Dorrough
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Dorwin Demarcus Dorrough (born October 28, 1986), better known by his stage name Dorrough, is an American
rapper
.
. He attended Lancaster High School
in Lancaster
, where he was captain of the basketball team. He also attended Prairie View A&M University
. After Prairie View he transferred to Trinity University in San Antonio, where he majored in Musical Theory and Management.
," reached #28 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
chart and #12 on the Hot Rap Tracks
chart. His second single, "Ice Cream Paint Job
," was his first to reach the Billboard Hot 100
, reaching #27. His debut album, Dorrough Music
, was released on E1 Music August 4, 2009 and the album peaked at #36 on the Billboard 200
, #6 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
, and #2 on the Top Rap Albums
. 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 Soulja Boy
, Rich Boy
, Jermaine Dupri
, Jim Jones
, Slim Thug
and E-40
.
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
and "Get Big". The album was released on September 7, 2010.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
rapper
Rapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
.
Early life
Dorrough was born and raised in Dallas, TexasDallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
. He attended Lancaster High School
Lancaster High School (Lancaster, Texas)
Lancaster High School is a public secondary school in Lancaster, Texas . It is part of the Lancaster Independent School District and serves students in grades nine through twelve.-History:...
in Lancaster
Lancaster, Texas
Lancaster is a city in Dallas County, Texas, United States. The population was 25,894 at the 2000 census.Lancaster is a suburb of Dallas, Texas and is part of the Best Southwest area, which includes Lancaster, Cedar Hill, DeSoto, and Duncanville. Most of the city is in Dallas County. But a...
, where he was captain of the basketball team. He also attended Prairie View A&M University
Prairie View A&M University
Prairie View A&M University is a historically black university located in Prairie View, Texas and is a member of the Texas A&M University System. PVAMU offers baccalaureate degrees in 50 academic majors, 37 master’s degrees and four doctoral degree programs through nine colleges and schools...
. After Prairie View he transferred to Trinity University in San Antonio, where he majored in Musical Theory and Management.
2008–2009: Dorrough Music
Dorrough started his musical career giving out mixtapes at basketball games at his high school. His first single, "Walk That WalkWalk That Walk
"Walk That Walk" is first official single off Dorrough's debut album, Dorrough Music. The single was released on April 7, 2009, and peaked at number 24 on the U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. The video ranked at #41 on BET's Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2009 countdown.-Charts:...
," reached #28 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
chart and #12 on the Hot Rap Tracks
Hot Rap Tracks
Rap Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single...
chart. His second single, "Ice Cream Paint Job
Ice Cream Paint Job
"Ice Cream Paint Job" is the second official single off Dorrough's debut album, Dorrough Music. The single peaked at #27 on the Billboard Hot 100...
," was his first to reach the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, reaching #27. His debut album, Dorrough Music
Dorrough Music
-Charts:...
, was released on E1 Music August 4, 2009 and the album peaked at #36 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, #6 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
, and #2 on the Top Rap Albums
Top Rap Albums
Top Rap Albums is a record chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks Rap and hip-hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The chart began publication for the week of November 13, 2004....
. 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 Soulja Boy
Soulja Boy
DeAndre Cortez Way , better known by his stage name Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, or simply Soulja Boy, is an American rapper, record producer, actor, entrepreneur, and internet personality....
, Rich Boy
Rich Boy
Marece Richards , better known by his stage name Rich Boy, is an American rapper from Mobile, Alabama. He is best known for the hit single "Throw Some D's". His self-titled debut album was released in early 2007.- Early career :...
, Jermaine Dupri
Jermaine Dupri
Jermaine Dupri Mauldin , known as Jermaine Dupri or JD, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper.- Early life and career :...
, Jim Jones
Jim Jones (rapper)
Joseph Guillermo Jones II , better known by his stage name Jim Jones, is an American rapper and original member of The Diplomats, also known as Dipset. He is Co-CEO of Diplomat Records...
, Slim Thug
Slim Thug
Stayve Jerome Thomas , better known as Slim Thug, Boss Hogg or Thug Boss, is an American rapper. He gained mainstream attention for his contribution to the popular single from rapper Mike Jones, "Still Tippin'"....
and E-40
E-40
Earl Stevens , better known by his stage name E-40, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and investor from Vallejo, California. He is also part of the rap group The Click and the founder of Sick Wid It Records. His solo debut album, Federal, was released in November 1992, after The Click's debut...
.
2010: Get Big
Dorrough released two promo singles for his upcoming Get BigGet Big
- Track listing :- Personnel :Credits for Get Big adapted from Allmusic.*Dorwin Dorrough - Composer, Engineer, Executive Producer*Jeremy Allen - Composer*Big E - Producer*Jessie Caldwell - Composer*Da New Kid - Producer*Laurel Dann - A&R...
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
Yo Gotti
Mario Mims better known by his stage name Yo Gotti, is a southern rapper from the northern side of Memphis, Tennessee who was previously known as Lil Yo.-Independent Albums:Yo Gotti released a string of independent albums...
and "Get Big". The album was released on September 7, 2010.
