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==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Dexter Gore, Jr. was born on September 6, 1993 in [[Manhattan]], a borough of [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], to deceased parents Dexter Gore, Sr. (father) and Pamela Winters (mother).<ref name="Discogs"/><ref name=forum>{{cite web|url=http://www.kanyetothe.com/forum/ index.php?topic=5603513|title=Has anybody Read Famous Dex Page?| accessdate=2015-09-01}}</ref> He lived in [[Harlem]], one of Manhattan's historical neighborhoods. Dex was also the fourth youngest of twelve children, the fourth of five half-siblings, as well as the youngest of 31⁄2 step-siblings.<ref name="Discogs"/> Seven days before his first birthday in late 1994, Dex's elder sister was gunned down in a [[drive-by shooting]] while exiting a local [[McDonald's]].<ref name="Discogs"/><ref>http://www.thefader.com/2016/06/06/ famous-dex-interview-lil-yachty-gen-f</ref> After his sister's death, Dex's mother relocated the family to 145th Street & Lenox Ave., Harlem's dangerous, crime-riddled street address. While living inside an apartment, Dex attended a head start education center. There, he met and befriended classmate and rapper [[Azealia Banks]].<ref name="Discogs"/><ref name=forum/> By the end of 1994, his family's apartment complex was foreclosed on a government loan. Also, the building was severely used as a setting on part of the 1995 [[crime drama]], ''[[New Jersey Drive]]'', which details the growing automotive theft rate in [[Newark, New Jersey]]. Enraged, Dex's father left the family to attend the military while the rest flew to [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]].<ref name="Discogs"/> While ''New Jersey Drive'', directed by [[Nick Gomez]] and produced by [[Spike Lee]], premiered in April, Dex began listening to [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] and [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]], but dangerously, his family lived on a top floor of the [[Robert Taylor Homes]] on the [[South Side, Chicago|South Side]] section of Chicago. Unfortunately, Dex's mother financial condition turned out poor; At seven years of age, he was sent out to a Catholic school located in [[Hyde Park, Chicago|Hyde Park]].<ref name="Discogs"/>
Dexter Gore, Jr. was born on September 6, 1993 in [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], to parents Dexter Gore, Sr. (father) and Pamela Winters (mother, deceased).<ref name="Discogs"/><ref name=forum>{{cite web|url=http://www.kanyetothe.com/forum/ index.php?topic=5603513|title=Has anybody Read Famous Dex Page?| accessdate=2015-09-01}}</ref> Dex was also the fourth youngest of twelve children and the fourth of five half-siblings.<ref name="Discogs"/> Seven days before his first birthday in late 1994, Dex's elder sister was gunned down in a [[drive-by shooting]] while exiting a local [[McDonald's]].<ref name="Discogs"/><ref>http://www.thefader.com/2016/06/06/ famous-dex-interview-lil-yachty-gen-f</ref> Dex attended a head start education center in [[East Harlem]], where he met classmate and rapper [[Azealia Banks]].<ref name="Discogs"/><ref name=forum/> By the end of 1994, his family's apartment complex was foreclosed on a government loan. Enraged, Dex's father left the family to attend the military while the rest flew to [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]].<ref name="Discogs"/> Dex began listening to [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] and [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]], heavily influenced by [[Run-DMC]], [[Nas]] and [[Mobb Deep]], at the time when his family lived on a top floor of the [[Robert Taylor Homes]] on the [[South Side, Chicago|South Side]] section of Chicago. Unfortunately, Dex's mother financial condition turned out poor; At seven years of age, he was sent out to a Catholic school located in [[Hyde Park, Chicago|Hyde Park]].<ref name="Discogs"/> In January 1997, Dex's father got fired from his job as a lieutenant of the military.<ref name="Discogs"/> Dex was released from a Catholic school and sent back to the Robert Taylor Homes, but his return was short-lived when the building of the complex was demolished in 1998.<ref name="Discogs"/> A year later, his grandmother spent annual time in New York City (Dex's birthplace). Tragically, in 2001, while his grandmother was inside the [[7 World Trade Center]] on the eighteenth row, several jets crashed onto the twin towers of the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]], amid the [[September 11 attacks]]. Dex's grandmother died eight days later after suffering from an "after-burn".<ref name="Discogs"/><ref name=forum/> In 2004, Dex was kicked out of his mother's house and was never heard from again. That same year, he attended [Irene C.] Hernández Middle School.<ref name="Discogs"/> Gore also attended [[Paul Robeson High School (Chicago)|Paul Robeson High School]] in [[Englewood, Chicago]], where he also met fellow hometown rapper [[Lil Durk]], but did not graduate.<ref>http://localsavage.com/ famous-dex-talks-his-childhood-basketball-avoiding-beef-w-chief-keef-lil-durk/</ref>
In January 1997, Dex's father got fired from his job as a lieutenant of the military. Later, his father was charged with conspiracy, drug and weapon possession and assault; he was sentenced to death and was publicly executed that September.<ref name="Discogs"/> Dex was released from a Catholic school and sent back to the Robert Taylor Homes, but his return was short-lived when the building of the complex was demolished in 1998. After seeing this, he left his family alone and used his mother's lost jewelry to buy himself a house. However, with a population of fostered children on the rise in mid-2000, he reunited with his mother and the two settled down.<ref name="Discogs"/> A year later, his grandmother spent annual time in New York City (Dex's birthplace). Tragically, in 2001, while his grandmother was inside the [[7 World Trade Center]] on the eighteenth row, several jets crashed onto the twin towers of the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]], amid the [[September 11 attacks]]. Dex's grandmother died eight days later after suffering from an "after-burn".<ref name="Discogs"/><ref name=forum/> In 2004, Dex had a disagreement with his mother over his grandmother's tragic death. At this point, he was kicked out of his mother's house and was never heard from again. That same year, he attended [Irene C.] Hernández Middle School in Chicago, where he befriended female rap artist Kay-Mice, the surrogate sister of [[Da Brat]].<ref name="Discogs"/> Gore also attended [[Paul Robeson High School (Chicago)|Paul Robeson High School]] in [[Englewood, Chicago]], where he also met fellow hometown rappers [[Lil Durk]] and [[Chief Keef]].<ref>http://localsavage.com/ famous-dex-talks-his-childhood-basketball-avoiding-beef-w-chief-keef-lil-durk/</ref> However, with poor grades, he was kicked out and sent back to Catholic school.<ref name="Discogs"/>


