Daniel Nwosu Jr (bor on March 22, 1994) professionally known as Dax is a Nigerian Canadian rapper, singer, and songwriter.
He became famously known for the music video of his song “Catch Me Outside” featuring Danielle Brogolli. He got more exposure for his controversial single “Dear God”.
Real Facts About DAX
- Full Name: Daniel Nwosu Jr
- Date of Birth: March 22, 1994
- Age: 28 years old (2022)
- Place of Birth: St John’s, Canada
- Origin: Wichita, Kansas Los Angeles, California
- Nationality: Canadian/Nigerian
- Occupation: Rapper, Singer
- Labels: Living Legends Entertainment
- Net Worth: N/A
Early Life & Education
Dax was born Daniel Nwosu Jr. on March 22, 1994, in St. John’s, to Nigerian parents from the Igbo tribe.
He was raised in Ottawa before they moved to Wichita where he had his university.
He later moved to Los Angeles, California. He went to Newman University, where he played guard for the Newman Jets basketball team.
Career
Dax was a motivational speaker and wrote poetry before he began to chase music. He also worked as a janitor during his time at Newman University.
Dax who had to put words together began releasing songs through SoundCloud. He became prominent for the official music video of his song “Cash Me Outside” alongside Danielle Brogolli.
He also became known for his series of freestyle and remixes to popular tap songs.
He came through with his first EP “Its Different Now” in August 2018. The EP features the likes of OT Genasis and Futuristic. He released his second EP “I’ll say it for you” in 2020. The EP comprises 7 tracks including the controversial single “Dear God” and released a sequel to that called “Child of God” in July 2021.
Dax announced his debut studio album in August 2021 of which he released the album’s lead single “Propaganda” featuring Tom Macdonald. He also released the album’s third single “40 Days, 40 Nights” in October 2021. He released his debut studio album Pain Paints Paintings on October 15, 2021, through Living Legends Entertainment. The album enjoys production credit from LexNour Beats and exec. Brittney Boston is also his manager and business partner.
Dax has released other songs like Self Proclaimed, Snapchat, Plan B, Did it first She cheated again, No Cappin, Dear Santha, and Dear Alcohol.
He has been featured on several songs such as The One by Jon Jupiter, Thank God by Electra, Highlight by Kanino, Situations by Pretty Russell, Dream Chaser by Scru Face, and Don’t Fold by Nix, amongst others.
Discography
- Self Proclaimed
- Snapchat
- Plan B
- Did it first
- She cheated again
- No Cappin
- Dear Santha
- Child of God
- Cash Me Outside
- Dear Alcohol and so on.