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DAPPA (WeArePSP)

DAPPA known as New Orleans Rising Icon, is taking over the Radio Stations, YouTube, and all the Social Network sites that can handle him. Google DAPPA to follow and see for yourself what impact DAPPA and his PSP Family is having.

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Hometown	New Orleans, LA
Genres	Urban, Hip_Hop
Band Members	Artist: Dappa; Producer: U-P;
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Upcoming Shows	None

Contact Information:	Label Lovell Cooper pspstudio@me.com 504-621-9426
# Years Experience Performing Live:	7
# Live Perfomances Past Six-months:	30
Market Draw:	New Orleans: 800+
Venue History:	House of Blues - New Orleans, LA Blue Nile - New Orleans, LA The Republic - New Orleans, LA THE HOWLING WOLF - New Orleans, LA Tipitinas - new orleans, LA New Orleans Arena - New Orleans, LA Louisiana Superdome - New Orleans, LA The Cajun Dome - Lafayette, LA BOK Center - Tulsa, OK Ceasers - New Orleans, LA The Venue - New Orleans, LA Club NV - New Orleans, LA Tulane University - New Orleans, LA Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge, LA Dillard University - New Orleans, LA Southern University - Baton Rouge, LA
Opener Experience:	Lil Wayne; Snoop Dog; The Dream; Juvenille; B.G.; Bobby Valentino; Jay-Z; Drake
Similar Artists:	lil wayne; Drake; Jay Electronica
Performing Rights Society:	BMI
Discography:	Come And Get Me Single—2010; The Preview 2 LP—2010; Win Again (New Orleans Saints) Single—2009; Tip Toe Single—2009; You Got Me "The Preview" LP—2008; Can't Let Go Single—2008; You Got Me Single—2007; From N.O. to D.C. LP—2005

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About the Artist

Daniel Torregano (born December 20, 1983) better known as DAPPA, a young New Orleans emcee with the attitude, determination and swagger of a Hip-Hop legend has begun the unparalleled journey of becoming a renowned rap artist. As a rapper, Dappa is...

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Reached 67th in Best of Urban chart in 2011. In the top 100 for 2 weeks.

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DAPPA - I'M ILL (Official Video) by JA3MIK3
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DAPPA AT SUMMER JAM by Rosalie Cohn
Born and raised in New Orleans, Daniel “Dappa” Torregano is not only a rapper and singer, but a producer as well. Hardworking and on the rise, he has gone from dropping mixtapes such as Chocolate City Vol. 1 & 2, to being President of Palmyra Street Productions. Dappa’s hit singles include “Tip Toe,” “Win Again” and “Get Away.” Urban Dictionary defines “Dappa” as “someone who looks good all the time, and is basically the top dog.” Did you write this definition? [Laughs.] No, I didn’t write the definition, but if there was a picture next to it, it would be mine. In all seriousness, where did “Dappa” come from? I was in New York one time actually, I was in recording school. I always matched, was always fresh, so they called me “Dappa.” And my name is Daniel, so “Dappa Dan” was first, then they took “Dan” off. It’s corny. [Laughs.] It kinda stuck with me. I heard you “accidentally” fell into rapping when you were 18. Can you talk about how you got started? I was a DJ at first. I got with this record company and they needed a DJ. I wanted to get involved in any kind of way, so I started DJing, and I remember one day somebody didn’t show up to the studio. I said, “I can rap.” Everybody looked at me like I was crazy, so I said it again, “No, I can rap.” They were like, go ahead. So I did, and everybody’s eyes were like “Oh shit, that dude’s the one.” I was kinda pulled into it. I accidentally started singing; that was the real accident. [Laughs.] There was a song called “You Got Me.” We were just playing around in the studio one day and I started singing, and I was pretty good. I remember nobody wanted to push the record because they were scared because it was so different. It wound up actually being pretty hot. That was the song that was on [local radio stations] Q93 and 102.9 on heavy rotation. That was the song that really stamped my name in the city, so I guess accidents are great. In 2008, you opened for Lil Wayne on The Carter III tour. What was that like? It was awesome. That shit was crazy. I’ve got a very good promoter friend of mine named Lady Brown, and she said, “I’m going to put you on a show with Lil Wayne in Lafayette.” She called me, and we smashed it. The first show was in front of like 10,000 people at the Cajundome. Two months later, she called me back, so we just tagged along with Lil Wayne for a few dates. That was around the country. It was crazy though. I couldn’t really explain it. There were like 12,000 people yelling at you. That was pretty hot. That was one of the biggest moments of my life. You’re also a producer. Do you consider yourself a rapper first and a producer second, or vice versa? I’m a rapper first. U-P is my main producer. U-P is the shit, my mentor. When it comes to my work, I let him P. Diddy it; I let him executive produce everything. He’s been with me since day one. Right now, I’m starting to branch off more as a producer. That’s pretty cool. A lot of people are respecting me for that, and are coming to me to write their songs or produce. It is more money in the bank, more exposure. It will allow me to do other genres of music outside of hip-hop. Have you ever written anything for another artist and wished that it were for you? All the time! It’s hard every time I part with lyrics. Every time I part with a track, a beat that we do, because I don’t make music halfway. I really give it my all, so when I finish writing a song, it’s like having a baby and giving it away. You don’t want to do that. You want to keep the hot stuff for yourself, but it’s cool to collaborate with people and see what they get to do. You give them your ideas and they put their talent and their ideas with it. Actually, it might blossom to become something better than you even thought of. How have you seen the hip-hop community in New Orleans change? Has that change been for the better? When I started, it was nothing like it is now. I think it’s changed for the best. A lot of people really are stepping up. The guys that are a little more advanced are taking care of the guys that are not advanced, helping them get out. We have a huge hip-hop scene, but I don’t think the masses really understand how unified we are, how big we are. It’s just as big as the jazz scene, but it’s a new scene. We have to get more of the city on our artists, following us, making sure to come out to shows. The New Orleans hip-hop scene as a whole is getting better daily. I’m glad to be a part of the beginning of it. This is the Renaissance period, and we just came out of the Ice Age. I’m really just glad to be a part of it, but I’ve been told I’m actually one of the look-up-to-guys, so that’s pretty cool. I hope that I can do my part in helping NOLA hip-hop become bigger than anything. This is our time to show the world that that what we’re doing is bigger than anybody. Right now New Orleans is really getting looked at, especially after Katrina and the Super Bowl and everything. Right now, it’s wide-open for all of us to just spread our wings and fly away. How does being from New Orleans shape and influence your sound and style? It affects everything. I always hear people say, “Oh man, you don’t sound like you’re from New Orleans, even when you talk. When you sing, when you rap. Your music doesn’t sound like you’re from New Orleans.” I’m like, how could it not sound like I’m from New Orleans? I’m from New Orleans. Anything that I make sounds like it’s from here. I wouldn’t want to be from anywhere else. It’s shaped everything. I am New Orleans. If I wasn’t from New Orleans, I guess I wouldn’t make the music I make, because I definitely have rhythms and melodies and different things that I pick up from New Orleans. Being from here has definitely influenced my life musically. This is a music mecca. On Saturday you’re performing at Summer Jam. What is it like performing in your hometown? Performing at home is always kind of cool and rough at the same time. It’s always cool to come home because you see all your friends come out. It’s a different crowd then going out of town. When you’re out of town, it’s new fans, older fans. When you’re home, that’s the people that help you get on. You have a bigger connection, so it’s always a better show when you’re at home. All your family’s there, and your friends. It’s cool. You get to be yourself. You can catch Dappa at the inaugural NOLA Summer Jam 2010, a hip-hop, fashion and art festival presented by Supremestreet and Traffic Boutique. The festival takes place this Saturday from 12 to 6 p.m. at Washington Square Park and features Dom Kennedy, Stalley, Aquaforce, Kashflow, C.O. The Hustla, A Levy, Bzy Bee, and many more. Admission is $10. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Sickle Cell research and Gulf Aid. Dappa performs at 3:30 p.m.