==Career==
==Career==

Revision as of 02:53, 11 July 2017

Famous Dex
Birth nameDexter Gore, Jr.[1]
Also known as
  • Black Migo Dex
Born (1993-09-06) September 6, 1993 (age 30)
New York City, New York, United States[1]
OriginChicago, Illinois, United States
Genres
Occupation(s)
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2014–present
Labels

Dexter Gore, Jr. (born September 6, 1993),[1] better known by his stage name Famous Dex, is an American hip hop recording artist from Chicago, Illinois. He is well known for his songs, which include "Drip From My Walk", "Energy", "Hit 'Em With It", and "2 Times".[2][3]

Early life and education

Dexter Gore, Jr. was born on September 6, 1993 in New York City, New York, to parents Dexter Gore, Sr. (father) and Pamela Winters (mother, deceased).[1][4] Dex was also the fourth youngest of twelve children and the fourth of five half-siblings.[1] Seven days before his first birthday in late 1994, Dex's elder sister was gunned down in a drive-by shooting while exiting a local McDonald's.[1][5] Dex attended a head start education center in East Harlem, where he met classmate and rapper Azealia Banks.[1][4] By the end of 1994, his family's apartment complex was foreclosed on a government loan. Enraged, Dex's father left the family to attend the military while the rest flew to Chicago, Illinois.[1] Dex began listening to hip hop and R&B, heavily influenced by Run-DMC, Nas and Mobb Deep, at the time when his family lived on a top floor of the Robert Taylor Homes on the South Side section of Chicago. Unfortunately, Dex's mother financial condition turned out poor; At seven years of age, he was sent out to a Catholic school located in Hyde Park.[1] In January 1997, Dex's father got fired from his job as a lieutenant of the military.[1] Dex was released from a Catholic school and sent back to the Robert Taylor Homes, but his return was short-lived when the building of the complex was demolished in 1998.[1] A year later, his grandmother spent annual time in New York City (Dex's birthplace). Tragically, in 2001, while his grandmother was inside the 7 World Trade Center on the eighteenth row, several jets crashed onto the twin towers of the World Trade Center, amid the September 11 attacks. Dex's grandmother died eight days later after suffering from an "after-burn".[1][4] In 2004, Dex was kicked out of his mother's house and was never heard from again. That same year, he attended [Irene C.] Hernández Middle School.[1] Gore also attended Paul Robeson High School in Englewood, Chicago, where he also met fellow hometown rapper Lil Durk, but did not graduate.[6]

