Devokeyous Keyshawn Hamilton (born March 8, 2002), known professionally as Lazer Dim 700 (stylized in
all caps
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), is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter from
Cordele, Georgia
Cordele is a city in and the county seat of Crisp County, Georgia. The population was 11,165 at the 2010 census, and 10,220 in 2020.
Cordele calls itself the watermelon capital of the world.
History 19th century
Cordele was incorporated on ...
.
He is known for his off-the-dome style of rapping and his beats which often feature chaotic
808s. He has been described by Complex as "
Young Nudy crossed with
Playboi Carti
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" and "
Atlanta
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's most chaotic and fun new rapper."
His debut studio album, ''
Keepin It Cloudy'', was released on December 18, 2024.
Career
Hamilton performed at Summer Smash, a music festival hosted by
Lyrical Lemonade
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and SPKRBX, on June 14, 2024.
Musical style
Hamilton creates most of his music using the
BandLab
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app.
Hamilton does not plan out most of his lyrics. His delivery often has no "hook, bridge, or break for air, just a perpetual stream-of-consciousness", according to ''
Complex
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''.
Hamilton constantly makes new music with a focus on choosing "weirdo" beats, like his song "Injoyable" which samples
SpongeBob's laugh.
The bass of his songs has been described by ''
The Fader
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History and work
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'' as "being tailormade to wound subwoofers."
Alphonse Pierre, a writer for ''Pitchfork'', said of the instrumentals he raps over as "draw
ngtheir influence from the maximalism of
Lex Luger
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and
Young Chop and the vibey original wave of
plugg," with boosted bass similar to
Brazilian funk.
These beats have been created and popularized by producers such as Boolymon, tdf, Margielaa and Perc40. All of these producers created these exaggerated 808 sounds, this has been washed down into beats that inflate the sound to another level and many others happen to use this signature style of underground rap. Lazer Dim 700 just happened to be able to do the most numbers out of this sound.
Personal life
Hamilton has been rapping since the second grade, when he lived in
Cordele, a small town four hours south of Atlanta.
Hamilton was inspired by his mother’s boyfriend, who set up a makeshift studio in their house to record rap, and the
Atlanta rap he heard on the radio. Hamilton would make music using two phones at once—one to play the beat, the other to record everything.
Hamilton has a two year old son.
Discography
Albums
Mixtapes
Singles
References
External links
Lazer Dim 700at
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Living people
Rappers from Atlanta
2002 births