Asher Roth described in perfect detail why most people love college. But you can only party all night and drink yourself under a table for so long. After a while, you’re going to have do something with your life.
Rather than fall in love with the college scene, the newest star in the great state of Texas, Dorrough Music took time off from partying to become the life of the party. Making the music that became the soundtrack to many of the parties and clubs in the areas around the legendary Prairie View University.
His single “Walk that Walk” was inspired by the P.V.U party scene and took off nationally thanks to all the students. Now, with a distribution deal with E1 and another hit single “Ice Cream Pant Job” blowing up, you can see why D to the O to the R, is looking like
How did you get into hip-hop?
Dorrough Music: I’ve been having a passion for music since I was a child. I really got into it when I got to high school. I was playing basketball, and I would always make music for us to run out to. I was doing it for the fun of it at first, but people really liked it. Then I went away to Prairie View University. That’s where I really got everything poppin. PVU is like a big party school. I used all the opportunities there to make music. I was making music and doing mixtapes. When we would go on recess and summer breaks and everybody was going back to their cribs, they would take my tapes with them and spreading my music out there.
And that’s helping you right now, because you have a buzz all throughout the South East. What’s it like getting love from all over the map like that?
Dorrough Music: Man, it a good thing. It’s like they’re anticipating an album. Once my single dropped, people started to go back and look for the old stuff that I did. When you got people searching your music then you got people anticipating your album and what you’re doing.
You have 2 singles out there right now, “Walk that Walk” and “Ice Cream Paint Job” talk about the concepts behind them.
Dorrough Music: I wanted to have 2 singles at the time. But when I did “Walk that Walk” I was still at P.V.U They have the sororities and the frats and the whole scene and that created that vibe. I was catering to that market at the time because of all the step shows. And I knew it would work there and if it could work there, it could work everywhere. And the women really took to it. They really made it poppin. It’s praising a female.
Are you going to have an album ready?
Dorrough Music: July 28th, Dorrough Music, self-titled album. You’re going to get a lot of music. Right now there’s so much content on my album that we’re expecting at least 5 or 6 singles coming off the album. That sounds kinda big, but I put that much into it. When I write songs and do songs, I aim high. I hope its one of the more satisfying albums of this years with a variety of music.
Its good to hear you talk about making a full album. You know Jay-Z was going in on the new generation with D.O.A How did you feel about that song?
Dorrough Music: No, I heard it. I wasn’t into auto-tune anyway. I took it as people need to be aware of what’s going on. Whatever working for them, you can’t knock them, but at the same time, he had to address it because it was just a fad. I didn’t take personal because when I make music, I do me, and I’d be doing me even if I was on auto-tune.
Who did you grow up listening?
Dorrough Music: I grew up with a lot of underground artists, before they were big. I listened to Lil Flip, DSR, besides the mainstream dudes. I listened to a little Jay-Z, some West Coast stuff, but I never just listened to one type of music. If it sounded good, then I would listen. I don really be biased, I don’t judged music from where you come from.
The last person I could remember coming out of Dallas to a lot of hype was Big Tuck. Do you fear having a flop or not having your album meet the expectations?
Dorrough Music: Naw, I don’t even worry about it. I make music at the end of the day. And if the numbers don’t look good, I’m still going to make hits. To me its about making good music. I’m gonna do numbers regardless, whether its mixtapes in the streets or digital world. I don’t worry about flopping, I just focus on making good music.
“Dorrough Music” drops July 28th through E1 and check him out at myspace.com/dorroughmusic and twitter.com/dorroughmusic
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