David Wallace III (born December 16, 2004), known professionally as Kashdami (stylized as KA$HDAMI), is an American rapper. He rose to popularity with his songs "Reparations", "Look N The Mirror" and 14 with tana which gained attraction on SoundCloud and TikTok. He released his first major label mixtape Epiphany in June 2021.[1]
KA$HDAMI | |
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| Birth name | David Wallace III |
| Also known as | Dami |
| Born | (2004-12-16) December 16, 2004 (age 17) Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Origin | Prince George's County, Maryland |
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| Occupation(s) | rapper, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2018–present |
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David Wallace III was born on December 16, 2004, in Las Vegas, Nevada, and was raised by his parents. He gained early experience with music through his father, who owned a studio and worked in the industry. He died when Wallace was seven. His family moved to Maryland around this time.[2] Wallace has a twin sister.[3]
Wallace started making music at the age of eight through the now-defunct video chat app ooVoo. At thirteen, he bought a microphone and recorded on his mother's computer.[4] He released the song "Kappin Up" and Findin' Out in 2018 but became demotivated and took a break. Wallace returned when "Kappin Up" became popular on TikTok in 2020, with the help of a music video by WorldStarHipHop.[5][6]
With newfound motivation, Kashdami released the mixtapes #KashDontMiss and 16 in 2020, which grew his online fanbase. In January 2021, his breakout single "Reparations!" released, which gained popularity on various platforms including TikTok and SoundCloud. His follow-up single "Look N The Mirror!" did similarly well. Kashdami signed a deal with Republic Records in May.[5]
On June 2, 2021, the mixtape Epiphany released through Republic Records, with features from tana, yvngxchris, SSGKobe, Riovaz and D'mari Harris[7][8] Kashdami and fellow rapper tana, formerly BabySantana featured on the Lyrical Lemonade YouTube channel with their track "14". on July 20, 2021.[9] In September, Kashdami released the single "Public", and followed it up with "Intermission" in October.[10] They were the lead singles to his next mixtape Hypernova, it was released on November 12, 2021, with a sole feature from Trippie Redd.[11][12] In March, Kashdami released the single "posed2be" and followed it with "Phoenix" in April. He Later released "Famine" with XLOVCLO and then released the final single of his mixtape World Damination with "komission" on September 9th. 7 days later World Damination was released on September 16, 2022
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