David Mauricio Bowen-Petterson (born May 20, 1983), better known by his

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David Rush, is an American rapper from

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. He is perhaps best known for his commercial debut (and only) single as a lead artist, "

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" in 2008, which had a popular

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featuring American EDM duo

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. He was also featured on the song "Go Girl" by

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and

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, which was featured on ''

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'' (2007). Rush eventually became a

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, having produced for

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's single " Stupid Love" from the album '' Talk Dirty'' (2014).

Career

In 2007, under the moniker Young Bo$$, Rush scored his first big feature on the song " Go Girl", by fellow American rapper

, which peaked at No. 83 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Following this, he officially changed his stage name to David Rush and on September 18, 2008, released his debut mixtape, ''Feel the Rush Vol. 1''. The mixtape features his biggest success to date, his commercial debut single, "

", which features Pitbull and was produced by AYB. The single charted on the Canadian Hot 100 and also reached the top ten on the US ''Billboard''

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chart. "Shooting Star" was

ed featuring production from LMFAO and vocals from

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. Rush collaborated with Pitbull again in the making of Pitbull's 2012 album ''

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'', where Rush was featured on a song titled "

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", alongside African-American R&B singer

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Discography

Mixtapes

*2008: ''Feel the Rush Vol. 1'' *2016: The Alive Project *2016: GAWD Get A Win Daily *2017: One Day From The Sun

Singles

Featured singles

References

External links

Official website
* * African-American male rappers Living people Rappers from New Jersey East Coast hip hop musicians African-American record producers American hip hop record producers 21st-century American rappers 21st-century American male musicians 1983 births 21st-century African-American musicians 20th-century African-American people {{US-hiphop-bio-stub