Hip-hop runs in Doug E. Freshā€˜s family. The hip-hop veteranā€™s sons, 22-year-old Dayquan ā€œSlimā€ Davis and 20-year-old Solomon ā€œTripsā€ Davis, have joined forces as the rap group Square Off, taking inspiration from their fatherā€™s generation of rappers including Grandmaster Caz, DJ Hollywood and Big Daddy Kane.

ā€œMy 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. ā€œWe got to rap with Big Daddy Kane. A lot of new school artists copy his flow but donā€™t know who he is. My father says new artists donā€™t 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 ā€œnew old school,ā€ denoted by a ā€œ1990s flowā€ with a modern sound.

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ā€œI feel like we are nothing like todayā€™s artists. Our style and the way we do music is different. Itā€™s a new sound like when Drake came into the game he brought a new sound,ā€ says Trips. ā€œWhat makes us different from other artists is we are versatileā€ echoed Slim. ā€œWe 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 theyā€™ve been grinding for years. ā€œA lot of people think we might have had it easier because of our father, but weā€™ve been rapping since 11 and are still putting out mixtapes and still in the streets. It hasnā€™t been easy at all,ā€ said Trips. ā€œMy father told us this industry is not built for weak people.ā€

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