Hip-hop runs in Doug E. Freshâs family. The hip-hop veteranâs sons, 22-year-old Dayquan âSlimâ Davis and 20-year-old Solomon âTripsâ Davis, have joined forces as the rap group Square Off, taking inspiration from their fatherâs generation of rappers including Grandmaster Caz, DJ Hollywood and Big Daddy Kane.
âMy 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,â Slim told DNAInfo.com. âWe got to rap with Big Daddy Kane. A lot of new school artists copy his flow but donât know who he is. My father says new artists donât know where hip-hop came from,â added Trips.
The Harlem, New York brothers, who both graduated from Rice High School, are gearing up to release their album Money, Moet & Memories next month and credit themselves as pioneers of the style ânew old school,â denoted by a â1990s flowâ with a modern sound.
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âI feel like we are nothing like todayâs artists. Our style and the way we do music is different. Itâs a new sound like when Drake came into the game he brought a new sound,â says Trips. âWhat makes us different from other artists is we are versatileâ echoed Slim. âWe have different styles and we make good music. We are not stuck to one dimension.â
While some might think that Square Off has it easy thanks to their dad, they assert that theyâve been grinding for years. âA lot of people think we might have had it easier because of our father, but weâve been rapping since 11 and are still putting out mixtapes and still in the streets. It hasnât been easy at all,â said Trips. âMy father told us this industry is not built for weak people.â
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