DG the Artist
I did a show in New York City!
updated
Show Notes (outline and links to everything we talked about in the episode): docs.google.com/document/d/16qWzdNN6OuInkkSXG2le60wiuvNuHCYTcjcrScpfAoM/edit?usp=sharing
Timestamps:
Intro - 0:00
AI in the music industry - 0:57
Roth IRA vs. Roth 401(k) - 18:45
Fears of releasing music - 20:09
Overdone topics in music - 29:10
The Vibe's scam story - 39:40
DG's scam story - 47:34
RSC's scam story - 54:56
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Timestamps:
Intro - 0:00
What is a Spotify Campaign? - 0:26
How to do a Spotify Campaign - 1:16
My campaign results - 4:16
Was it worth it? - 10:27
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Show Notes (outline and links to everything we talked about in the episode): docs.google.com/document/d/17QXLiP22TnRMegFD68U-pQZXDJafYB9AWdFOALkeedc/edit?usp=sharing
Timestamps:
Intro - 0:00
Q&A announcement - 0:30
You're wasting your time - 1:16
Finding inspiration - 10:49
RSC's inspiration - 11:53
The Vibe's inspiration - 18:36
DG's inspiration - 23:39
Secret hobbies - 30:42
Outtakes - 41:51
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Excited to share my first new music since You Deserve The World! I'm not planning a deluxe album but if I were this would definitely be the first bonus track; it's very much inspired by the second half of the album. More coming soon as always!
📹 Performance clips shot by @itsthevibe (it's THE VIIIIBE!)
📷 Pictures and videos in Phú Quốc shot by Hien and her parents
🎵 Produced by @selavy
🎧 Mastered by @jparisofficial
THE FUNNY STORY behind the cover art for this song:
I wrote most of this song on the island that the song is named after, and before I left I decided to get a nice outdoorsy cover photo, so I took a bunch of pictures of the area we were staying. I had one shot that I particularly liked - it's the house you see in the first shot of this video, but more zoomed out and with a really nice sky in the background.
Fast forward about a week: I'm back home from the trip, when all of a sudden my phone freezes. Everything's completely unresponsive, so I try putting it to sleep and waking it up. Putting it to sleep worked. Waking it back up didn't. Since then the phone has been completely bricked. This is a known issue with the Pixel 5a, and despite me KNOWING about that issue and being a "tech guy," I had not backed up anything on my phone since I got it two years ago. So literally everything from the past two years: pictures, videos, new contacts, GONE. (Unless I sent it to someone else or used it in a YouTube video or Instagram post, which I actually did with a lot of the more important stuff.) I was irresponsible. Don't be like me; back up your data. (I'm over it now so please don't be too sad for me, but this is an important part of the story.)
Fast forward again to about a week ago, when I decided I was going to drop this song and no longer had my dream cover art. (I really shouldn't have "just kept it on my phone" because I was indeed "running outta space," lol) Hien and her family are the best photo-takers in the world and I knew they were capturing our entire trip, so I asked them to send me everything they got. As I'm scrolling through the pictures and videos, lo and behold, there's a picture of me taking a picture. And not just any picture: the exact one I wanted to use for the cover art (0:35). The dramatic irony was too good to pass up, hence the wonderful (and mildly depressing) cover art you see today.
Lyrics on Genius (and pasted below): genius.com/Dg-the-artist-phu-quoc-lyrics
[Intro]
Ha, woo
[Verse 1]
I been countin' likes too much
You been workin' hard nonstop
I can hear the speedboat call
We should take a Gram detox
I been out in Vietnam
Eatin' cơm tấm bì chả chay, huh
I just took a flight to Phú Quốc
Drinkin' dưa hấu ép with a real one by my side
[Chorus]
You could be my girl
Bumpin' You Deserve The World
Let's take a lil break and find our place
Blood, sweat, tears
Make a million in a year
Then we could disappear and leave no trace
Eatin' new fruits, got a southeast taste
Ain't post in a month, f*ck keepin' up the pace
Take another pic
Don't post it on the Gram
Just keep it on my phone
I'm runnin' outta space
[Post-Chorus]
Damn, whoa
Damn, whoa
Damn, whoa
Damn, I'm hot, I'm hot
Damn, whoa
Damn, whoa
Damn, whoa
I'm hot, I'm
[Verse 2]
I been goin' mainstream since I was 18
And I'm vegan in these pictures, I don't say cheese
And I'm so cold, please turn on the AC
Sh*t, I meant hot, but I ain't doin' no take 3
Since I moved out to Virginia, feel like Nettspend
Put my money up my sleeves, that's a rich flex
Makin' they/them music but I'm cishet?
