One might expect an up and coming rapper to capitalize off the attempt on his life, but Young Dumm wants his message to be clear "There’s no amount of money that will bring you back from death". He continues, "I wasn’t in a coma and I didn’t walk out of the hospital. I rolled out of there in a wheelchair thanking God I was still alive". The product of an unstable home and gang culture in Compton California makes him a man of the streets, intimately familiar with its codes and its violence.
Young Dumm refuses to let these life etrocities hinder him and wants you to get his story straight from the horses mouth in a fourthcoming DVD, titled State Raised. "I’m an entrepreneur by definition. Whether it be a full featured album or a DVD, I’m a walking opportunity. Right now i’m just trying to organize resources to help take advantage of the opportunity".
For those expecting to be pulled into a fabricated world of drug deals gone bad, fictionalized characters, and the lifestyles of Tony Montanna should be forwarned. Young Dumm wants you to party and have a good time hence his popular song, "West Coast Margarita" where he introduces a new drink in his smooth melodic Compton dialect over a Lil Rob beat. "I’m not here to justify my Gangsterism. I have nothing to prove. I’m not trying to get in this game and go ass out backwards by catching cases and gaining more enemies than I already have. Exploiting my story is one thing but living it is another. Being able to share my music and story with the masses is a blessing."
Dubcnn is bringing you three tracks from Young Dumm. These are the aforementioned "West Coast Margarita", along with the left coast anthem "West Coast" and "All Grown Up", a track over Jay-Z’s "30 Something".
Young Dumm – West Coast
Young Dumm – West Coast Margarita
Young Dumm – All Grown Up
Fore more info on Young Dumm, visit his MySpace page.
