10 Things You Didn’t Know About GoldLink

The Washington hip hop rapper best known for his hit mixtape “My God Complex”, GoldLink was born as D’Anthony Carlos in Washington D.C. He began his career performing under his birth name D’Anthony Carlos. He began making music as a hobby after graduating high school; eventually recording tracks in a local studio in Washington D.C. named Indie Media Lab. He released his first tracks on Bandcamp under the name Gold Link James. He was named to the XXL Freshman Class in 2015 and also signed a record deal contract with RCA Records. There is no doubt that the 25-years-old American recording hip hop artist is definitely a rising star.

Here are 10 things you probably didn’t know about the Washington hip hop rapper, GoldLink:

1. GoldLink was born as D’Anthony Carlos in Washington D.C.

2. His father was a park and recreation worker and his mother a secretary at a law firm.

3. He began his career performing under his birth name D’Anthony Carlos.

4. He released his first tracks on Bandcamp under the name Gold Link James.

5. He began making music as a hobby after graduating high school; eventually recording tracks in a local studio in Washington D.C. named Indie Media Lab.

6. His single “Dance on Me” peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Twitter Real-Time chart.

7. He released his first mixtape “The God Complex” in 2014 and it was one of the Best Albums of 2014 by Complex.

8. He was named to the XXL Freshman Class in 2015.

9. He signed a record deal contract with RCA Records.

10. He has collaborated with prominent artists like Anderson Paak, Kali Uchis, Vince Staples and Rick Rubin to name a few.