Dash (rapper)
| Dash | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Darien Dash |
| Born |
July 21, 1992 Hackensack, New Jersey, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, producer, model |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | H'z Global |
| Associated acts | A$AP Mob, RetcH, The Heirs, $ha Hef, Ab-Soul, Earl Sweatshirt, Mac Miller, Vince Staples |
| Website |
heirdash |
Darien Dash (born July 21, 1992), better known by his stage name, Dash (stylized as Da$H) is an American rapper from Hackensack, New Jersey. Apart from his solo career, Dash is a member of The H'z, alongside longtime friend and frequent collaborator RetcH, hence the capitalized H in their names.
Early life and career
Darien Dash is the nephew of Damon Dash, rapper Jay Z's former manager.[1] Dash began rapping around the age of 16 and subsequently uploaded music on MySpace. He then decided he wanted to take rapping seriously and joined the ASAP Mob. He appeared on the group's compilation mixtape, Lord$ Never Worry released on August 28, 2012.
He is also a member of The Heirs (or The H'z for short) which stands for High Everyday Ignoring Rules, with fellow New Jersey-based rapper RetcH. He frequently collaborates with record producer Mordecai Beats, with whom he released the mixtape La Cienega, in 2012. He has collaborated with many other artists including Ab-Soul, Action Bronson, Earl Sweatshirt, Boldy James, Vince Staples, Trademark Da Skydiver and Mac Miller.
In 2013, Dash released his sixth solo mixtape V.I.C.E.S., to moderate success.[2][3] The mixtape features guest appearances from Action Bronson, Vince Staples, and ASAP Mob members ASAP Nast and ASAP Ferg, among others. The production was handled by Larry Fisherman, Randomblackdude, Thelonious Martin and more. Dash followed up with the release of a two-track extended play (EP) titled, That Time We Smoked Dust (2014), in collaboration with RetcH.[4]
In 2014, in an interview with New York music magazine The Fader, Odd Future rapper Earl Sweatshirt said that Dash was staying at his apartment in Los Angeles, and that they were working on music together.[5] Earl had previously produced the track "Whalé" [6] from V.I.C.E.S, as well as appearing with him on Mac Miller's track, "New Faces V2".
Influences
Growing up Dash's musical influences were New York City-based rappers Mobb Deep, Method Man, Beanie Sigel and AZ.[7]
Discography
EPs
- 2014: That Time We Smoked Dust (with RetcH)
May 6, 2014
Mixtapes
- 2010: The Script To My Instrumental
- 2010: Dreamcatcher
- 2011: Living What I'm Throwin' Up[8]
- 2011: Chron Burgundy[9]
- 2011: The Caveman Files[10]
- 2012: Lord$ Never Worry (with A$AP Mob)
- 2012: La Cienega (with RetcH)[11]
- 2013: V.I.C.E.S.
- 2013: Double A-Side Vol. 1
- 2014: Double A-Side Vol. 2
- 2014: Double A-Side Vol. 3
Singles
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US |
US R&B |
US Rap | |||||
| "Reform School" (Boldy James featuring Earl Sweatshirt, Domo Genesis and Da$h) |
2014 | — | — | — | My 1st Chemistry Set | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
Guest Appearances
| Title | Year | Other Artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firm Shit"[12] | 2010 | Tenile, Sir Michael Rocks, Boldy James | 10illematic/10FDOOM |
| "Skyscrapers"[13] | Trademark Da Skydiver, Curren$y, Young Roddy | Super Villian Issue #3: Reign Supreme | |
| "Necessities"[13] | Trademark da Skydiver | ||
| "High Score" | 2011 | Ski Beatz | 24 Hour Karate School II |
| "What A Life" | McKenzie Eddy, GLC | Young Platinum | |
| "Cold Pimpin" | 2012 | RetcH | 4LaRaza |
| "Turn Up" | Joey Fatts, A$ton Matthews | Chipper Jones | |
| "Newport Music" | RetcH, $ha Hef | Delinquents & Degenerates | |
| "The Wave Matthews Band"[14] | Joey Fatts, A$AP Yams | Chipper Jones Vol. 2 | |
| "Venus Moonshine" | 2013 | Jay Complex | Underdog II: Labour Of Love |
| "Money Team" | Ab-Soul, Smoke DZA | Showtime | |
| "Four 12's" | Chuck Inglish, RetcH | Droptops | |
| "Sleep" | Vince Staples, Larry Fisherman, Ab-Soul | Stolen Youth | |
| "In a Minute"[15] | Sir Michael Rocks, Ab-Soul | While You Wait... | |
| "Blue Fin Tuna" | RetcH | Polo Sporting Goods | |
| "Trance"[16] | A$AP Ant | The Big Payback Vol. 1 | |
| "The Jesuits" | Delusional Thomas | Delusional Thomas | |
| "Keep A Bitch Broke" | 100s, Joey Fatts, A$ton Matthews | N/A | |
| "New Faces v2" | 2014 | Mac Miller, Earl Sweatshirt | Faces |
| "Amen" | Mac Miller, Ab-Soul, Vince Staples, Retch | N/A | |
| "Grown Ups" | 2015 | Earl Sweatshirt | I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside |
| "Suicide" | A$AP Ant, Zombie Juice | N/A |
References
- ↑ http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/crew-love-asap-mob-news.9160.html?gallery-14906-photo-0
- ↑ http://www.complex.com/music/2013/06/dash-vices-mixtape
- ↑ http://www.datpiff.com/DaH-VICES-mixtape.504799.html
- ↑ http://www.xclusiveszone.net/2014/05/dash-retch-the-time-we-smoked-dust-ep/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ta7mnSux24
- ↑ http://rap.genius.com/Da-h-whale-lyrics
- ↑ http://theheirs.wordpress.com/
- ↑ http://mixtapewire.com/2011/01/dah-living-im-throwing-mixtape/
- ↑ http://www.datpiff.com/DaH-Chron-Burgundy-mixtape.254596.html
- ↑ http://soulculture.com/music-blog/newmusic/dah-the-caveman-files-mixtape-free-download/
- ↑ http://indy.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/18974/dah-retch-la-cienega.html
- ↑ "10illemaic/10FDOOM by Tenile (Mixtape): Reviews, Ratings, Credits, Song list". Retrieved 2015-01-27.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Super Villian Issue #3: Reign Supreme by Trademark da Skydiver (Mixtape): Review, Ratings, Credits, Song list". Retrieved 2015-01-27.
- ↑ http://www.asapmob.com/2012/10/new-music-joey-fatts-the-wave-matthews-band-ft-dah-aap-yams/
- ↑ http://www.datpiff.com/Sir-Michael-Rocks-While-You-Wait-mixtape.490970.html
- ↑ http://theheirs.wordpress.com/
External links
- Official website
- Dash on Twitter
- Dash on Instagram
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