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Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr. (born October 10, 1997), known professionally as DDG, is an American YouTuber and rapper. He started making videos in 2014, expanding his content with YouTube vlogs after graduating from high school in 2015 and briefly attended Central Michigan University. He dropped out of college within a year to focus on his YouTube career. [1]
In 2018, Granberry signed with Epic Records and co-founded his own Zooted Music two years later with managers Eric O'Connor and Dimitri Hurt. His 2020 single "Moonwalking in Calabasas" (remixed featuring Blueface) entered the Billboard Hot 100 and received double platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Granberry made his boxing debut against Nate Wyatt in June 2021 at the YouTubers vs Tiktokers event, where he defeated Wyatt by unanimous decision.
Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr. was born in Pontiac, Michigan. He attended International Tech Academy, where he was class valedictorian. [2] 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. [3] [4] After dropping out of Central Michigan, Darryl moved to Hollywood, California to be a full-time entertainer. [3]
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". [5] [6] 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. [7] On November 23, 2017, DDG released a single, "Givenchy", off his debut EP, Take Me Serious. "Givenchy" received over 25 million views on YouTube. [8] Complex identified "Givenchy" as a song "Bout to Blow in 2018". [9] On March 17, 2018, DDG released Take Me Serious. After the release of "Lettuce", DDG was contacted by major record labels, [10] and in June 2018 signed a record deal with Epic Records. [11]
On June 1, 2018, DDG released the single "Arguments", which was certified Gold by the RIAA on April 15, 2020. [12] On March 22, 2019, DDG released his second EP, Sorry 4 the Hold Up. DDG released a music video for the song "Hold Up" from the EP, featuring Queen Naija, and it received over 15 million views on YouTube. On September 20, 2019, DDG released "Push", the first single off his debut album, Valedictorian. DDG released the album on November 1, 2019.
On July 24, 2020, DDG released his single "Moonwalking in Calabasas", [13] which later received two remixes, the first featuring Blueface and the second featuring YG. It became DDG's first song to enter the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 82. [14] [15] The song was certified platinum on June 3, 2021. [16] DDG and record producer OG Parker released the single "Money Long" featuring 42 Dugg on February 26, 2021. [17] DDG released a collaborative mixtape with OG Parker, Die 4 Respect on March 19, 2021. It peaked at number 61 on the Billboard 200. On June 16, 2021, DDG was fan-voted on the tenth spot for the 2021 XXL Freshman List. [18]
On February 18, 2022, DDG released his single "Elon Musk," which featured American-rapper Gunna. According to an interview with Complex Music, the single was a nod to DDG's admiration for the multi-billionaire business magnate and entrepreneur Elon Musk, as well as their similar interests with space travel. [19] According to Forbes , DDG was the first rapper to shoot a music video with NASA's Zero Gravity Training emulating a space mission. [20] [21]
On September 30, 2022, he released a second studio album, It's Not Me It's You, with features from Gunna, NLE Choppa, Polo G, Kevin Gates and Babyface Ray.
In 2022, it was announced that DDG had made the Forbes 2023 30 Under 30 list for music. [22]
In 2014 DDG’s 21 year old brother, Darion Breckenridge, was shot and killed inside his car; the killers were never caught. Four years later in 2018 on DJ Vlad’s (also known as Vladtv) YouTube channel, DDG came out and said he knows who killed his brother. [23] The killing of his brother moved DDG away from the “street life” to pursue more creative endeavors. [24]
In 2020, DDG dated female rapper Rubi Rose. They broke up in 2021 after a year of dating.
