Overview
Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr. (born October 10, 1997), known professionally as PontiacMadeDDG or simply DDG, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, actor and YouTuber. He started making videos in 2014, expanding his content with YouTube vlogs after graduating high school in 2015 and attending Central Michigan University. He dropped out of college a year later to focus on his YouTube and music career.
In 2018, he signed to Epic Records, and later in 2020, he founded his own record label, Zooted Music, with longtime managers Eric O'Connor and Dimitri Hurt. His hit single "Moonwalking in Calabasas" (featuring Blueface) has gained over 200 million streams and is certified double platinum as of 2023. Granberry debuted in his first boxing match against Nate Wyatt in June 2021, where he defeated Wyatt in the 5th round by Unanimous Decision.
Early life
Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr. was born in Pontiac, Michigan. He attended International Tech Academy, where he was class valedictorian. After graduating from 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. After dropping out of Central Michigan, Darryl moved to Hollywood, California to be a full-time entertainer.
Career
DDG was interested in music at a young age. He made music as a child in the studio where his father was an audio engineer. His early music included a diss track to Lil Yachty, which was called, "Big Boat". 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. On November 23, 2017, DDG released a single, "Givenchy", off his debut EP, Take Me Serious. "Givenchy" received over 25 million views on YouTube. Complex identified "Givenchy" as a song "Bout to Blow in 2018". On March 17, 2018, DDG released Take Me Serious. After the release of Lettuce, DDG was contacted by major record labels, and in June 2018 signed a record deal with Epic Records.
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