Interview: Denver Rap Artist DD Talks About His New Single/Video "Came A Long Way"
Big salute to you on the release of your new single "Came A Long Way"; tell us about your creative process from a lyrical perspective and what inspired the song itself.
Thank you! The main inspiration behind the creative process and lyrical perspective was mainly to illustrate how I myself have made big progress by being consistent and most importantly getting up when life knocks you down. We all know life can get hard!
To add onto that, the viewer also can relate if they have been on the same path as well and they could see themselves in me, which is the entire goal and purpose of the song.
@directorave did not just produce "Came A Long Way", but he shot and directed the visual as well. How did you and he connect with each other, and why did you decide to film a clip for it?
I've known @directorave for 5+ years and we have made many songs and music videos together. We decided to film this and make this song as @directorave was moving away from Denver where we stayed at the time to LA to progress in his videography career.
We felt this song would be a good ending to us being around each other everyday for years. That's the main inspiration behind why we shot this.
Will "Came A Long Way" be featured on an upcoming EP or album this year? If not, do you have another track pending release soon?
Possibly, in the lab cooking up new songs daily, it could be an absolute possibility y’all will see "Came A Long Way" on the next EP/Album.
Tell us about the rap music scene in Denver; are there a lot of venues for artists to perform at and is there a huge fan base of the genre there?
The rap scene in Denver is pretty tricky. I'd say there are a lot of venues and a lot of artists, but no one has ever really broken out of the scene here, meaning, being known on a national level.
To be honest, I don't really follow the scene here, I just focus on me, as I'm way different than the rappers around me and don't care about what they are doing. P.S. I don't really like other rappers lol
With “Came A Long Way” now available for the world to hear and see, what are some of your goals musically for the rest of the year?
My main goal is to have 3-4 more high quality videos shot and released as well as drop an album or EP before years end.
To add to that, since I'm independent and doing all marketing myself with my own money, another goal would be to become a better marketer and understand the music business as a whole on a deeper level, as we all know this industry is 90% business/marketing and 10% music. That 10% music assumes you have great content.