In 2022, it was announced that DDG and singer Halle Bailey were in a relationship. In 2024, they announced the birth of their child together, a son born December 22,2023. [25] On October 3, 2024, DDG announced that he and Bailey had broken up after almost three years of dating but would continue to raise their son together. [26]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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US [27] | ||
Valedictorian |
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It's Not Me It's You |
| 133 |
Maybe It's Me... |
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Title | Mixtape details | Peak chart positions | |
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US [27] | US R&B/HH [29] | ||
Die 4 Respect (Hosted by OG Parker) |
| 61 | 34 |
Title | EP details |
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Take Me Serious |
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Sorry 4 the Hold Up |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album(s) | |||
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US [15] | US R&B /HH [30] | CAN [31] | WW [32] | ||||
"Balenciagas" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"Free Parties" | — | — | — | — | |||
"The Reals" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | ||
"No Pockets" | — | — | — | — | |||
"Lettuce" (featuring Famous Dex) | — | — | — | — | |||
"Take Me Serious" | — | — | — | — | Take Me Serious | ||
"Givenchy" | — | — | — | — | |||
"Hood Santa" | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"On My Own" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | ||
"Bank" | — | — | — | — | Take Me Serious | ||
"Arguments" | — | — | — | — | Valedictorian | ||
"No Label" | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Young, Rich & Black" | — | — | — | — | |||
"Run It Up" (featuring YBN Nahmir, G Herbo, and Blac Youngsta) | — | — | — | — | Sorry 4 the Hold Up and Valedictorian | ||
"Accountant" | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Hold Up" (featuring Queen Naija) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | Sorry 4 the Hold Up and Valedictorian | |
"13" | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Push" | — | — | — | — | Valedictorian | ||
"Red Light!" (with DC the Don and YBN Almighty Jay) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | Come as You Are | |
"Cotton Mouth" | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Escape" | — | — | — | — | |||
"Toxic" | — | — | — | — | |||
"Pull Up" (with Sad Frosty) | — | — | — | — | Happy Cult | ||
"OD!" | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"New Celine" (with Paidway T.O) | — | — | — | — | |||
"Exotics" | — | — | — | — | |||
"Case" | — | — | — | — | |||
"She Cheated" | — | — | — | — | |||
"Well Off" | — | — | — | — | |||
"Moonwalking in Calabasas" (solo or featuring Blueface or YG) | 81 | 26 | 72 | 185 | Die 4 Respect | ||
"Tony Montana" (with DJ K.i.D) | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Money Long" (with OG Parker featuring 42 Dugg) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | Die 4 Respect | |
"Rule #1" (with OG Parker featuring Lil Yachty) | — | — | — | — | |||
"No Kizzy" (with Paidway T.O) | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Lusted" | — | — | — | — | |||
"If I Go Broke" | — | — | — | — | |||
"Rucci" | — | — | — | — | |||
"Elon Musk" [34] (featuring Gunna) | 2022 | — [A] | 48 | — | — | It's Not Me It's You | |
"Meat This" (with Blueface) | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Storyteller" | — | — | — | — | It's Not Me It's You | ||
"Stay In My Circle" | — | — | — | — | |||
"Rodeo" | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"If I Want You" | — | — | — | — | It's Not Me It's You | ||
"9 Lives" [36] (featuring Polo G and NLE Choppa) | — | 50 | — | — | |||
"I'm Geekin" (solo or featuring Luh Tyler) | 2023 | — [B] | 33 | — | — |
| Maybe It's Me |
Title | Year | Album |
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"Time Is Money" (Mystic featuring DDG) | 2017 | Non-album single |
"Ice Ice" (Blake featuring DDG) | 2018 | |
"Better Days" (Paidway T.O featuring DDG) | 2019 | |
"Done wit It" (LV The Artist featuring DDG) | 2020 | |
"Wraith" (Ron Suno featuring DDG) | Jokes Up | |
"Why Would You Leave" (Paidway T.O featuring DDG) | Non-album single | |
"On Your Mind" (Autumn Corin featuring DDG) | ||
"Tony Montana" (DJ K.i.D featuring DDG) | ||
"BGC" (Blueface featuring DDG) | 2021 | |
"Get Money" (Melvoni featuring DDG and Tyla Yaweh) | Return to Sender | |
"Simon Says" (Baby Rich featuring DDG) | Non-album single | |
"Choosy" (YBN Almighty Jay featuring DDG) | Almighty: The EP | |
"Zack & Cody" (2KBABY featuring DDG) | First Quarter | |
"Rich as Us" (Taliban Glizzy featuring DDG) | Non-album singles | |
"Worth It" (Traetwothree featuring DDG) | ||
"Trap Santa" (Nakkia Gold featuring DDG) |
Title | Year | Certifications | Album(s) |
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"Hood Melody" (with OG Parker featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again) | 2021 | Die 4 Respect |
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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"Brinks Truck" | 2019 | B.Lou | XX Mixtape Vol.1 - Breaking the Internet |
"2 Girlfriends" | Baby Rich | ||
"Watch This" | B.Lou | BOW | |
"She Ain't Me" | 2020 | Ceraadi | #GRWM |
"Honey Pack (Remix)" | 2021 | Bfb Da Packman, Lil Yachty | Fat Niggas Need Love Too |
"Yellow Tape" | D3szn | 4Hunnid Presents: Gang Affiliated | |
" Astronaut in the Ocean (Remix)" | Masked Wolf, G-Eazy | — | |
"Fr Fr" | Deno | Boy Meets World | |
"No Favours" | Lord Afrixana | Godfather of Harlem: Season 2 Soundtrack | |
"Cabo (Remix)" | Bankrol Hayden, Ka$hdami | — | |
"Beethoven (Remix)" | Kenndog |
1 fight | 1 win | 0 losses |
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By decision | 1 | 0 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | Nate Wyatt | UD | 5 | June 12, 2021 | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida, U.S. |
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