Who is DDG, Halle Bailey’s boyfriend?
MUSIC star Halle Bailey is dating American rapper and YouTuber DDG.
The 24-year-old – whose songs have been listened to hundreds of millions of times – reportedly started a romance with Halle, 20, last year.
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Who is DDG, Halle Bailey’s boyfriend?
DDG – real name Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr. – is an American rapper, YouTuber and entrepreneur born in Pontiac, Michigan on October 10, 1997.
Known professionally as PontiacMadeDDG or simply DDG, the 24-year-old was a star high school student at International Tech Academy where he was named valedictorian.
After graduating, he went to Central Michigan University but dropped out after claiming to earn $30,000 a month on YouTube.
He moved to Hollywood, California to pursue his YouTube and entertainment career, where he later released two songs in 2016 titled “Balenciagas” and “Free Parties.”
In 2017, DDG released the single from their debut EP, “Givenchy” – the song received over 25 million views on YouTube.
Then in June 2018, he was signed to Epic Records who released his debut album, Take Me Serious, in 2018.
Since then, he has released two other albums: VALEDICTORION (2019) and Die 4 Respect (2021). The latter peaked at number 61 on the Billboard 200.
His most successful song on Spotify, Moonwalking in Calabasas, has been listened to nearly 215 million times.
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In March 2022, he became the first rapper to film a music video in space – the song is titled “Elon Musk”.
To date, DDG has 2.4 million YouTube subscribers and his videos have garnered 413.4 million views.
The rapper has more than 5.2 million followers on Instagram, nearly 800,000 fans on Twitter.
When did Halle Bailey and DDG start dating?
Relationship rumors swirled last year when Halle and DDG were spotted getting close while hanging out at an Usher concert in Las Vegas.
The couple confirmed they were dating in an Instagram post on March 27, 2022.
“Happy birthday to the cutest, the most flyy, the sweetest, love you forever @hallebailey,” DDG captioned the post.
“You gonna make me cry again,” Halle wrote in the comments.
The post got over a million likes and sent the internet into a frenzy.
DDG has previously been linked to meeting fellow rapper Rubi Rose and YouTuber Kennedy Cymone.
What is DDG’s net worth?
DDG’s net worth is unclear, but he reportedly made over $7 million in YouTube revenue by the age of 20.
In 2019, the rap sensation said he bought his first “multi-million dollar mansion.”
In a 2021 YouTube video, the rapper claims his house is worth $10 million.