Dappy has been announced today as the winner of Best Male Artist of 2020 on the Domin8 Entertainment rosta. According to the company, who are based in London, ‘from features to freestyles, it’s safe to say everything he’s touched has turned to gold,’ they congratulate him on 2018’s hit ‘Oh My ft. Ay Em,’ ‘hitting platinum.’ Fans have a lot to look forward to in 2021, Domin8 assure us, with the long awaited follow up to 2012’s ‘Bad Intentions,’ due with the ‘Intro,’ leaked December 3rd just in time for the new year.
Since rising to fame with N-Dubz who came to the public’s attention with the release of 2008’s ‘Uncle B,’ Dappy has pursued a prolific solo career which includes dozens of single releases throughout the last decade as well as a debut album release with 2012’s ‘Bad Intentions.’ Many fans of Hip-Hop today will be mourning the loss of MF Doom, an American producer who helped pioneer the format which Dappy uses for his own albums, the Beat Tape approach which always includes an Intro track and multiple Skits throughout.
2020 has been a good year for UK Rap, with Aitch and AJ Tracy’s ‘Rain,’ clocking over 39 minion views on Youtube since its release in March and the genre promises to continue to rise in popularity in 2021. This is promising news for Dappy who is preparing the ground for a follow up tape to 2012’s ‘Bad Intentions,’ and will likely benefit from the renewed appetite for UK rap which is occurring at the moment.
The lyrics for ‘Intro,’ which was released in advance of Dappy’s follow up album next year earlier this month, are largely autobiographical and shed some light on the rapper’s background. The track tells the story of Dappy’s humble upbringing and he talks about ‘dotting pebbles up in Margate,’ in reference to his mother’s difficult financial situation which meant the family could only holiday at the British seaside and would often be ‘dodging bailiffs.’
As well as his own track, Dappy has also been very busy collaborating with other artist this year featuring on singles with the likes of Term & Rvchet, Tom Zanetti, Swarmz, 23 Unofficial and many more. There has been no shortage of Dappy’s presence on the record this year and he’s certainly well to get his name out of there while building up a buzz for his own work to land next year.
As well as releasing his hotly anticipated new record, Dappy also has tour dates scheduled for the summer of 2021 which fans will be desperately looking forward to especially now that the year’s early months are likely to be spent in a state of near lockdown until the vaccine can be rolled out and live music return. Full UK dates are as follows:
18/05/2021 – SWG3 – Glasgow
19/05 – Leadmill – Sheffield
20/05 – Newcastle University – Newcastle
22/05 – Stylus – Leeds
23/05 – O2 Institute – Birmingham
24/05 – Nottingham Trent Students Union – Nottingham
26/05 – O2 Ritz – Manchester
27/05 – O2 Academy – Liverpool
28/05 – Old Fire Station – Bournemouth
29/05 – Electric Brixton – London
