Famous Dex
American rapper (born 1993)
Dexter Tiewon Gore Jr. (born September 6, 1993), known professionally as Famous Dex, is an American rapper. His debut studio album, Dex Meets Dexter (2018) peaked at number 12 on the Billboard 200 while its singles, "Pick It Up" (featuring ASAP Rocky) and "Japan" peaked at numbers 54 and 28 respectively on the Billboard Hot 100.
Early life
Dexter Tiewon Gore Jr. was born on September 6, 1993. He spent much of his childhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, in the city's Englewood community area. Gore is of African-American, Jamaican, Indian and Moroccan descent. He decided to pursue music after his mother Pamela Diana Winters-Gore died of breast cancer in September 2014. In 2016, he tattooed a pink ribbon on his face to commemorate her
Career
2015–2016: Early mixtapes and signing to Rich the Kid's label
In 2015, he self-released his first mixtape, Never Seen It Coming. Later in 2015, he released his second mixtape, Dexter's Laboratory (not to be confused with the animated television series of the same name).
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