Makin' all this money music, am I rich yet?
Damn, whoa
That's enough of that
I been out in… where the f*ck is that
We could survive off a hunnid racks
Life with you is too good, ain't no goin' back
[Chorus]
You could be my girl
Bumpin' You Deserve The World
Let's take a lil break and find our place
Blood, sweat, tears
Make a million in a year
Then we could disappear and leave no trace
Eatin' new fruits, got a southeast taste
Ain't post in a month, f*ck keepin' up the pace
Take another pic
Don't post it on the Gram
Just keep it on my phone
I'm runnin' outta space
[Post-Chorus]
Damn, whoa
Damn, whoa
Damn, whoa
Damn, I'm hot, I'm hot
Damn, whoa
Damn, whoa
Damn, whoa
I'm hot, I'm hot
Damn, whoa
Damn, whoa
Damn, whoa
I'm hot, I'm hot
Damn, whoa
Damn, whoa
Damn, whoa
I'm hot, I'm
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Check out the full film by @clicky.studios here: youtu.be/E7LQFpp9ikk
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Huge thank you to everyone who worked so hard to make this concert happen:
- The incredible openers: Daniel Karnaukh on piano, Jode Brewster on saxophone, Nikhil Soares on drums, and Noah Swor on bass!
- Carter Williams and Will Klauer from Clicky Studios for filming and editing such an amazing concert video!
- Eva Kato and Patrick Ponce for their hard work handling ticket and merch sales on the day of the show!
- Stanley Chapel for solving a 4x4 blindfolded on stage and getting the biggest applause of the night!
- Noah Swor's mom for saving the day with the drum rental complications!
- Andreas Petsalis for helping set up the drums during sound check! (And for not doing anything: 8:08)
- The wonderful people at Town Hall Seattle for hosting the concert!
- Literally everyone who showed up to the concert. Like I said at the show, I think about doing stuff like this all the time, and having the opportunity to do it is my biggest dream come true. None of this would be possible without each of you showing up and bringing such positive, wholesome energy. You Deserve The World 🌎🩵
You Deserve The World ALBUM out now and forever!! hyperfollow.com/dgtheartist/you-deserve-the-world
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Show Notes: docs.google.com/document/d/1WPcZnPd8zZDe443u9cANSx-nWG0tfvG_Y5EPefwwh8o/edit?usp=sharing
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#rap #verse #lyrics
I haven't uploaded in a little while because of lots of travel and other exciting life stuff, but I'm about to get back on the grind! Seattle concert vlog coming soon, plus I've been working on a cool new podcast with some friends in the DC underground music scene! New music is also always on the way - wrote a pretty cool song in Vietnam last week that might be my next release 👀
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And of course, "You Deserve The World" out now on all streaming platforms! hyperfollow.com/dgtheartist/you-deserve-the-world
Thanks to The Vibe for filming! @itsthevibe Please listen to his music too, it's actually amazing and will have you screaming "IT'S THE VIIIIBE!" My favorite song is "FANTASTIC!"
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Check out the homie CLAYTON ALEX for some incredibly dope freestyles and original music: @claytonalexmusic
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Thank you to Adam Vetser @TheRubiksCubed for shooting the background footage for this video, directly from Shenandoah! Can't wait to go back someday.
Full lyrics below and on Genius: genius.com/Dg-the-artist-shenandoah-lyrics
(Did you notice the secret J. Paris feature??)