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
US Rap Top Rap Albums Top Rap Albums is a record chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks Rap and hip-hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The chart began publication for the week of November 13, 2004.... |
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| 2009 | Dorrough Music Dorrough Music -Charts:...
|
36 | 6 | 2 |
| 2010 | Get Big Get Big - Track listing :- Personnel :Credits for Get Big adapted from Allmusic.*Dorwin Dorrough - Composer, Engineer, Executive Producer*Jeremy Allen - Composer*Big E - Producer*Jessie Caldwell - Composer*Da New Kid - Producer*Laurel Dann - A&R... |
68 | 15 | 9 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
US Rap Hot Rap Tracks Rap Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single... |
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| 2009 | "Walk That Walk Walk That Walk "Walk That Walk" is first official single off Dorrough's debut album, Dorrough Music. The single was released on April 7, 2009, and peaked at number 24 on the U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. The video ranked at #41 on BET's Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2009 countdown.-Charts:... " |
120 | 28 | 12 | Dorrough Music |
| "Ice Cream Paint Job Ice Cream Paint Job "Ice Cream Paint Job" is the second official single off Dorrough's debut album, Dorrough Music. The single peaked at #27 on the Billboard Hot 100... " |
27 | 10 | 5 | ||
| "Wired to the T" | — | 106 | — | ||
| 2010 | "Hood Bitch Fetish" (featuring Yo Gotti Yo Gotti Mario Mims better known by his stage name Yo Gotti, is a southern rapper from the northern side of Memphis, Tennessee who was previously known as Lil Yo.-Independent Albums:Yo Gotti released a string of independent albums... ) |
— | 92 | — | Get Big |
| "Get Big" | 109 | 25 | 17 | ||
As featured performer
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
US Rap Hot Rap Tracks Rap Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single... |
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| 2008 | "Halle Berry" (SuperStarr featuring Dorrough) |
— | 85 | — | Non-album single |
| 2009 | "We Be Getting Money" (Juvenile Juvenile (rapper) Terius Gray, better known by his stage name Juvenile, is an American rapper, He is also a former member of hip-hop group the Hot Boys . At the age of 19, he began recording raps, releasing his debut album Being Myself in 1995... featuring Shawty Lo Shawty Lo Carlos Walker , better known by his stage name Shawty Lo, is an American rapper, founder of D4L Records, and member of hip hop group D4L. His first solo album, Units in the City, was released on February 26, 2008... , Dorrough & Kango Slim) |
— | — | — | Cocky & Confident Cocky & Confident - Chart positions :... |
| 2010 | "I Stay" (A Bay Bay featuring Dorrough & Trai'D) |
— | 82 | — | Non-album single |
| "The Main Event The Main Event (song) "The Main Event" is a single by southern rapper Chamillionaire. It is the second single off his third studio album Venom. It features Texas rappers Slim Thug, Paul Wall and Dorrough, and was produced by Scott "CHOPS" Jung.-History:... " (Chamillionaire Chamillionaire Hakeem Seriki , better known by his stage name Chamillionaire, is an American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. He is the CEO of Chamillitary Entertainment. Chamillionaire is also the founder and an original member of The Color Changin' Click... featuring Slim Thug Slim Thug Stayve Jerome Thomas , better known as Slim Thug, Boss Hogg or Thug Boss, is an American rapper. He gained mainstream attention for his contribution to the popular single from rapper Mike Jones, "Still Tippin'".... , Paul Wall Paul Wall Paul Michael Slayton , better known by his stage name Paul Wall, is an American rapper. He is currently affiliated with Swishahouse Records, having released several albums under the label as well as... & Dorrough) |
— | — | — | Venom | |
| "Smile & Wave" (Huey featuring Dorrough) |
— | — | — | Redemption | |
Mixtapes
| Year | Album details | DJ |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Number 23 Gangsta Grillz" (February 21, 2010) | DJ Drama DJ Drama Tyree Cinque Simmons better known as DJ Drama is an American hip hop artist and the official DJ for Grand Hustle/Atlantic recording artist T.I..... |
| 2011 | "Gangsta Grillz: Code Red" (February 3, 2011) | DJ Drama DJ Drama Tyree Cinque Simmons better known as DJ Drama is an American hip hop artist and the official DJ for Grand Hustle/Atlantic recording artist T.I..... |
| 2011 | "Silent Assassin Silent Assassin Silent Assassin is a graphic novel series from Terminal Press written by Brian Ferrara. The artwork was penciled, colored, and lettered by Narek Gevorgian, and inked by Don Redick. The series debuted in 2004 with the release of the 48-page perfect-bound science-fiction comic book, Silent Assassin:... " (August 9, 2011) |
DJ Drama DJ Drama Tyree Cinque Simmons better known as DJ Drama is an American hip hop artist and the official DJ for Grand Hustle/Atlantic recording artist T.I..... |