Darryl Granberry Jr.

Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr., known professionally as DDG and PontiacMadeDDG, is an American rapper, youtuber and entrepreneur from Pontiac, Michigan. He started making videos in 2015 when he was enrolled at his then College Central Michigan University and later dropped out. He was signed by Epic Records a subsidiary owned by Sony Music Entertainment.

DDG
Birth nameDarryl Dwayne Granberry Jr.
Also known asPontiacMadeDDG
Born (1997-10-10) 10 October 1997
Pontiac, Michigan, United States
Genres
Occupation(s)
Instruments
Years active2016-present
LabelsEpic Records (current)
PontiacMadeDDG
YouTube information
Also known asDDG Squad
Channels
Years active2014-present
GenreGaming, vlogs, pranks
Subscribers8,9 million (combined)
Total views1,083,959,019 billion (combined)
100,000 subscribers 2016 2016 2017
1,000,000 subscribers 2017 2017 2018
Updated 10 June 2020

Early life

Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr. was born in Pontiac, Michigan. He attended International Tech Academy, where he was class valedictorian.[1] After high school, Darryl enrolled at Central Michigan University, where he later dropped out for what he says was making $30,000 per month being a Youtuber.[2][3] After dropping out of Central Michigan, Darryl moved to Hollywood, California to be a full-time Entertainer.[2]

Career

DDG was interested in music at a young age. He made music as a child in the studio where his father was an engineer. His early music included a diss track on Lil Yachty, which was called, "Big Boat".[4][5] DDG released two songs in 2016 entitled, Balenciagas and Free Parties, both produced by Zaytoven. He also teamed up with Famous Dex for a song entitled, Lettuce. The track was initially released on DDG's YouTube channel and had 500,000 views in 1 hour causing WorldstarHipHop to contact DDG to allow them to exclusively release the video.[6]

On November 23, 2017, DDG released the single of his debut EP, "Givenchy". The song received over 25 million views on YouTube.[7] Complex identified "Givenchy" as a song "Bout to Blow in 2018".[8] On March 17, 2018, DDG released his debut EP, "Take Me Serious".

After the release of Lettuce, DDG was contacted by major record labels,[9] and in June 2018 signed a deal with Epic Records.[10]

On June 1, 2018, DDG released his single, “Arguments” which was certified Gold by the RIAA on April 15, 2020.[11]

On March 22, 2019, DDG released his second EP, "Sorry 4 the Hold Up". DDG released a music video for the song, Hold Up featuring Queen Naija off of the EP, Sorry 4 the Hold Up and it received over 15 million views on YouTube.

On September 20, 2019, DDG released the first single off his debut album, titled "Push". On November 1, 2019, DDG released his debut studio album, VALEDICTORIAN.

Other Ventures

DDG started the Music and Entertainment company in 2019.

The company is divided into two parts, Music and Entertainment on the Music side the Company signs Musical artists and on the Entertainment side its signs YouTube creators and boosts them up with its owner's huge following. The Music side of the company is in a joint venture, record label deal with MPM Partners.

Discography

Studio album
Title Album details
VALEDICTORIAN

Mixtapes/EPs
List of mixtapes/EP's, with selected details
Title Album details
Take Me Serious EP
Sorry 4 the Hold Up EP

Singles
List of singles as lead artist
Title Year Certifications Album
"Balenciagas"
(produced by Zaytoven)		 2016 Non-album singles
"Free Parties"
(produced by Zaytoven)
"The Reals" 2017
"No Pockets"
"Lettuce"
(featuring Famous Dex)
"Take Me Serious" Take Me Serious EP
"Givenchy"
"Hood Santa" Non-album singles
"On My Own" 2018
"Bank" Take Me Serious EP
"Arguments" VALEDICTORIAN
"Run It Up"
(featuring YBN Nahmir, G Herbo, Blac Youngsta)		 Sorry 4 the Hold Up EP and VALEDICTORIAN
"Hold Up"
(featuring Queen Naija)
"PUSH" 2019 VALEDICTORIAN
"Cotton Mouth" 2020 Non-album singles
"Escape"
"Toxic"
"OD"
"Exotics"
"She Cheated"

References
  1. "Rapper DDG Surprises NYC Students With 'Valedictorian' Pop-Up". BET.com. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  2. "Power 106 Nick Cannon: DDG Dropped Out Of College After Building Movement With YouTube Vlogs". YouTube. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  3. "WHY I DROPPED OUT OF COLLEGE AT 19 TO FOLLOW MY DREAMS". YouTube. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  4. DDG - Big Boat (Lil Yachty Diss Track), OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO. YouTube. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  5. "Youtube: LIL YACHTY responds to YouTuber DDG diss 'dumb trash". YouTube. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  6. "DDG "Givenchy" (Prod. by TreOnTheBeat) (WSHH Exclusive - Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  7. "DDG "Givenchy" (Prod. by TreOnTheBeat) (WSHH Exclusive - Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  8. "Bout To Blow: 10 Dope Songs You Should Be Hearing Everywhere Soon". Complex.com. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  9. "DDG Discusses His Music Career & The Rise Of YouTube Rappers On 'For The Record'". Genius.com. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  10. "HITS Daily Double : Rumor Mill - FASHION FORWARD". Hitsdailydouble.com. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  11. "Gold and Platinum Certifications - DDG - Arguments". RIAA. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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