[Intro - DG the Artist]
Let me come on over
Got a picturesque girl lookin' better than the Mona (Yeah)
I spent too much on my show in Minnesota (Woo)
I got not enough time layin' on the sofa, ayy
When the weather gettin' colder (Yeah)
I hear the valley call me over
Shenandoah
Let me come on over
Shenandoah
Let me come on over
Yeah
[Chorus - DG the Artist]
Shenandoah
Let me come on over
Got a picturesque girl lookin' better than the Mona (Ooh)
I spent too much on my show in Minnesota (Ooh)
I got not enough time layin' on the sofa, yeah, yeah (Ayy, yeah)
When the weather gettin' colder (Yeah, yeah)
I hear the valley call me over (Brrt, brrt)
Shenandoah
Let me come on over (Ayy)
Shenandoah
Let me come on over (Ayy)
[Verse 1 - DG the Artist]
I'm the innovator
So I had to BSE the major (Ooh)
Got a piece of paper
Just so I could get more frequent paper (Yeah)
And the greenest flavors
In my house, I got it vegan catered (Yeah)
Doing Jesus favors
Said to love 'em, not to eat your neighbors (Hah, ooh)
Fuck it (Yeah, yeah)
Stop the preachin', I'm above it
When I fly with my girl
Keep the (Ooh) in my luggage (Ha)
I just said to 212
I'm too hot you can't touch it
And I mmm-mmm-mmm, skipped a bar, you still love it
Sleep now or forever hold your Zs
Comin' to you live from the 22nd century (Yeah)
Futuristic bars, like Verizon pushin' 7G (Ooh, hah)
Touring eight planets, I got tired of the seven seas (Whoa, whoa)
I got damn good flows, man I'm so DG (Yeah)
All I need is one look like I know EG (Woo)
And then they all up in my texts like a OTP (Yeah)
But I already got a girl, man I don't need three, I said (I don't)
[Chorus - DG the Artist]
Shenandoah
Let me come on over (Let me come on over)
Got a picturesque girl lookin' better than the Mona (Yeah)
I spent too much on my show in Minnesota (Yeah)
I got, not enough time layin' on the sofa (Hah)
I said, ayy
When the weather gettin' colder (Yeah)
Hear the valley call me over (Brrt, brrt)
Shenandoah (Yeah)
Let me come on over, I said (Hey)
Shenandoah (Hey)
Let me come on over (Hey)
[Verse 2 - CLAYTON ALEX]
Come on over, let me show you how the money go
Sendin' through the wire baby, this the next episode (Ha, ha)
And I been the bro
Lost if you didn't know
From the same side but our fire ain't friendly though (Brrr, hey)
Run game, lotta drive, but it's a walk in the park (Yeah)
See me rollin' through the valley as I watch for the sharks (Ooh)
Know the competition dread it, it was locked from the start
That BS, bulls-eye hit, tossin' the dart
See I'm just that sharp, so keep up with me (Hey)
Sendin' hearts but you hardly got love for me (Ooh)
I'ma keep it solid with my shorty 'cause she stuck with me
How you sonnin' brothers if you can't keep custody (Alright)
Whoa, whoa, keep it in the fam though
Money like a festival, whole lotta bands bro
All this green on me like camo
Knowin' where I'm goin', let me tell you where I am though
[Chorus - DG the Artist]
Shenandoah (Yeah)
Let me come on over (Woo)
Got a picturesque girl lookin' better than the Mona (Hey, hey)
I spent too much on my show in Minnesota (Alright)
I got, not enough time layin' on the sofa, yeah, yeah (Alright)
When the weather gettin' colder (Yeah, yeah)
Hear the valley call me over (Brrt, brrt)
Shenandoah
Let me come on over, ayy (Ooh)
Shenandoah
Let me come on over
[Bridge - DG the Artist and J. Paris]
I don't know where to go sometimes
I feel a way I can't explain until I'm back in my
I don't know where to go sometimes
I feel a way I can't explain until I'm back in my
Yeah, back in my
[Chorus - DG the Artist]
Shenandoah
Let me come on over
Got a picturesque girl lookin' better than the Mona
I spent too much on my show in Minnesota
I got, not enough time layin' on the sofa
I said
When the weather gettin' colder
I hear the valley call me over
Let me come on over, I said
Shenandoah
Let me come on over
[Outro - DG the Artist]
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Ooh, ooh
Ooh-ooh (Woo, woo, woo, woo)


