Dom Deshawn

So, it's wild thinking back to when I first wrote and recorded this record. This was around May/June of 2015, and I had just met the homie KMB in person. If I'm not mistaken, he was only a year out of high school, and I was blown away when I heard his production for one; how young he already had a unique sound. And two, he was from Columbus and, at the time, did not hear many with his sound. 

Around the spring of 2015, quite a few of us would chill and be creative over a mutual friend's crib. I was always connected with KMB cause he would sit quietly in a corner and just work, not paying much attention to all the noise that was going around him. We became friends, and this was the first song he produced of mine. At the time, I was still working a shitty warehouse job and trying to balance the 9-5 and artist life. I wanted to make something motivational and relatable because the reality is most of us had to/currently work a job while pursuing our passions.

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AfterhOurz Anthem

Born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, Dom Deshawn grew up listening to artists such as Missy Elliott, Nas, Slum Village, Little Brother, and Aaliyah. Dom has continuously developed and released new projects since his first mixtape, A Work in Progress, in 2011. With Moods & Interludes(2014), Before Sunset(2016) AfterhOurz (2017) and Longest Night Saga(2019). Dom Deshawn's newest release, Maintainin', takes listeners on a journey of the artist's life from the last year-plus, including a breakup, living through a pandemic, depression, racial injustice, watching anime, and a slew of other events that shaped his year.