get Big", " Ice Cream Paint Job", and "Beat Up the Block". He has produced a series of 6 mixtapes (including three with

Gangsta Grillz Gangsta may refer to: Urban culture * Gangsta rap, a subgenre of hip hop music that evolved from hardcore hip hop and purports to reflect urban crime and the violent lifestyles of inner-city youths * Gangster, a member of a gang * Hip hop fashio ...

) and 2 studio albums.

Early life

Dorrough Music was born in

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, United States, at Baylor Hospital. Being the youngest of eleven kids, at the age of 7, he developed a strong interest in basketball and played the sport until he was 18. Although he had a love for music, it was not until high school that he developed an interest in creating and writing music, in which he started off mixing mixtapes for close friends that were rappers until he discovered his own talent as a writer and performer. He attended Lancaster High School in Lancaster, where he was captain of the basketball team and became popular from playing his music at games and selling mixtapes during school hours. He also attended

Prairie View A&M University Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU or PV) is a public historically black land-grant university in Prairie View, Texas. Founded in 1876, it is one of Texas's two land-grant universities and the second oldest public institution of higher learnin ...

where he gained regional stardom through building a student fan base that spread throughout the south, though he did not graduate.

Music career

2008–2009: ''Dorrough Music''

Dorrough Music started his musical career giving out mixtapes at basketball games at his high school. His first single, "

Walk That Walk ''Dorrough Music'' is the debut studio album by American rapper Dorrough. It was released on August 4, 2009, by NGenius Entertainment, Prime Time Click and E1 Music. The album was supported by the singles: " Ice Cream Paint Job", "Walk That Walk" ...

", reached 28 on the

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chart and 12 on the

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chart. His second single, " Ice Cream Paint Job", was his first to reach the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, reaching number 27. His debut album, ''

Dorrough Music ''Dorrough Music'' is the debut studio album by American rapper Dorrough. It was released on August 4, 2009, by NGenius Entertainment, Prime Time Click and E1 Music. The album was supported by the singles: " Ice Cream Paint Job", "Walk That Walk ...

'', was released on

E1 Music MNRK Music Group (pronounced "monarch", formerly known as Koch Records and eOne Music) is a New York City-based independent record label and music management company. It was formed in 2009 from the music assets of Koch Entertainment, which had b ...

August 4, 2009 and the album peaked at #36 on the ''Billboard'' 200, 6 on the

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, and 2 on the

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. After the success of the second single, "Ice Cream Paint Job", a remix was recorded. On August 18, 2009, the remix was released. It featured

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and

E-40 Earl Tywone Stevens Sr. (born November 15, 1967), better known by his stage name E-40, is an American rapper. He is a founding member of the rap group The Click, and the founder of Sick Wid It Records. He has released 26 studio albums to date, a ...

2010: ''Get Big''

Dorrough Music released two promo singles for his '' Get Big'' album: "I Want (Hood Christmas Anthem)" on December 3, 2009 and "Number 23" on January 26, 2010. He also released two official singles: "''Hood Bitch Fetish''" featuring

Yo Gotti Mario Sentell Giden Mims (born May 19, 1981), known professionally as Yo Gotti, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record executive. In 1996, Gotti released his debut album ''Youngsta's On a Come Up'' under the alias Lil Yo. He went on to re ...

and "''Get Big''". The album was released on September 7, 2010. In 2012, he was featured on a song by

called "I'm Doing It", which appears as a bonus track on E-40's 16th studio album, '' The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 2''.

2010: ''Gangsta Grillz: Number 23''

Dorrough Music released an 18-song mixtape with DJ Drama featuring Yo Gotti, Shawty Lo, Slim Thug, Oj Tha Juiceman, Diamond and more.

2011: ''Gangsta Grillz: Code Red''

Dorrough Music released a 15-song mixtape with DJ Drama with no features.

2011: ''Gangsta Grillz: Silent Assassin''

Dorrough Music released a 19-song mixtape with DJ Drama featuring 2 Chainz, Yo Gotti, Nipsey Hussle Jim Jones, Travis Porter, Trae The Truth, Slim Thug, Diamond and more.

2012: ''Highlights''

Dorrough Music released a 19-song Mixtape with DJ Ill Will featuring Nipsey Hussle, Twista, E-40, Kid Ink, YG, Yo Gotti, Ace Hood, Wale, Juvenile, Paul Wall, Bun B, Lil Duval, Yung Nation, Maino, and more.

2013: ''Shut The City Down''

Dorrough Music released an 18-song Mixtape with Dj Smallz, Dj Scream, & Dj Mr. Rogers featuring Juicy J, Rocko, French Montana, Kevin Gates, Kid Ink, Problem, Kirko Bangz, Chevy Woods,

Z-Ro Joseph Wayne McVey IV (born January 19, 1977), better known by his stage names Z-Ro and the Mo City Don, is an American rapper from Houston, Texas. He was named one of America's most underrated rappers by ''The New York Times'' in 2007. Early li ...

, Snow Tha Product, Waka Flocka, Shawty Lo, Trae The Truth, and more.

2015: ''Shut The City Down 2''

Dorrough Music released a 14-song Mixtape with Dj Skee & Dj Base featuring Lil Boosie, Too Short, Riff Raff, Young Dolph, Chamillionaire, Beatking, Peewee Longway and more.

Awards

2009 BET Hip Hop Awards

Nominated for Best New Artist, Video of the Year, & Viewers Choice

2010 Ascap Awards

Song Writers Award

2010 SEA Awards

Independent Artist of the Year

2008 PV Choice Awards

Rapper of the Year

Discography

* ''

'' (2009) * '' Get Big'' (2010) * ''Ride wit Me'' (2017) * ''The Jump Back'' (2018)

References

External links

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