Interview with DDm, Baltimore, Maryland

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Date
2020-10-06
Main contributor
DDm
Summary
DDm (Baltimore, Maryland) 

DDm (Dapper Dan Midas) is a singer, raptivist and social media personality based in Baltimore, Maryland. DDm was born and raised in Baltimore, and participated in the local rap circuit beginning in the mid-2000s before starting his hip hop duo Bond St. District. As a solo artist, DDm has recorded albums including Beautiful Gowns (2019) and The Ballad of Omar (2020), inspired by Michael K. Williams’s portrayal of Omar, an openly gay man raised in West Baltimore, in the series The Wire. DDm has released multiple music videos including “Come Thru,” “He Say She Say,” and “Pull Up.” In addition to rapping at ciphers around Baltimore, he has performed at venues such the Baltimore Soundstage and the LGBTQ mega-party Bent: Back with a Bang. He has performed alongside musicians such as Dan Deacon and collaborated with Wye Oak’s Jenn Wasner on her project Dungeonesse. Beyond music, DDm regularly presents social commentary videos under the moniker Secretary of Shade. 

Interviewed by Tamar Sella, 10/06/2020.
Contributor
Tamar Sella
Subjects
Music; United States; Covid-19 Pandemic
Location
Baltimore, Maryland
Collection
Musicians in America during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Unit
Society for Ethnomusicology

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