"You Got Me..." New Orlean's MC DAPPA by TSSCREW
Even though I can get new music anytime I want in the comfort of my own dorm room, there’s nothing like going to a concert and picking up a mixtape. Every Hip-Hop fan has that one story of the time they met a rapper when he or she was a complete nobody, selling a mixtape outside of some sort of venue. Of course, when this rapper blows up, the story gets told every five minutes. Soon, I think I’ll be able to tell a similar story. New Orleans’s Essence Festival is an up and coming artist’s wet dream. Superstars and record execs alike come from all over the country to enjoy the craziness. You never know who’s gonna pick up a your tape and, because of this, artists come out of the woodwork to push their product. This past summer at the event, I brought a few bucks and picked up some mixtapes. Of course, a few were good. Most sucked. And one in particular has stayed in my car to this very day: Chocolate City Vol. 1 by insanely talented New Orleans MC, Dappa. Dappa mixes creative concepts with the swagger that has made New Orleans MC’s so adored. His off the wall imagery and raspy voice will undoubtedly bring comparisons to Luda. Just check this line from the “Wipe Me Down Remix”: “I been a problem child since the doctor came and smacked my ass/I grew up, caught a cab, found his ass, slapped his ass..” Lines like that are laugh out loud funny, which is rare these days since we’ve heard almost every punchline there is to make. Then there are songs like “The Simpsons” which takes the show’s theme song and creates a beat that makes you crunch your face with the first clap. Dappa rides the beat perfectly, using cartoons to explainâ€¦uhâ€¦not so cartoony concepts. Alongside 5th Child (who is a beast in his own right), Dappa constructs some of his most cohesive and detailed concepts. “Shauna” shows the two MCs fantasizing about a young reminiscent of the DTP starlet while “Chocolate City” allows the two to trade bars about the recovering city of New Orleans. At first listen, it is definitely easy to see how one can see Dappa as the next big thing. The way he actually is reaching that goal is quite surprising, though. A couple of months ago, a friend of mine who DJs down in Mississippi sent me Dappa’s first big single, “You Got Me,” which was getting mega-airplay down in the Gulf Coast region. I was expecting the same vicious flow that had me hooked onto the mixtape. Instead, Dap was singing. While this caught me off guard, no one can deny that the song is hot. Dappa translated his ability to discuss relationships that he displayed on “Chocolate City” to make an infectious hit that will get in your head, make itself comfy and stay there. But don’t get it twisted, the Big Easy MC will still bite ya head off: “Swag in my walk and lag in my talk and/Attitude retarded, Bitch I’m from New Awleans” Those lines are perfect the description of the appeal and attitude of this young beast. Listen to Dappa’s “You Got Me” and other compiled tracks. For more info, visit http://www.myspace.com/yaboydappa.

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