Canadian rapper and music sensation, Dax, has once again captivated audiences with his latest single, “The Abyss.”
As the opening track of his new project, What is life?, “The Abyss” sets the tone for the seven songs. Each track in this body of work showcases Dax‘s artistic growth and musical prowess, leaving fans eagerly anticipating what he has in store for the future.
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I’m not gonna wait just to see what’s next
I go hard cuz today could be my last breath
Lyrics:
Everything I ever did I always gave it my best
I don’t know if anyone relates but the feeling that I get is like a truck sitting on my chest
wondering how much do I got left
My last call
my last step
I’m not gonna wait just to see what’s next I go hard cuz today could be my last breath
We do life and we can’t relive it
We only get one chance if you blink then you might just miss it
Many people come and go they all just visit
don’t ever expect nothing different
Just listen as I paint this image that you’ll all revisit
ya my glass half empty but I’m still might sip it
I was traumatized
What would you of said when you was looking in my mommas eyes?
Nothing
Ya I might of said I was ok but I probably lied
So this pain is how I harmonize
Making impact that’s what I personify and yes I’m making music that you cannot just defined by the numbers on my Spotify
All of this pain I just wanna be happy
momma almost died the same day that she had me
Driving to hospital she swerved and crashed badly
Doctor said I miracle while looking at my daddy
I was zero when I first dodged death
I was 6 when the devil told me watch my Step
Couldn’t sleep I was scared to go inside my bed
Fighting demons i was hearing things my head
So back to doctor he didn’t have a diagnosis
So my whole damn life I felt lost while fighting psychosis
Talking to myself hoping nobody would notice
Mom said pray every time heard the voices
Life or death everyday I swear I made choices
Knife in my hand trying not to lose focus
Playing basketball religiously to drown out the noises man
Lemme Explain that Its like laying on train tracks
Grabbing Guns contemplating blowing ya brain back
Eyes Closed shut watching everything fade black
people stepping over you you feel like a place mat
And Let make it clear
God is the only one that I’ve ever feared
But you start to get paranoid and look over ya shoulder when these people have been hurting you for so many years
So I had to escape
If you listening I know that you relate
It’s that feeling that you get like your life and existence was all just one big mistake
I felt trapped and I couldn’t find space
I went and got lost in the things I’d create
Ever since I was a kid
People hated and they judged everything that I did
So I went into my mind and created the abyss
Man I swear I did
how the hell you think I make all hits
It’s cause I’ve been broken, beaten, Dragged, laughed at, scorned, burned and kicked
So I get reach in this endless pit
Of Hurt and pain from all that sh*t
And that’s the only reason that you people come here or for Gods sake even know that Dax exists
This is how it feels to drown
This is how it looks when your lost and you can’t be found
The abyss was a place I’d visit but I went so much that I’m gone and I’m stuck here now
This is not music
This is not doped
This is me begging y’all to throw me a rope
So I can try to climb out the place where I came in life when I spiraled and first lost hope
Let me explain
I’ve been dax so long I get ptsd when somebody says my real name
But I guess that’s the price you pay
I didn’t want to be like this
But I guess it is what it is
Inside the abyss
About Dax:
Dax decided to write up a poem as he rode on a bus with his basketball team in 2016. After impressing one of his teammates with the poem, Dax realized he had a knack for putting words together. He began seriously releasing and promoting music through his SoundCloud account dropping the mixtape 2pac Reincarnation Vol 2: By Dax in 2017, He rose to fame for the official music video of his song “Cash Me Outside” featuring Danielle Bregoli. He is also known for his freestyles and remixes of popular rap songs.
He released his first extended play in August 2018 entitled It’s Different Now which features guest appearances from other rappers including OT Genasis and Futuristic. He was featured on Hopsin‘s 2019 single “You Should’ve Known“. In June he went on “It Goes Up” tour with Kansas city rap legend Tech N9ne and then later announced his first solo headlining tour “It’s Different Now Tour” via Instagram and scheduled to tour in October covering 30+ city across America and Canada.
In 2020 he released another EP called I’ll Say It For You, which received generally positive reviews. The 7-track EP also contains the controversial single “Dear God” which was praised by the critics for it’s subject matter and lyricism. The music video of the song has over 40 million views on YouTube and has been streamed more than 50 million times on Spotify. Later that year he released hit singles like “Faster” and “I Don’t Want Another Sorry” featuring Tech N9ne and Trippie Redd respectively.
In August 2021, Dax announced his debut studio album and released “Propaganda” featuring Tom Macdonald as the album’s lead single. The song peaked at #9 on Rap Digital Song Sales chart of Billboard Charts. In early October 2021, album’s third single “40 Days, 40 Nights” featuring Nasty C was released. On October 15, 2021, his debut studio album Pain Paints Paintings was released digitally through Living Legends Entertainment. The album was produced by LexNour Beats and executive produced by Brittney Boston who is also his manager and business partner.