Datin (rapper)

Datin
Birth name Edward Berrios
Also known as Datin
Born January 26
Newark, New Jersey
Origin Newark
Genres Christian hip hop
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2000–present
Labels God Over Money
Associated acts Bizzle
Website godovermoney.com/artist/datin/

Edward Berrios who goes by the stage name Datin, is an American Christian hip hop musician. He has released several projects including his hit mixtape "Turn it off vol 1" as well as featured on many other popular artist albums. On February 12 2016 he released his highly anticipated album The Roar under God Over Money Records. This album was his breakthrough release and landed at the tops of many charts including the Billboard magazine charts.

Early life

Edward Berrios was born in Newark NJ where he was raised by father Edward Berrios (1957-August 15, 2000),[1][2] and mother Maria along with his sister Jennifer [3] He graduated from Barringer High School,[4] where he started to hone his rapping skills.[5]

Music career

Datin started out as an underground battle rapper and although he was unsigned he was still pretty well known. Datin, having many wins under his belt (One being 106 and parks freestyle Friday champion) started to catch the attention of several record labels. He nearly signed with Shady records before giving his life to the Lord. In 2014 Datin signed with God Over Money Records,[6][7] His first studio album The Roar, released on February 12, 2016, under God Over Money Records.[8] This album was his breakthrough and landed upon the Billboard magazine chart, where it placed and peaked on the Christian Albums at No. 11,[9] Independent Albums at No. 18,[10] Rap Albums at No. 18,[11] and Heatseekers Albums at No. 6.[12]

Personal life

Datin resides in Florida, with his wife Johely, and their child.[13]

Discography

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
CHR

[9]
US
IND

[10]
US
RAP

[11]
US
HEAT

[12]
The Roar 11 18 18 6

References

  1. #GodOverMoney Dātin (@Datin_TripleD) (August 15, 2011). "Wow... 11 years ago today my dad passed away... It feels like it was just yesterday :(". Twitter. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  2. "Find-A-Grave". Public Records. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  3. datin_tripled (May 11, 2014). "Read Post and click links". Instagram. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  4. datin_tripled (March 14, 2014). "Me, my best friend @bighenrod , and my mom & dad at our Barringer High School Graduation. I miss my pops". Instagram. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  5. datin_tripled (October 25, 2012). "That's me (yeah me!) holding my first trophy that I won in a rap competition back in high school. '98 #ThrowBackThursday". Instagram. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  6. Daniels, David (July 30, 2014). "Datin: From Talking with Shady Records to Signing with God Over Money". Rapzilla. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  7. Funaro, Vincent (July 31, 2014). "Bizzle Signs Datin, A Christian Rapper Who Nearly Signed With Eminem, Swizz Beatz and Ja Rule". The Christian Post. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  8. Moore, Cal (February 15, 2016). "Datin : The Roar". The Christian Manifesto. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Datin Album & Song Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Datin Album & Song Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  11. 1 2 "Datin Album & Song Chart History (Rap Albums)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  12. 1 2 "Datin Album & Song Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  13. #GodOverMoney Dātin (@Datin_TripleD) (July 25, 2014). "Happy Birthday to my best friend, the love of my wife, my bride johelyb !!!". Twitter. Retrieved February 24, 2016.

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