Meet Deuce Dinero | Musical Artist

We had the good fortune of connecting with Deuce Dinero and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Deuce, how do you think about risk?
When I first started making music, I worried about whether or not it would be accepted by my peers, family, and friends. I feared rejection. I feared that this craft that I loved so much would be taken as a joke by others. However, I tabled those feelings and dropped my first song ‘Numb’. Now I have multiple projects out now and some that are still in the works including my newest and most popular project, Nothing But Samples: Vol. 1. I now try not to look at risks as risks. I try to look at them as opportunities for growth and improvement. Risks in my eyes are just the fear of failing and without failure, one cannot learn from their mistakes and reach their full potential.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
So, I started recording music in the beginning of 2020 right before the pandemic hit.  However, I’ve been writing music for upwards of 7-8 years.  I have three singles under my old stage name “II”; Numb, No Respect, and Blood Brothers. I ended up changing my name to DeuceDinero because “II” just wasn’t cutting it.  As DeuceDinero though, I have an 8 song album called ‘Peace of Mind’, a 5 song EP  called ‘Nothing But Samples: Vol. 1’, along with 3 singles named Wondering, Again, and Road Runner.

Writing music has always been an outlet for me.  It has helped me through alot over the years honestly.  My head sometimes feels like it’s going a thousand miles an hour and putting my thoughts on paper is a way for me to pump the brakes and clear my mind.  I used to pull up beats on YouTube and write lyrics in my notes all the time, I just never recorded them. My homies would always tell me I was a good rapper and that I needed to record or make an actual song but I never took it serious until I moved to Atlanta.  Now, my music is my most prized possession.

Getting to where I am today has taken drive, consistency, and the will to not allow anything to knock me off my path but most importantly, patience.  Making music is not easy. There’s already been countless nights of frustration and tears because I felt like nothing was sounding right or like making music just wasn’t for me. I record everything at home in my Atlanta apartment. I mix my own songs before I send them off to my manager, Lunden, for finalization.  Doing everything from scratch can be time consuming and is even more draining when things aren’t working out how I want them to. Alot of times I’ll start recording a song, come back to it later, not like how I started it and then start it all over again.  It’s a very tedious  process but quality music can’t be rushed, which is something I learned along the way.

I hardly ever go to a studio which is one thing that sets me apart from other artists and every song I write is written by myself. Another thing that sets me apart from other underground artists is my versaitility and lyricism.  I try to make songs for the vast majority of people which is why I have songs ranging from Hip Hop, to R&B, to just party music.  Also in my music I try to always tell a story. I don’t get behind a mic and just speak, I speak with a purpose and everything I say means something. Everything I say is raw. Everything I say is authentic to me and what I’ve seen or done.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
The first place I would take them to is the Krog Street Tunnel to show off all of the different graffiti and art. Most of my friends are creatives so I’m sure they would enjoy seeing that. After, we could hit the belt line and eat at Shake Shack. Next day, we could go to Cumberland or Perimeter since Lenox doesn’t have much to offer anymore. Cumberland and Perimeter have things that people would be more interested in buying, well, my age group at least. I would definitely have to take them to Good Times along with other shops like WishATL and A Ma Maniere in West Midtown. We would have to eventually go to Grindhouse for a burger, best burgers in the city if you ask me and their shakes are very good too. It’s a must that I throw Juicy Crab and American Deli on the lists as well, classics. Atlanta has a lot of good dine-in restaurants too. Probably would take them to Six Flags or a sports game. Atlanta has many studios as well so we could go record at Patchwerk Studios, 11th Street Studios, or even Street Execs. There are so many things to do around Atlanta, we would have a busy week trying to pack it all in.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
I can’t thank anyone before I thank God for allowing me to come this far as an underground artist and through life in general. I’d be nothing without him. I’d like to also give thanks to you, VoyageATL for reaching out and giving me this interview opportunity.

To my parents. Through thick and thin, good and bad, steady and rocky, thank you for being solid throughout. You’ve encouraged and supported me every step of the way and I’ll never be able to say thank you enough. I love you both to the moon and back.

Special shoutout to my team or “The Crew” as I call them. From my engineer/manager/brother, Lunden to my manager Brittany, stylist Harold, and my PR/brother Alec, creative brilliance is no shortcoming. If the world stopped supporting me today, I know they wouldn’t change at all. All love and forever will be.

Lastly, I want to shoutout the bruhz, those who support me that I may not see or know about, and even those that don’t support. You are all greatly appreciated from the bottom of my heart. Let’s keep going!

Website: www.applemusic.com/deucedinero

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realdeucedinero/?hl=en

Twitter: https://twitter.com/realdeucedinero

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOr6uq-dR2Pcep6xSHj0JgQ/featured

Image Credits
Mamadou D. Walter B. Brittany C. Lunden S.