DDG

CTL-E-5384 · Person · musician · 1997–present

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DDG, born Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr. in Pontiac, Michigan, in 1997, is an American rapper, singer and online creator whose career began on video platforms before it reached record charts. He started posting videos in 2014 while a student, left Central Michigan University to pursue creating full time, and built channels under names including PontiacMadeDDG that mixed vlogs, pranks and music. He signed with Epic Records in 2018 and in 2020 co-founded his own label, Zooted Music. His single Moonwalking in Calabasas, in a remix featuring Blueface, entered the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified double platinum in the United States. With producer OG Parker he released the mixtape Die 4 Respect in 2021, followed by the studio albums It's Not Me It's You in 2022 and Maybe It's Me... in 2023. His 2025 album Blame the Chat was made through livestreamed sessions in which viewers watched and weighed in on the process, a method that joins his two careers — recording artist and streamer — in a single public workflow.

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• Also known as: Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr., Darryl Granberry Jr., PontiacMadeDDG

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Statistics: Born October 10, 1997, Pontiac, Michigan; signed to Epic Records in 2018 and co-founded Zooted Music in 2020, per the sources accessed 2026-10-15; Moonwalking in Calabasas (Blueface remix) entered the Billboard Hot 100 and received RIAA double-platinum certification per the Wikipedia summary. A specific Hot 100 peak is not asserted because secondary summaries differ in emphasis. · Curator's Judgment: DRAFT — The creator-economy route into rap, documented end to end: audience first, label second, and by 2025 the livestream itself folded into album-making. · Photo slot: CLEARED — Wikimedia Commons File:DDG 2025.jpg, Mr Jay Hill Network, CC BY 3.0, verified via Commons API 2026-10-15; direct URL https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/DDG_2025.jpg; master in packet photos/.

Sources

• AllMusic, "DDG — Biography" — https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000545946 (primary source)
• Wikipedia contributors, "DDG (rapper)" — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDG_(rapper)

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