What have been you doing once you have been 12 years outdated? Truthfully, I feel I used to be nonetheless enjoying with motion figures and sizzling wheel vehicles. Lil Dee (@lildee_raps), or Danny James, alternatively was spitting grown man flows at cyphers and turning into a viral sensation. 16 years outdated now, Lil Dee remains to be within the rap recreation, an up-and-comer hidden gem and his sound is healthier than ever. Lyrically Rap presents hidden gem, the younger Lil Dee.

His music “Whoa” got here throughout our Spotify Launch Radar this week, the primary observe off his most up-to-date EP “They Name Me Danny James”, and I knew who we wanted for our subsequent web site unique. Lil Dee is an absolute hidden gem within the rap recreation and has his priorities straight. Rap heads be on discover, this cat isn’t even out of highschool and is already behaving and performing like a vested rap veteran.

Dee is from Coney Island, New York and he says his life revolves round hip hop. He made his come up within the New York underground scene, catching viral media time by way of excellent cypher performances and weekly content material releases.

Dee attribute his love of hip hop to his dad, “…hip hop has been in my life since earlier than I can keep in mind. My dad used to play it within the automotive on a regular basis as I used to be rising up. He all the time had MTV enjoying the hip hop movies and general that’s the place my love for the tradition got here from. Sooner or later I made a decision to only attempt to write a rap and see the way it went simply cuz I cherished hip hop a lot, and I simply ran with it.”

Michael Rapaport

Lil Dee grew his listener base initially by releasing content material weekly, nevertheless it wasn’t till Michael Rapaport shared a few of his music, that Dee discovered that viral lane.

“…he did the tribe referred to as quest documentary so sooner or later I put his title in a 16 and stated “Sooner or later Rapaport will make my documentary.” I DMed it to him and he cherished it. From there we constructed a relationship and he actually confirmed love on a regular basis. He nonetheless does. That’s my man. He introduced me out at his comedy present in Manhattan as soon as, and we discuss on a regular basis.”

Lil Dee says of how he met Michael Rapaport.

I couldn’t think about having a cooler mentor to look as much as. We watch quite a lot of Michael’s stuff in my family and have been really unhappy that Atypical needed to finish. It looks like Rapaport is concerned in quite a lot of issues, and underground New York rap is considered one of them.

Life as Excessive Faculty Rapper

He’s been approached by labels, however he’s staying impartial in the meanwhile and attempting to hone his craft whereas additionally being a full time highschool pupil. He has his dad as his supervisor, and a central give attention to reaching his targets within the rap recreation.

“It’s quite a lot of work. Particularly with faculty. Being a rapper is like having one other topic at school. I continually research the sport, and I gotta do my homework. Homework as in writing, training, memorizing, working my social media pages, and many others. However I reside for it, and actually I don’t thoughts it. Arduous work all the time will get you to the place you need to be.”

Lil Dee says of juggling be an artist and a pupil.

He gotta be the good dude at school. If not, these children tripping.

“I don’t have one set in stone producer. I work with anyone that I really feel makes dope beats and likewise folks that I really feel I’ve an excellent reference to when working within the studio. Subsequent up I will probably be engaged on my debut album in addition to most likely an EP or two within the center. Perhaps a mixtape as effectively with all my IG freestyle. All I do know is I’ll be engaged on placing out quite a lot of music. My targets for the longer term are simply to continue to grow, preserve getting publicity, and to let all people know that actual hip hop is alive and effectively. My greatest problem must be that it’s arduous to community when your nonetheless a young person. All of the spots the place all these artists community, I’m often too younger to even get into. I do my greatest however that’s undoubtedly gotta be the largest problem I’ve confronted.”

Dee on the longer term.

These are straight quotes from Lil Dee from our dialog final evening. I’m not exaggerating once I say that is probably the most skilled excessive schooler I’ve talked to. His dad raised him proper and led him on to some basic music. Each music I’ve heard from Dee is one thing I’d mess with. His music inspirations are a number of the greats: Large L, Large Pun, Jay Z, Eminem, J Cole, Biggie. His sound has somewhat of one thing from all these.

Like I stated, preserve this hidden gem in your radar. Observe him on all streaming companies on the market, and social platforms. Don’t let age get in the best way of expertise right here. This dude will probably be out of highschool quickly and will probably be reminded everybody who didn’t imagine. Dee, sustain that grind man!

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