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Dez Nado
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| Birth name | Joseph Scott |
| Also known as | D-Eazy |
| Born | Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop, reggae, pop |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | VIPSquad Entertainment |
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Joseph Scott, known as Dez Nado, is a hip hop and reggae artist from Jacksonville, Florida. He writes songs, produces music, and even produces TV shows. Dez Nado creates and directs Life & Grind: Duval and LIVE from New Jax City. These shows are on the CW Network in north Florida and south Georgia.
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Dez Nado's Music Journey
Dez Nado started his music career in college. He was a college DJ, which helped him share his music. He also hosted his own music shows on campus.
After a difficult personal experience in 2009, Dez Nado changed his music's message. He wanted his songs to be about positive things. He also used his music to promote peace and non-violence. This new style led to his first big music deal.
He released a series of mixtapes called No Hands. This included No Hands, No Hands 1.5, and No Hands 2. His album No Hands 2 was inspired by important events in his home state of Florida. It was distributed by MTV.
Life & Grind TV Show
Dez Nado started a TV show called Life & Grind: Duval. It showed his daily life as an independent artist. The show also featured other artists from his music label. It first aired on Bounce TV.
In 2015, Dez Nado won "Jacksonville Artist of the Year." He also performed at the BET Hip Hop Awards. After this, he released his second mixtape album, LaDolceVita, in 2016. This album featured other artists like Caskey and Fetty Wap.
Before his album and TV show came out, Dez Nado made local news. He asked for $1.4 million to fund his Life & Grind project. He also started Duval Spring Fest, a large annual concert series. He began this festival when he was in college.
Growing the Life & Grind TV Series
The Life & Grind TV show became very popular. It even expanded to include a spin-off show in Atlanta. Dez Nado signed a deal with the CW 17 Television Network. This allowed eight episodes of season 4 to air on WCWJ.
This move greatly increased the number of viewers. It brought in almost seven times more viewers than previous seasons. Dez Nado believes his growing TV platform helped his music become more popular. For example, his song "Futuristic" sold over 12,000 copies. His latest single "Duele" also had tens of thousands of downloads and streams.
His events and music have been praised by other music labels. Dez Nado plans to release his third solo mixtape album, LogophiliYaH, in the fall of 2019. He also plans a college tour to support it.
Dez Nado's Music Albums
Dez Nado has released several albums. Here are some of his main studio albums:
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| No Hands 2 |
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| LaDolceVita |
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| LogophiliYaH (LP) [2] |
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Dez Nado's Singles
Here is a list of some of Dez Nado's singles:
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| "Check Out My Lean" | 2011 | No Hands 2[4] |
| "Futuristic" | 2015 | LaDolceVita[5] |
| "Duele" | 2016 | LaDolceVita[6] |
| "Shoot Ya Shot" | 2019 | Shoot Ya Shot LP/LPYH SSNZ[7] |
