Dez Nado

Dez Nado

2015 Jacksonville Artist of the Year and 2015 BET Hip Hop Awards Performer Dez Nado
Background information
Birth name Joseph Scott
Also known as D-Eazy
Born Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Genres hip hop, Reggae, Pop
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • Record Producer
  • Television Producer
  • Songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • keyboards
  • piano
Years active 2010–present
Labels VIPSquad Entertainment
Associated acts
Website whoisdeznado.com

Dez Nado, is an American hip hop and reggae singer, songwriter and record producer from Jacksonville, Florida. He is also a television producer who produces and directs Jacksonville's first and only cable reality TV series Life & Grind: Duval.[1]

Career

Dez saw his earliest successes in college, where he used his platform as college DJ at a small university in Jacksonville to distribute and promote his own music and host his own showcases on campus.[2] After being nearly killed by a gunshot to the chest, he shifted the tone of his music from "self-destructive to self-productive" and started using his music as a platform for pushing a progressive, conscious agenda, and promoting non-violence in one of the most violent cities in Florida.[3] This new sound led to the inking of his first major digital distribution deal after releasing his first mixtape series "No Hands" which included No Hands, No Hands 1.5, and No Hands 2 (album) originally distributed by KKR/Island/Def Jam, which includes his most progressive work in response to his views on the Trayvon Martin shooting and the Stand Your Ground policy in his home state of Florida.[4][5][6][7] No Hands 2 is now distributed exclusively by MTV.[8]

More recently, Dez premiered a new cable reality TV series called Life & Grind: Duval on Bounce TV[9][10] that gives a unique, personal look into not only his daily life and grind as an independent artist, but also other indie artists and bands affiliated with his self-managed entertainment label who are actively pursuing their dreams.[11] After gaining enough buzz in 2014 to win the title of Jacksonville Artist of the Year[12] and land a performance spot at the 2015 BET Hip Hop Awards,[13] Dez is currently preparing to release his second album LaDolceVita in 2016 and promoting his latest features which include August Alsina , Caskey , Taylor Gang artist Lola Monroe , and Fetty Wap , among others . Dez made the local news with his $1.5 Million dollar crowdfunding pitch in Spring 2014 for his Life & Grind project and Jacksonville's only annual indie concert series Duval Spring Fest, which Dez started in college and continues to this day

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details
No Hands 2[8]
  • Released: April 29, 2011
  • Label: KKR/Island/Def Jam
LaDolceVita
  • Released: March 1, 2016
  • Label: VIPSquad Entertainment/Universal Music Group

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead performer, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US US
R&B		 US
Rap
"Check Out My Lean"
 2011 — — — No Hands 2
"KindaDed"(featuring Lionheart) 2013 — — — No Hands: I.R.I.E.
"Futuristic" 2015 TBR TBR TBR LaDolceVita
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

  1. ↑ "2015 Jacksonville Artist of the Year Premieres New Cable Reality Show". ABC25/NBC12. March 27, 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
  2. ↑ "Dez Nado Webpage". VIPSquad Entertainment. December 16, 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  3. ↑ "Jacksonville Still No 1 Murder Rate in Florida". First Coast News. November 7, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
  4. ↑ "Dez Nado Puts home town on the map". International Hip Hop. May 15, 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  5. ↑ "Dez Nado Interview Next To Blow Artist 2013". Music Connectz Magazine. August 12, 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
  6. ↑ "No Hands 1.5". Yung City Mixtapes. 2012. Retrieved 2012. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  7. ↑ "Dez Nado Discography". Artist Rove. 2015. Retrieved 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  8. 1 2 "MTV Hosts Dez Nado's Album NO HANDS 2". MTV. 2013. Retrieved 2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  9. ↑ "Season 1 of Jacksonville's 1st and ONLY cable reality TV series". whoisdeznado homepage. February 2015. Retrieved 2015-02-06.
  10. ↑ "WCWJ Network Website". WCWJ homepage. January 2016. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  11. ↑ "International Apparel Company Signs on with Dez Nado's "Life and Grind" movement". RudeBoy Lifestyle Magazine. 2013. Retrieved 2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  12. ↑ "Dez Nado Wins Artist of the Year at Duval Music Festival". VOID Magazine. March 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
  13. ↑ "Dez Nado Performs at 2015 BET Hip Hop Awards". Hood Critic Magazine. October 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-06.

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