Most people realize that the industry consists of a considerable amount of aspiring rappers. Because of this, professionals in the industry may not stop to listen if you appear to be like everyone else. But if you establish yourself as an artist who is interested in learning and gaining respect, the right people may begin to notice that you took the time to develop your skill and you demand to be taken seriously. However, in order to gain recognition in this industry it is imperative to first learn your value. Overnight success stories don’t always happen so it is important that you remember hard work goes a long way when trying to make an impression. In comparison, Dizzy Wright worked his way from learning about the industry and the fundamentals of a record label to catching the attention of an experienced indie artist who consequently is a co-founder of an independent label. This accomplished rapper: Hopsin didn’t take long before signing Dizzy Wright to the label because although Dizzy indeed had the talent, his awareness is what got him where he needed to be. It was essentially his industry knowledge that allowed him to decipher the difference between mainstream fame and personal goals. Dizzy Wright’s clear observation of the business is what led him to signing to an indie label rather than a major label. How will you measure your value in the game?
- Dizzy Wright was born La’Reonte Wright on November 26, 1990 in Flint, Michigan and grew up in Nevada, California, and Georgia.
- When he was 4 years old, he moved to Las Vegas with his mom and took up rapping at 8 years old.
- Dizzy’s mom helped him write his raps, promote his music, and perform at venues.
- Since his mom was a concert promoter, he was able to attend the BET Awards at a young age and starting interviewing musicians for BET’s youth segment.
- At a young age he began to learn about the music business and was able to establish his own goals based on that knowledge.
- His exposure to the music industry helped him learn quickly that he didn’t want to be signed to a major record label.
- In 2010, he released his first mixtape titled ‘What Hip-Hop Needs’.
- In 2010, he also caught the attention of the independent label Funk Volume (co-founded by Hopsin) after he won a ‘Rip the Mic’ competition on BET.
- In 2011, he released 2 mixtapes titled ‘Legendary’ and ‘Soul Searchin’.
- His fourth mixtape, ‘Soul Searchin’ Next Level’ was released under the record label Bluestar Records, an independent record label founded in 2004 by Pretty Ricky.
- Dizzy Wright eventually signed with Funk Volume in 2011 after releasing ‘Soul Searchin’ Next Level’.
- In 2012, he released his first album under Funk Volume called ‘SmokeOut Conversations’.
- ‘SmokeOut Conversations’ peaked at number 8 on Billboards Heatseekers chart and 42 on the top Hip-Hop Albums chart.
- In the summer of 2012, he released his fifth mixtape called ‘Free SmokeOut Conversations’.
- ‘Free SmokeOut Conversations was downloaded close to 200,000 times which allowed him to headline his own tour.
- At the end of 2012, he toured with the members of Funk Volume on the ‘Funk Volume Tour’.
- Following the tour, he released his first EP called ‘The First Agreement’ which peaked at number 41 on Billboard’s Hip-Hop albums chart and number 25 on the Top Rap Albums chart.
- Dizzy Wright was a member of the XXL Freshmen Class of 2013.
- He worked with Joey Bada$$ on his single Maintain, which he released before his sixth mixtape called ‘The Golden Age’.
- His sixth mixtape peaked at number 39 on the Billboard Top Hip-Hop Albums chart.
- Dizzy then planned to release ‘The Second Agreement EP’ in December of 2013.
- HipHopDX named Dizzy Wright the Rising Star of the Year.
- In April of 2014, he released his second EP called ‘State of Mind’.
- Following that, he released his seventh mixtape titled ‘BriLLiant Youth’.
- Dizzy Wright toured with Hopsin on the ‘Knock Madness World Tour’ in 2014.
Here is what Dizzy Wright told Hard Knock TV about doing something different: “In the very beginning I definitely wanted to give people what they wanted. I didn’t just start like this. I definitely grew into this artist. Like in the beginning I felt like nobody was listening to my hip-hop shit. Myspace was my first outlet and I was putting everything on Myspace and it just wasn’t getting the feedback that I wanted it to get. So then the plan was to do something different then what was expected of me…. Everybody in Vegas was walkin the same route and nobody was on.”
Post by: Rosie J. – music marketer