Career

In Autumn 2011, after spending eight months in a hospital, Dex later rehabilitated and decided to become a rapper. He later developed the alias Black Migo Dex, because of his African-American and Moroccan cultures as well as his religion to being a Muslim.[1][7] In 2013, he received the advanced attention with the respective remixes of Chief Keef's "Kobe" and in 2014, with Dej Loaf's "Try Me". Later on, he released his first single, "Bottle After Bottle".[1] However, after a short period of using his stage name, he decided to rename himself Famous Dex.[citation needed] Controversy around him aroused in October 2014 when fellow Chicago-bred rapper Young Pappy dissed Dex and Lil Mouse via his viral single, "Killa".[8] On May 29, 2015, Pappy was murdered in his hometown during a video shoot.[8] A week after Young Pappy's murder, Dex and a companion released a tribute track in honor of his memory.[1] Then, in 2015, he self-released his first mixtape, Never Seen It Coming. The mixtape was downloaded below 100,000 times, but its track, "Duh Dummy!", gained popularity.[9] Later that year, he released his second mixtape, Dexter's Laboratory; the title of this mixtape is the same as the critically praised Cartoon Network original animated television series.[10] Cartoon Network and its parent owner Time Warner threatened a lawsuit against Dex for infringing their trademarks.[citation needed] In early 2016, Famous Dex released his third and fourth mixtapes, Drippy and #OhhMannGoddDamn, respectively.[11] Dex grew to population again with the respective singles, "Drip from My Walk" and "2 Times".[3] He later recruited Rich the Kid and Wiz Khalifa for the latter's remix.[12] He also recruited Sauce Walka for the remix of "Drip from My Walk", one of the first highly-populated remixes in Dex's career as a rap artist.[citation needed] In the summer of 2016, Dex announced that he was officially signed to Rich the Kid's label, Rich Forever Music, through a distribution deal with 300 Entertainment, under the aegis of Atlantic Records.[13][14][15] Shortly thereafter, Dex and Rich released their collaborative effort, "Rich Forever", a song with the same name as the latter artist's label,[16] and also announced a co-headlining tour, which was to start in mid-2016, but never materialized.[17]

In March 2017, Dex announced his debut album, Dex Meets Dexter, for a June 2017 release.[18]

Personal life

In 2015, his mother died from breast cancer.[19][20]

Controversy

On September 20, 2016, Famous Dex was caught on camera, allegedly assaulting his former girlfriend in a hallway of his bodyguard's house.[21][22] Fifteen minutes later, he trashed R&B musician Tish Hyman's apartment, after knowing that his ex-girlfriend was Hyman's sister.[23] Fellow rapper Ugly God criticized him in response, due to the incident.[24] Three days later, Dex was terminated from his endorsement deal with shoe manufacturer Puma, which he signed eight months ago.[25][26]

