David Keith Dallas (born 28 August, 1982), better known by his stage name David Dallas, is a New Zealand rapper and songwriter of Samoan and European descent. He began his career under the stage name Con Psy, as a part of the rap group Frontline, before changing his stage name to his birth name and pursuing a solo career.
Dallas, performing under the name Con Psy, met producer Nick "41" MacLaren in 2001 in Auckland and they formed Frontline, a rapper/producer rap group and began recording material.
In 2004, Dallas, as Con Psy, appeared on three tracks from P-Money's second album, Magic City: "Get Up Slow", "Get Back" (featuring Dirty Records labelmate PNC) and "321 Remix" (featuring Skillz and PNC). He also appeared on Breakin Wreckwordz's mixtapes Breakin Wreckwordz Vol 1. and Fuck Music, DJ Sirvere's Major Flavour mixtape series and Louie Knuxx's debut album Wasted Youth.
In February 2006, Frontline supported 50 Cent and G-Unit on their New Zealand Tour. In March 2006, Frontline and P-Money opened for Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda and his side-project/band Fort Minor at their Australia and New Zealand tour dates.
Solo career
In 2007, Dallas’ changed his stage name from Con Psy to his birth name, David Dallas, and embarked on a solo career. He released his debut project, a 12 track mixtape titled, The Artist Formerly Known As, on 17 February, 2008, through Dirty Records.
Dallas' debut solo extended play, Something Now, was released on September 13, 2008, through Dirty Records and was supported by the single "Get Out The Way" (Remix) featuring Mr Sicc & Tek from R.E.S.
Dallas wrote and performed the entrance song for the Samoan WWE wrestling team The Usos, "So Close Now", which was released on 31 October 2011 via WWE Music Group, accumulating over 15 million streams across streaming platforms.
In September 2012, Dallas released his second solo extended play, Buffalo Man, as a free download, with all songs inspired by, sampling or interpolating Jamiroquai.[4]
In February 2014, Dallas supported Eminem on the New Zealand leg of his Rapture Tour.[6] Dallas received 4 nominations at the 2014 New Zealand Music Awards, winning 'Best Male Artist' and 'Best Urban/Hip Hop Album'.
Dallas' released his fourth studio album, Hood Country Club, on April 21, 2017, debuting at #10 on the New Zealand Albums Chart. Dallas received 4 nominations at the 2017 New Zealand Music Awards, including 'Album of the Year', 'Best Hip Hop Artist' and 'Single of the Year' for lead single 'Fit In'.
In May 2021, The Rose Tint was released on vinyl and Dallas' embarked on a 4 date New Zealand tour in mid-2021 titled '10 Years Deep' to commemorate the 10 year anniversary of the album.
Dallas' released his third extended play, Vita, produced entirely by former Frontline member 41, on March 22, 2024. The EP was released on vinyl in November 2024, with Dallas' embarking on a 3 date New Zealand tour titled 'Fafo' with PNC in December 2024 in support of the EP.
↑ "Probably" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number six on the NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart.[11]
↑ "Training Montage" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 29 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[12]
↑ "Runnin'" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 20 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[13]
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