Dom Deshawn
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Dom Deshawn aka Dominique Mattox is a rapper from Columbus, OH. As his biggest influences, Dom lists Nas, Little Brother, Slum Village, Aaliyah, OutKast, Kendrick Lamar, and Fly Union. In 2011, Dom Deshawn released his first mixtape at the age of 21, after working for years, trying to perfect his craft. Fast forward 10 years to 2021, and Dom finally decided to quit his 9-5 job to pursue music full time. After releasing only a few projects in the years prior, Dom released new projects in back-to-back years in 2021 and 2022. Not only were fans blessed with quantity, but also, quality. On 2021’s Maintainin’, you can hear the artistic growth, especially on songs like “Above Water” with WesWill, “High Speed” featuring Joey Aich, and “Bulma & Yamcha” featuring Meg Paulsen. Dom Deshawn continued his upward trajectory on 2022’s Tale of Two Seasons., particularly on “Septemba” featuring Pink Siifu and “That Feeling (11/1)” featuring bwiselive.
Dom Deshawn is a member of the Columbus, OH-based collective, Carried by 6. The collective includes some of his most frequent collaborators in Joey Aich, Sarob, and Trek Manifest. The group released their self-titled debut project in 2019, highlighted by the opening track, “It’s Only Right.” Currently, Dom continues to make new music and is already working on his next project. He has also become active on Web3, after developing a strong interest in music NFTs in late 2021.
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