Age is just a number in the music business. If a young person (or an older person) is willing to put in the hard work success will come. We recently came across DTB Chris who seems to be at the start of his own prosperous journey in music.
Born and raised in Long Island, New York, the 13-year-old rapper has been quite prolific. Late 2019 saw DTB Chris’ debut single release “Catch an Opp” featuring Bugszy Citglo. It seemed to catch on quickly with over 100,000 streams already. The music kept flowing with more singles including “The Spot”, “Yo Bro!”. And “Not Lucky” Songwriting comes quickly and there seems to be no slowing down.
On March 20th, DTB Chris put out his first full length record Beginning of a Legend. The 14 track album is not just set with a clever name, there is a real start to something here. The unique vocal style comes at us right away with the opener ”The Jungle”. There is real lyrical talent here.
Tracks such as “Poppin”, “Flex Up”, and “Spin The Clip” show some real diversity in the directions that DTB Chris can go. Working with a bunch of different producers also shows that Chris can get it done with just about anyone. Professionalism is not lacking.
Taking that to the next level, DTB Chris has released a music video for his song “Said It”. The pro video has some great backdrops Queens, NY as well as some cool graphic effects that add a fun flair to it and keep it visually interesting. The flow is just as interesting.
We had the chance to chat with the young rising star and get a better look into him as an artist. Enjoy the interview here:
First off, what is the name DTB Chris about?
DTB stand for (Down To Business) and Chris is my name
How would you describe your sound?
My sound is like trap music, but I also love working with melodic tunes.
I thanked all the producers that contributed their work to my project
Which artists have had the biggest influence on you?
XXXtentacion and Ski Mask the Slump God
What can you tell us about your just released album Beginning of a Legend?
Beginning of legend represents my first real entry into HipHop, I dropped a couple of singles featuring other artists, but for beginning of a legend I wanted to prove to myself that I can hold my own as a solo artist, for examples, I had multiple versatile song like “Poppin”, “Stomp Stomp’”, “Said It”, “Flex Up, “Story”, “Moving Low”, and “Feel a Way”.
How do you hope to connect with the listeners of your music?
I hope to connect to the listener through all social media platforms and keep making the music they love.
Share some advice for another young buck rising in the music industry?
Keep grinding and keep doing what you’re doing but always remember that you’ll learn more in failures than you would ever do in success. Always believe in yourself
Give us a look at the future of DTB Chris?
Like the name said I’m Down to Business and will continue to learn and grow and develop as an artist while making great music for my fans.
Keep up with more from DTB CHRIS on his INSTAGRAM.
