Damion White

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D-White : The Rebirth
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Have you longed for “real” hip-hop? Well here it is, D. White brings a new-aged, throwback with a rap album that can inspire you while simultaneously entertaining you. He’s all southern charm, with a world-class style for mass appeal.

Recommended if you like

• Andre 3000
• Jay-Z
• T.I.

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• Hip-Hop/Rap: Hip Hop
• Hip-Hop/Rap: Underground Rap
• Moods: Type: Lyrical

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The Rebirth
D-White

© Copyright-Damion White (884502769944)

Record Label: Planet Records®

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Preview Song Name Time Format Price Select
1. We Loose 3:58 $0.50
2. Near Forever 3:51 $0.50
3. Get Sumthin’ 4:04 $0.50
4. You and Me 4:42 $0.50
5. Play’d Out 4:33 $0.50
6. Mind Trip 4:16 $0.50
7. True Angel 4:22 $0.50
8. Here We go 4:20 $0.50
9. After Tonight 4:19 $0.50
10. My Cup 3:55 $0.50
11. Open Eyes 4:16 $0.50
12. City of Angels 3:50 $0.50

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D. White, the Charlotte, NC born and bred athlete, recently turned MC, is in search of a fresh start. Formerly a songwriter D recorded a debut studio LP while living in Los Angeles in 2007. However, he says his “real” debut is yet to come and still in the works. The LP, Originally dubbed, “Birth Of A Universe” was a 17 track compilation intended to break D.’s (then performing under the pseudonym Khak Black) career. However, as is oft the case in the music industry, plans got derailed and bridges burned.

All in all D. maintains that he was always singularly focused on the music: “There’s no way it should have gone down like it did,” he says with a tinge of melancholy in his voice. “It was no secret what I was about, everyone knew. I only carried myself the right way – as a humble student of the game – someone trying to get better at my craft. Fame and fortune never motivated me. Hell it was almost like I didn’t want it,” he ponders. “it would’ve taken away time in the studio.”

White continues to flash his disarming smile despite the obviousness that he has been scarred by the ups, downs, and pitfalls of trying to organize music industry types and artists’ personalities. He clearly has more to say on the subject, and he strains to maintain his even disposition. “I was only about the family we created in the studio. Nothing else mattered. My only focus – and what I thought was everyone’s focus – was what we were trying to accomplish together, not a grand here or $1500.00 there. Before I left cats was acting like they was major label execs or some shit, like they suddenly became more than the whole.” White shakes his head and laughs as he goes on, “But even when shit was still all good i was having to beg people to get in the studio and do work. At the end of the day, everything stopped making sense, then it all just fell apart and you had folks acting like they had amnesia as to how we got to where we was in the first place.”

Needless to say, Birth of a Universe – released in late 2008 – has merely hovered in the ether since Damion and his then partners decided to go their separate ways, leaving a smoldering controversy bubbling beneath the surface. The Rebirth is a reconfiguration of this record, without 5 tracks from the original. This is D. White’s fresh start; a re-branding and all-new, back-to-basics approach to making music. ’I’m never gonna quit making music. Aside from the game of basketball, it’s the only thing I’ve ever loved doing. Now I’m just gonna approach this like doing anything else you love – I want it done right, so I’m gonna do it myself."

With Rebirth, White hopes to generate some sales for his own exposure – with hopes that it will open the floodgates for the distribution of songs that he has created on his own. “But more importantly,” he says, “this is to pay royalties” to the contributing members of his now defunct team. “I mean it’s obvious, some of us never had shit, or either wanted something for nothing, you know, got used to that silver spoon. Now I got dough, and I’m just now starting to get to a point where I can afford to make things right, at least in my own mind. Haters, gonna hate that’s just what they do. They look for problems, drama, shit to get upset about. As long as I put things right for me, get my own peace of mind, I’m good….” he trails off. “Fuck em,” he shrugs “I’ll pay them to go away.”

The Rebirth is definitely a solid freshman effort by anyone’s standards. It is an eclectic mix with influences from southern hip-hop, throwbacks to the 90’s glory days in rap, to classic rock influences. Many of the hooks are singalong catchy, but even though you don’t want to skip songs, by the time it’s over you come up thinking something’s missing. I think that piece missing is the pop/R&B infused features that are dominating popular music today. However, on the upside is White’s wordplay, which often borders on savant – you may have to pay attention to catch it though.

Some of the songs here also lack in oomph. The record is thin and weak in spaces where you expect or just plain want the bass to hit harder or the drums to be heavier. White credits this to the constraints of a limited recording budget. When recording the album they were forced to record lyrics over mere stereo instrumental tracks. This means that the ability to isolate sounds in the mix was severely limited. This approach to recording gravely hinders the mixing process – and is less in line with a studio album and more in line with a mixed tape. D. White says he was aware of this throughout the process. “I mean me and dude [Joey Mora] ain’t on the best of terms now,” White says referring to one of Birth of a Universe’s co-executive producers and lead engineer, “but dude did some work on the album, I’ll give him that. When we started he was fresh out the engineering and mixing classes, and it was like, here’s a full-fledged rap project for you to take on.”

The potential is definitely here for Rebirth to garner White heavy attention and big time spins – the lead track “We Loose” is slated to appear in a studio feature film early next year. The raw aesthetic of the album is pleasing and reminiscent of a time when hip-hop was still pure. However, my overall impression is that although it has classic potential, the biggest knock is the sonic amateurism, and D agrees. “That was something we had resigned to living with,” he explains. “We was just getting these joints out of the way and supposedly on to the next shit. Birth [of a Universe] was supposed to be my Reasonable doubt, it was that rawness. Until shit wasn’t sweet no more, cats agreed that this album was going to get recognized after the 2nd or 3rd records were finished and out, it was meant to be old-school artist development.”

Keeping that in mind, The Rebirth is exactly, “that rawness.” It is a delight, and with the 5 tracks from the original LP removed it is a ‘no skip’ kind of album. Check it out, and wait for that sophomore effort from your boy D. White. I bet it’s a banger.

-Words As Told To: Nolang Erhaite

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