| David Dallas | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | David Dallas |
| Born | 28 August 1982 Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Origin | Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Genres | Rap, Hip Hop |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Dirty Records Duck Down Music Inc. |
| Associated acts | Frontline, Scribe, P-Money, PNC |
| Website | www.daviddallas.co.nz |
David Dallas (born 28 August 1982 in Papatoetoe, Auckland) is an award winning New Zealand rapper of Samoan/European descent, formerly known as Con Psy part of the NZ hip-hop group Frontline. He is signed to Dirty Records and Duck Down Music Inc.
He released his debut EP Something Now in 2008, and then his debut solo album, Something Awesome, on 31 August 2009. His second studio album, The Rose Tint, was released on 11 May 2011 and features appearances from Freddie Gibbs, PNC and Buckshot. He is also half of the award winning duo Frontline, who were the recipients of the New Zealand Music Awards Best Hip Hop Album award in 2006 for their album Borrowed Time. He also received the 2003 NZ Music Awards Songwriter of the Year award for his contribution to Scribe’s Not Many: The Remix! alongside Scribe, P-Money and Savage.
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Dallas was formerly known part of the rap duo Frontline who won the New Zealand Music Award for Best Hip Hop Album in 2006 for their album Borrowed Time.[1] In 2004 Dallas received the New Zealand Music Awards Songwriter of the Year award for his contribution to Scribe's Not Many: The Remix! alongside Scribe, P-Money, and Savage.[2]
Dallas' first solo offering, "Something Now", was released on 8 December 2008, through Dirty Records.
His debut solo album, Something Awesome, was released on 31 August 2009.[3] It reached #1 on New Zealand's iTunes chart. Something Awesome was awarded Best Urban/Hip Hop album at the 2010 New Zealand Music Awards on 7 October 2010.
After his video Big Time was featured on Kanye West's blog in 2010, as well as other US-based medias drawing attention to his music, Dallas signed with Duck Down Records and has been spending time in New York City, collaborating with such artists as Freddie Gibbs, Buckshot, Kid Daytona and Tayyib Ali
Dallas released his second album The Rose Tint through his website on 11 May 2011 as a free, digital-only release in a joint venture between Dirty Records, Dawn Raid Entertainment and Duck Down Records.[4]
Dallas then performed the entrance theme The Usos "So Close Now", which was released on iTunes by 31 October 2011 (Halloween) as part of the WWE Music Group.