Hip-hop runs in Doug E. Freshās family. The hip-hop veteranās sons, 22-year-old Dayquan āSlimā Davis and 20-year-old Solomon āTripsā Davis, have joined forces as the rap group Square Off, taking inspiration from their fatherās generation of rappers including Grandmaster Caz, DJ Hollywood and Big Daddy Kane.
āMy pops had us around these guys and it was crazy to have conversations with Hollywood and Caz. It was like being a skateboarder and meeting the dude that created the skateboard,ā Slim told DNAInfo.com. āWe got to rap with Big Daddy Kane. A lot of new school artists copy his flow but donāt know who he is. My father says new artists donāt know where hip-hop came from,ā added Trips.
The Harlem, New York brothers, who both graduated from Rice High School, are gearing up to release their albumĀ Money, Moet & MemoriesĀ next month and credit themselves as pioneers of the style ānew old school,ā denoted by a ā1990s flowā with a modern sound.
āI feel like we are nothing like todayās artists. Our style and the way we do music is different. Itās a new sound like when Drake came into the game he brought a new sound,ā says Trips. āWhat makes us different from other artists is we are versatileā echoed Slim. āWe have different styles and we make good music. We are not stuck to one dimension.ā
While some might think that Square Off has it easy thanks to their dad, they assert that theyāve been grinding for years. āA lot of people think we might have had it easier because of our father, but weāve been rapping since 11 and are still putting out mixtapes and still in the streets. It hasnāt been easy at all,ā said Trips. āMy father told us this industry is not built for weak people.ā
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