DDG Biography
DDG is a rapper, singer, and YouTuber from the United States. He began making videos in 2014, and after graduating from high school in 2015 and enrolling at Central Michigan University, he expanded his content with YouTube vlogs.
How old is DDG?- Age
He is 25 years old as of 10 October 2022. He was born in 1997 in Pontiac, Michigan, United States. His real name is Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr.
DDG Education
He graduated from International Tech Academy as class valedictorian. Darryl enrolled at Central Michigan University after graduating from high school, but dropped out to pursue his dream of earning $30,000 per month as a YouTuber. Darryl moved to Hollywood, California after dropping out of Central Michigan to pursue a career as a full-time entertainer.
DDG Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $ 30 Million.
DDG Moonwalking
He wrote the song “Moonwalking in Calabasas.” Epic Records will release it on July 24, 2020. LewisYouNasty directed the music video, which debuted on his YouTube channel on July 26, 2020. DevIsLit produced the song, which samples Future’s “Too Comfortable” and interpolates DDG’s “OD.”
The song goes into detail about DDG’s struggle to make a living by doing skits and achieving success while doing music and YouTube. It also contains a dig at rival YouTuber SoLLUMINATI.
DDG Career
He was always interested in music. As a child, he made music in the studio where his father worked as an audio engineer. His early music included a diss track directed at Lil Yachty titled “Big Boat.” In 2016, he released two songs, “Balenciagas” and “Free Parties,” both produced by Zaytoven. He also collaborated with Famous Dex on the song “Lettuce.” The song was initially released on his YouTube channel and received 500,000 views in one hour, prompting WorldstarHipHop to contact DDG and request permission to exclusively release the video. H ereleased the single “Givenchy” from his debut EP, Take Me Serious, on November 23, 2017. On YouTube, “Givenchy” has received over 25 million views.
“Givenchy” was named a “Bout to Blow in 2018” song by Complex. He released Take Me Serious on March 17, 2018. Following the release of Lettuce, he was approached by major record labels and signed a record deal with Epic Records in June 2018.
He released the single “Arguments” on June 1, 2018, which was certified Gold by the RIAA on April 15, 2020. DDG released his second EP, Sorry 4 the Hold Up, on March 22, 2019. DDG released a music video for the EP’s song “Hold Up,” which featured Queen Naija, and it has over 15 million views on YouTube. DDG released “Push,” the first single from his debut album, Valedictorian, on September 20, 2019. On November 1, 2019, DDG released the album.
On June 3, 2021, the song was certified platinum. On February 26, 2021, DDG and record producer OG Parker released the single “Money Long,” which featured 42 Dugg. On March 19, 2021, DDG released Die 4 Respect, a collaborative mixtape with OG Parker. It charted at 61 on the Billboard 200. DDG was fan-voted into tenth place on the 2021 XXL Freshman List on June 16, 2021.
DDG released his single “Elon Musk,” which featured American rapper Gunna, on February 18, 2022. According to a Complex Music interview, the single was inspired by DDG’s admiration for multi-billionaire business magnate and entrepreneur Elon Musk, as well as their shared interest in space travel. He “was the first rapper to shoot a music video with NASA’s Zero Gravity Training emulating a space mission,” according to Forbes.
It was revealed in 2022 that DDG and Halle Bailey from Chloe X Halle were dating. He released his second studio album, “Its Not Me Its You,” on September 30, 2022, with features from Gunna, NLE Choppa, Polo G, Kevin Gates, and Babyface Ray. DDG was named to Forbes’ 2023 30 Under 30 list for music in 2022.