Dorrough

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Dorrough Music
Birth name Dorwin Demarcus Dorrough
Also known as Dorrough
Born (1986-10-28) October 28, 1986 (age 26)
Origin Dallas, Texas, United States
Genres Southern hip hop
Occupations Rapper
Years active 2007–present
Labels E1 Music
Website www.dorroughmusic.com

Dorwin Demarcus Dorrough (born October 28, 1986), better known by his mononym Dorrough Music or sometimes by Dorrough, is an American rapper.

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Biography [edit]

Early life [edit]

Dorrough Music was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. He attended Lancaster High School in Lancaster, where he was captain of the basketball team. He also attended Prairie View A&M University.[1][2]

2008–2009: Dorrough Music [edit]

Dorrough Music started his musical career giving out mixtapes at basketball games at his high school. His first single, "Walk That Walk," reached #28 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and #12 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart. His second single, "Ice Cream Paint Job," was his first to reach the Billboard Hot 100,[3] reaching #27.[4] His debut album, Dorrough Music, was released on E1 Music August 4, 2009 and the album peaked at #36 on the Billboard 200,[5] #6 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums,[6] and #2 on the Top Rap Albums.[7] After the success of the second single, "Ice Cream Paint Job", a remix was recorded. On August 18, 2009, the remix was released. It featured Soulja Boy, Rich Boy, Jermaine Dupri, Jim Jones, Slim Thug and E-40.[8]

2010: Get Big [edit]

Dorrough Music released two promo singles for his upcoming Get Big album: "I Want (Hood Christmas Anthem)" on December 3, 2009[9] and "Number 23" on January 26, 2010.[10] He also released two official singles: "Hood Bitch Fetish" featuring Yo Gotti and "Get Big". The album was released on September 7, 2010.[11] In 2012, he was featured on a song by E-40 called "I'm Doing It", which appears as a bonus track on E-40's 16th studio album, The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 2.

Discography [edit]

Studio albums [edit]

Year Album details Peak positions
US US R&B US Rap
2009 Dorrough Music
  • Released: August 4, 2009
  • Label: E1 Music
36 6 2
2010 Get Big
  • Released: September 7, 2010
  • Label: E1 Music
68 15 9

Singles [edit]

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US
[12][13]
US
R&B

[14]
US
Rap
2009 "Walk That Walk" 120 28 12 Dorrough Music
"Ice Cream Paint Job" 27 10 5
"Wired to the T" 106
2010 "Hood Bitch Fetish"
(featuring Yo Gotti)
92 Get Big
"Get Big" 109 25 17

As featured performer [edit]

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US US
R&B

[15][16]
US
Rap
2008 "Halle Berry"
(SuperSTARR featuring Dorrough)
85 Non-album single
2009 "We Be Getting Money"
(Juvenile featuring Shawty Lo, Dorrough and Kango Slim)
Cocky & Confident
2010 "I Stay"
(A Bay Bay featuring Dorrough and Trai'D)
82 Non-album single
"The Main Event"
(Chamillionaire featuring Slim Thug, Paul Wall and Dorrough)
Venom
"Smile & Wave"
(Huey featuring Dorrough)
Redemption

Mixtapes [edit]

Year Mixtape Titles DJ
2010 "Gangsta Grillz: Number 23" (February 21, 2010) [17] DJ Drama
2011 "Gangsta Grillz: Code Red" (February 3, 2011) [18] DJ Drama
2011 "Gangsta Grillz: Silent Assassin" (August 9, 2011) [19] DJ Drama
2012 "Highlights" (April, 2012) [20] DJ Ill Will

Guest appearances [edit]

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Ain't Chu You" 2009 Mike Epps, Young Dro, Nitti Funny Bidness: Da Album
"Live Forever" 2012 Young Noble, June Summers, Nutt-So, Wack Deuce, New Child & Tey Martel Outlaw Rydahz Vol. 1
"I'm Doin' It" E-40 The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 2 (Deluxe edition)
"Solo" Waka Flocka Flame, Shawty Lo Salute Me or Shoot Me 4 (Banned from America)
"Cat Daddy" (Remix) The Rej3ctz, Tyga, Mann, Chamillionaire N/A
"Yeah Doe" Tum-Tum, B-Hamp, Big Tuck N/A
"I Want" Trina, Slim Thug Back 2 Business

References [edit]

  1. ^ Dorrough Bio
  2. ^ Artist Details. Kochrecords.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-24.
  3. ^ Ice Cream Paint Job Song Facts. Songfacts.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-24.
  4. ^ Charts, Billboard.com
  5. ^ [1]
  6. ^ [2]
  7. ^ [3]
  8. ^ Ice Cream Paint Job Remix Feat. Soulja Boy, Rich Boy, Jermaine Dupri, Jim Jones, Slim Thug & E-40: Dorrough: MP3 Downloads. Amazon.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-24.
  9. ^ iTunes – Music – I Want (Hood Christmas Anthem) – Single by Dorrough. Itunes.apple.com (2009-12-03). Retrieved on 2011-10-24.
  10. ^ iTunes – Music – Number 23 – Single by Dorrough. Itunes.apple.com (2010-01-26). Retrieved on 2011-10-24.
  11. ^ Paine, Jake. (2010-08-04) Dorrough Plans Sophomore Album "Get Big" For September 7 | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales. HipHop DX. Retrieved on 2011-10-24.
  12. ^ [4]
  13. ^ [5]
  14. ^ [6]
  15. ^ [7]
  16. ^ [8]
  17. ^ Dorrough – Number 23 (Gangsta Grillz) Mixtape – FREE HOT NEW HIP HOP MUSIC LYRICS – THA MUSIC SPOT. Kylekorpi.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-24.
  18. ^ CirtexHosting – Site Suspended. Dorroughmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-24.
  19. ^ CirtexHosting – Site Suspended. Dorroughmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-24.
  20. ^ [9]. Dorroughmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-24.

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