Who is DwopDoughBoy?
Coming out of Ottawa, Ontario, rapper DwopDoughBoy recently dropped his track “Fo Real” featuring FTG Reggie. We asked the artist a few questions about himself and his music.
“DD aka Dwop I am a young Congolese rapper and songwriter. I was born in Uganda then later came to Canada when I was 3 years old”, he says. “I always had an interest in music coming from a Christian family—music played a big role growing up. I enjoyed playing the drums and piano.” Music and faith often go hand in hand. There are so many artists who have begun their musical journey coming out of a Christian household. In “Fo Real”, Dwop raps “never thought that I’d be rapping, gotta get it, might just sign a deal”.
“Fo Real” is the artists latest single and features fellow Ottawa Artist FTG Reggie. “That’s crodie no cap! Most of us from the west end went to the same school and lived our lives in the same neighbourhood” he tells us. “The single is about me making a point that I’m here and here to stay. I also speak about overcoming the obstacles and struggles of my environment. I just want to inspire and motivate to show the youth that you can do anything you put your mind to.”
“I made this single around this time last year—I found the beat on YouTube wrote to it then went to my boy DeflareBeats studio. I laid it down, then fast forward—Reggie got out in January of 2022 and I got him on the record. We shot the video for the single in march of 2022 and now we’re currently sitting at 30k+ views on YouTube!” he says. Listening to the track, you’re met with a soft piano that rises to the beat paired with the artists inspirational lyrics and soothing flow. The video and the lyrics will definitely have you feeling emotional and inspired for the young artists coming out of the local music scene.
But who inspires DwopDoughBoy? “I get a lot of my inspiration from FTG Metro and Lil Poppa also Polo G”, he tells us. On artists he hopes to collab with, he says, “I’d like to work with Hardo, TwoTime, Lindasson, Lowkey Gwap, and Night Lovell.”
