PATIENTLY WA ITING
Atlanta, GA
Doughboy rap’s most he’s co-signed by two of September. Even though in d lf. ase itse rele for aks st spe mo t m tha sts that his music r average rapper. It’s a clai popular DJs, Doughboy insi oughboy says he’s not you sic doesn’t live up to the mu ir the if n eve , erly ed rapper says. “My artists shout eag true. h air,” the east Atlanta-br oy’s case, it just might be “It’s like a breath of fres e.” don ly ual act declaration. But in Doughb I’ve I talk about stuff is legit. Everything n Bria sic, mu an urb in ers led “I Gets st respected produc Backed by one of the mo Book, the gravelly, guitarbeen anything but lly. And unlike lead single from Da Cook gh’s musical journey has sica His Dou mu s far s iver thu del de , he ma Cox t , l per wha hae Jas of Mic is oy” is a prime example than just and business partner, Chr re ghB r mo Dou the for bro d , his goo sso s and he’ Pica He sts l. norma introduced to him through Atlanta peers, Dough insi ng his ,” he says. “I bei of r e me of afte som Cox end h the wit the t’s the connection have one song and tha ressed by Dough’s grind, just Imp ’t el. don lab “I . hit. Inc to.” en one aby list ckb an A&R for Cox’s Bla stuff that you’re gonna venture with Dough’s producer formed a joint got albums of songs. I got Dough’s yet-toGrammy Award-winning for h hig are s tion ecta by up and lly, exp e Me a Profit” produced Nu Breed imprint. Natura newest single, “Gotta Mak e in early 2008. ize Boyz), his s nch etim say Fra som He Dem out ne, due , Way um be-titled alb Maestro (David Banner, Lil er, “Selling duc l. pro wel ing and com e aliv r-old offers, adding t critics say, Hip Hop is aspects of life,” the 26 yea proves that no matter wha l, but I want more coo is m tinu pla ng goi “I’m bringing the real live . l and is based on good lyricism a million ringtones is coo s. “I want longevity.” // that at the core, his music he says, his voice seriou t,” tha n tha In 3’s 200 , ject pro nt nde epe with his first ind He got his musical feet wet boybeatfactory h DJ Khaled, Da Cook s dropped a mixtape wit www.myspace.com/dough the Game. Since then he’ ma, which was Dra DJ h wit lz Gril a gst a Gan Book, and also recorded // Photo by Terrence Tyson Words by Jacinta Howard
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