Darien Corey Dash, Jr. (born July 21, 1992), known professionally as Dash (stylized as Da$H), is an American rapper. Apart from his solo career, he was a member of Heir Global, alongside former friend and collaborator, Retch. Dash is also an affiliate of

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, making his first high-profile appearance on their debut mixtape ''

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'', in 2012. He frequently works with record producer Mordecai Beats, with whom he released the

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''La Cienega'' (2012). Da$h has also collaborated with several prominent rappers in the hip-hop industry, including

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, and

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Musical career

2010–2014: Career beginnings and ''V.I.C.E.S.''

Dash began rapping around the age of 16 and subsequently uploaded music on

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. Dash first gained major recognition in August 2012, when he appeared on three tracks from East Coast hip hop

's debut

, '' Lord$ Never Worry''. Also in 2012, Dash formed the hip hop duo The Heirs (or The H'z for short), which stands for High Everyday Ignoring Rules, with fellow New Jersey–based rapper RetcH. In 2013, Dash released his sixth solo mixtape ''V.I.C.E.S.'' (which stands for ''Very Ignorant Content Exposing Success''), to moderate success. The mixtape features

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s from

, as well as

members

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and

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, among others. The production was handled by Larry Fisherman, Randomblackdude,

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and more. Dash followed up with the release of a two-track

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(EP) titled, ''That Time We Smoked Dust'' (2014), in collaboration with RetcH. In 2014, in an interview with New York music magazine ''

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'', former

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member

said that Dash was staying at his apartment in Los Angeles, and that they were working on music together. Earl had previously produced the track "Whalé" from ''V.I.C.E.S'', as well as appearing with him on

's track, " New Faces v2".

Since 2015: ''Skrewface'' and ''17 More Minutes''

In 2015, Da$h released an EP titled ''Skrewface,'' followed by a mixtape titled ''17 More Minutes.'' Music videos were released on Da$h's YouTube page for the tracks "RicHie K II," "Hello," and "Seymour," along with a short video series, "DEADMANWALKIN," a documentary-style installation following his experiences on the "Live Now x Die Later"

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. In 2017, Da$h released his debut album ''Loose Skrew'', which was released under his independent label ''H'z Global''. He would later go on to release two more albums under H'z Global; ''5 Deadly Venoms'' in 2019 with rapper V Don, and ''Walk The Plank'' in 2020.

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Mixtapes

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Guest appearances

References

External links

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