GoldLink

GoldLink

GoldLink performing in 2016
Background information
Birth name D’Anthony Carlos[1]
Genres
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2013–present
Labels RCA
Associated acts

, Louie Lastic, DJ Marvel Kid.

Website www.goldlink.info

D’Anthony Carlos , better known by his stage name GoldLink, is an American rapper. He is best known for his 2014 mixtape The God Complex. His single "Dance on Me" peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Twitter Real-Time chart and he was named to the XXL Freshman Class in 2015.

Early life

GoldLink's father was a parks and recreation worker and his mother a secretary at a law firm.[2] After his father left the family, GoldLink moved to Bowie, Maryland with his mother and eventually settled in Virginia.[2]

Career

GoldLink 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.[2] He released his first tracks on Bandcamp under the name Gold Link James. It was in 2013 that he began performing as GoldLink, releasing several free tracks on SoundCloud.[2]

GoldLink released his first mixtape The God Complex in July 2014. Complex[3] named it one of the best projects released during the first half of 2014, Spin[4] placed it at number 19 on its The 40 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2014, Clash[5] ranked it at number 7 on their Top 10 Mixtapes of 2014 and Pitchfork Media gave the mixtape a 7.9 rating.[2]

GoldLink began collaborating with producer Rick Rubin in 2015.[6] Goldlink also collaborated with producer Louie Lastic in 2015 from songs such as Spectrum and Bedtime Stories. In November 2015 he released the album After That, We Didn't Talk, much of which was considered a follow-up to questions left unanswered from The God Complex.[7] Pigeons & Planes placed it at number 19 on its Best Albums of 2015 list.[8] GoldLink was also named a member of the XXL Freshman Class in 2015.[6]

Discography

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected details
Title Details
The God Complex
  • Released: July 22, 2014[9]
  • Label: Squaaash Club
  • Format: Digital download
And After That, We Didn't Talk[10]
  • Released: October 8, 2015[11]
  • Label: Soulection
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as a lead artist, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Sober Thoughts" 2015 The God Complex
"Dance on Me"[12] And After That, We Didn't Talk
"Spectrum"[13]
"Fall in Love"
(featuring Ciscero)		 2016 Non-album single

As featured artist

List of singles as a featured artist, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"FBGM"
(BMB Spacekid featuring GoldLink)		 2015 Non-album single
"Compromise"
(Christian Rich featuring GoldLink)		 FW14
"Sticks and Horses"
(George Maple featuring GoldLink)[14]		 2016 Non-album singles
"Nobody"
(LEISURE featuring GoldLink)

References

  1. ↑ Lester, Paul (23 October 2015). "New band of the week: GoldLink (No 76)". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Nostro, Lauren (9 July 2014). "Who Is GoldLink? The DMV Rapper Talks the Allure of Anonymity, Finding Success, and "The God Complex"". Complex. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "The Best Albums of 2014 (so far)". Complex. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "GoldLink, The God Complex (Self-Released)". Spin. December 4, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Clash's Top Mixtapes Of 2014". Clash. October 15, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  6. 1 2 Leight, Elias (10 June 2015). "GoldLink Brings His Furture Bounce to Brooklyn: Live Review". Billboard. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  7. ↑ Pearce, Sheldon (11 November 2015). "Review: GoldLink Explains It All on 'And After That, We Didn't Talk'". Spin. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  8. ↑ "Best Albums of 2015". Pigeons & Planes. December 23, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  9. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/god-complex-deluxe-edition/id894731122
  10. ↑ Murillo, Andres (6 December 2015). "And After That, We Didn't Talk". San Diego Reader. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  11. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/and-after-that-we-didnt-talk/id1045700450
  12. ↑ "Dance On Me - Single by GoldLink on iTunes". iTunes.apple.com. 21 Aug 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  13. ↑ Gordon, Jeremy (8 Oct 2015). "GoldLink Announces Debut Album And After That, We Didn't Talk, Shares "Spectrum"". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  14. ↑ O'Connor, Samantha (28 April 2016). "George Maple shares 'Sticks and Horses' featuring GoldLink". The Four Oh Five. Retrieved 28 April 2016.

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