Deewunn biography1. Biography
DamoneWalker,betterknowninthemusicworldas“DeeWunn”wasborninKingston,Jamaicaandraisedinthe
suburbsofSpanishTown.DeeWunnispopularlyknownforbeinga“JamaicanHybrid”ashebringsforthhisown
hybridsound,creatingadifferentdimensionandmeaningtothebuddinggenreof“Yardcore”.
(“Yardcore”isarelativelynewterm todescribeahybridgenrewhichinterchangeablyfusesanexotic
blendofHardcoreHip-Hop,JamaicanPatoisandthe“DJ”/ChantingStylethatDancehallisknownand
lovedfor.)
DeeDeeWunn’suniquestylebringsforwardanagileflowthatcontinuestocaptivatethemindsofhislisteners.Hislyricsare
strategic,takingcuesfromlegendaryhiphopartistssuchasFatboys,LLCoolJ,SlickRick,RunDMCallofwhomhe
states"shapedanddevelopedhiphopinitsrealestform".HealsolooksuptoDancehallveteransSpraggaBenzand
MadCobra.
TheJamaicanrappergrewupduringthetimethatDancehallwasatitspeak.OfcoursebeinginJamaicahewas
surroundedbyJamaicanmusiconadailybasis.DeeWunnbeganshowinginterestintheartofHip-Hopfroma
youngage,listeningtoveteranrappersandrapgroupsoftheninetieswhichincludedhisfavourites,Bone-Thugsyoungage,listeningtoveteranrappersandrapgroupsoftheninetieswhichincludedhisfavourites,Bone-Thugs
andHarmonyandTupacShakur.Whileonlyjokinglyrappingoneorfewlines,hisfriendsinceSt.JagoPreparatory
School,Wallen“Hutchy”Hutchinsonencouragedhimtocontinuewritingshortrapverses.Bythetimehewasin
college,DeeWunnwasamemberofarapgroupwhoalongwithhiscolleagueshostedstreetrapbattles,attending
everybattleshowingoffhisquickflowsandwittypunchlineswhichmadehimafavoriteamonghispeers.These
characteristicsearnedhimrecognitionlaterwhenhewasintroducedtoBigBeastfrom“DaColony”(Rapgroup
whomanytodaywouldsayarethegodfathersofUndergroundHipHopinJamaica).whomanytodaywouldsayarethegodfathersofUndergroundHipHopinJamaica).AfterrealizingDeeWunn’s
talentandpotentialaveryimpressedBeastlaterintroducedhimtotherestoftheColonyknowntodayasthe
“13thTribe”,arenownedrapgroupbasedinSpanishTown–Kgn6andassuch,DeeWunndevelopedhisrap
skillsandgainedexperienceevenmorewhileamongthemembersof13thTribe.
Formany,theidealcareerforDeeWunnwastoventureintomedicineorcomputerprogramming,whengiventhe
optiontocontinuedownthosepaths,hechosethepathofmusic.Beingtheadamantandfocusedartistheis,he
startedworkingonhisownmixtapeprojects.From2007-Mid2010hereleasedmixtapes,“startedworkingonhisownmixtapeprojects.From2007-Mid2010hereleasedmixtapes,“TruthfullySpeaking”,
“Me&Mine”,“D.E.E”and“LungzonFyaah”.Insummerof2010,theartistwasdiscoveredandrecruitedintoWard
21’sBadaBadaGangafterthedancehalllegendsthemselvesheardhis“mixtape”songheself-recordedoffthe
“CosaNostra”riddimbeingplayedbyJohnnyCoolonZipFm.Hethencontinuedreleasingsinglesthatwere
producedbyWard21,suchasafanfavourites,“DaddyOnTheMic”,“SwagStaysOn”,“GetVex”FeatTimberlee,
“YouHateme”feat.Tifa,“StreetsOnFire”feat.T.O.KandWard21,“NothingUnusual”feat.Ward21andPointO,
amongmanyothers.amongmanyothers.Theartistwasalsofeaturedonseveralotherprojectsfromotherproducersincluding
“NuhSleep”offCoreyToddandNotniceRecords“Takeover”riddim.
InDecemberof2013theartistreleasedhisclubbanger“MekItBunxUp”withfellowBadaBadaGangartist“Marcy
Chin,thesonggoingviralinstantaneously.Thevideoreachedover100,000viewsandoverthelast6months
approximately75videoshavegoneupwithdifferentdancecrewsfromJapan,U.K,EuropeandtheU.S,performing
uniquechoreographytothesmashsingle.WiththatbeingsaidhewasalsofeaturedonWard21’slatestalbum“Still
Disturbed”withpopularsingle“MicMagician”featuringDisturbed”withpopularsingle“MicMagician”featuringWard21,MarcyChinandhimself.
Tocloseoff2014’ssuccess,DeeWunndroppedhislatestproject“BANGGAZ-ThePlaylistMix”September15th.The
playlistcompilesatrueshowcaseofhishybridsound;theanticipatedmixfeatureshispopularhitsamongstafewnew
singleswhichareguaranteedtosatisfyhisawaitingfans.Thesneakpreviewthatwasreleasedfortheplaylistcreated
abuzzforsingles“LazerTag”and“Warning”.
Aboveandbeyondhisartistry,DeeWunnisalsoknownforhissongwritingskills.
HehaswrittenforartistssuchasTimberlee,Mystic,NatalieStormandhasbeen
workingonprojectsattherenowned“GeeJamStudios”inPortland,JA.workingonprojectsattherenowned“GeeJamStudios”inPortland,JA.
Kickingoff2015,theartistcompleteda2monthtourinCanadawheretheartist
collaboratedwithMontreal’sDJMohtoriousonnewtrack“BennUp”whichwill
bereleasingofficiallyinmay.Theuprisingartistpossessesmuchversatilityand
ispassionateabouthismusicalcareer.Heciteshissonbeingthemotivebehind
hisdeterminationashecontinuestodisplayconsistentdedicationtohismusic
andtopossessgoodworkethics.