Discography

Mixtapes

Title Album details
Never Seen It Coming
  • Released: June 12, 2015
  • Label: Independent
  • Format: Digital Download
Dexter's Laboratory
  • Released: October 3, 2015
  • Label: Independent
  • Format: Digital Download
Drippy
  • Released: January 1, 2016
  • Label: Independent
  • Format: Digital Download
#OhhMannGoddDamn
  • Released: March 12, 2016
  • Label: Independent
  • Format: Digital Download
Rich Forever Music: The Mixtape
(with Rich Forever Music)
  • Released: April 4, 2016[27]
  • Label: Rich Forever
  • Format: Digital download
The Heartbreak Kid
  • Released: June 12, 2016
  • Label: Rich Forever, DDB
  • Format: Digital download
Rich Forever 2
(with Rich Forever Music)
  • Scheduled: July 4, 2016[28]
  • Label: Quality Control, Rich Forever
  • Format: Digital download
Dexter the Robot
  • Released: September 16, 2016
  • Label: Independent
  • Format: Digital download

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Rari" 2016 Carnage, Lil Yachty, Ugly God —

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Famous Dex Discography at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
  2. ^ interview/ "Famous Dex is the Chicago Rapper Who Just Wants to Have Fun". Highsnobiety. 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2016-08-04. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  3. ^ a b Jefferies, David. "Famous Dex Bio and Career – MTV". MTV. Viacom. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  4. ^ a b c index.php?topic=5603513 "Has anybody Read Famous Dex Page?". Retrieved 2015-09-01. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  5. ^ http://www.thefader.com/2016/06/06/ famous-dex-interview-lil-yachty-gen-f
  6. ^ http://localsavage.com/ famous-dex-talks-his-childhood-basketball-avoiding-beef-w-chief-keef-lil-durk/
  7. ^ http://www.hipwiki.com/Black+Migo+Dex
  8. ^ a b Pappy "Young Pappy discography at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-08-07. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  9. ^ http:// indy.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/34702/famous-dex-never-seen-it-coming.html
  10. ^ https://spinrilla.com/mixtapes/famous-dex-dexters-laboratory
  11. ^ https://www.inverse.com/article/15815-who-is-the- hell-is-famous-dex-and-should-you-care
  12. ^ http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/famous-dex-2- times-remix-feat-wiz-khalifa-and-rich-the-kid-new-song.1970291.html
  13. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sxHZ8K33yQ
  14. ^ http:// hiphopdx.com/news/id.38986/title.famous-dex-reportedly-signs-to-300-entertainment-joining- fetty-wap-young-thug-migos
  15. ^ http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2016/03/rich-the-kid- signs-famous-dex/
  16. ^ http:// www.fakeshoredrive.com/2016/06/famous-dex-f-rich-kid-rich-forever.html/
  17. ^ http://www.ticketalternative.com/event/rich-the-kid-w-famous-dex-rich- forever-tour
  18. ^ http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/famous-dex-announces-release-date-and-title-for-debut-album-news.30207.html
  19. ^ [http:// kollegekidd.com/news/famous-dex-speaks-on-the-meaning-of-his-tats-and-his-moms-death/ Famous Dex Speaks On The Meaning Of His Tats and His Mom's Death – Welcome To KollegeKidd.com]
  20. ^ face-to-commemorate-mothers-loss-to-breast-cancer/ Famous Dex Gets Ribbon Tatted On Face To Commemorate Mother's Loss To Cancer – Welcome To KollegeKidd.com
  21. ^ http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2016/09/ famous-dex-beats-girlfriend/
  22. ^ http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.40504/title.famous-dex- caught-on-camera-brutally-beating-his-girlfriend
  23. ^ http://massappeal.com/famous-dex-beats-girlfriend-on-camera-and-trashes-tish- hymans-apartment/
  24. ^ http://kollegekidd.com/news/ugly-god-reacts-to-famous-dex-beating-his-girlfriend/
  25. ^ http:// kollegekidd.com/news/famous-dex-loses-endorsement-deal-with-puma/
  26. ^ http:// theboombox.com/famous-dex-dropped-from-puma-assaulting-girlfriend/
  27. ^ [http:// www.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/39007/rich-the-kid-presents-rich-forever-music.html "Rich Forever Music - NoDJ"]. Retrieved 20 July 2016. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  28. ^ IAmRichTheKid/status/747826308046950400 "Rich The Kid on Twitter". Retrieved 20 July 2016. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)

External links


Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:American male rappers Category:People from Harlem Category:Rappers from New York City Category:Rappers from Chicago

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