Edward Berrios (born January 26, 1985), better known by the stage name Datin, is an American Christian hip hop musician of Puerto Rican decent. He has released several projects including his hit mixtape "Turn It Off Vol 1", "The ROAR", "The Menace Mixtape", "Hell In The Hallway", as well as featured on many other popular artist albums. On February 12, 2016, he released his first studio album The Roar under God Over Money Records. This album was his breakthrough release and landed at the top of several Billboard magazine charts. Datin has also announced his upcoming Mixtape "CHH Ain't Dead Vol.1", which is expected to drop in early 2020.
Datin | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Edward Berrios |
| Also known as | Datin |
| Born | January 26, 1985 Newark, New Jersey |
| Genres | Christian hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, songwriter |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | God Over Money |
| Website | godovermoney |
Early life
editDatin was born in Newark, NJ, where he was raised by father, Edward Berrios,[1] and mother, Maria, along with his sister, Jennifer [2] He graduated from Barringer High School,[3] where he started to hone his rapping skills.[4]
Music career
editDatin began his career as an underground battle rapper and although he was unsigned he was still pretty well known. Datin, having many wins under his belt (including earning the title of 106 and Park freestyle Friday champion) started to catch the attention of several record labels. He nearly signed with Shady Records before giving his life to the Lord.
In 2014, Datin signed with God Over Money Records.[5][6] His first studio album The Roar was released on February 12, 2016.[7] This album was his breakthrough and landed upon the Billboard magazine chart, where it placed and peaked on the Christian Albums at No. 11,[8] Independent Albums at No. 18,[9] Rap Albums at No. 18,[10] and Heatseekers Albums at No. 6.[11]
Personal life
editDatin resides in Tampa, Fl with his wife, Stephanie Berrios.[12]
Discography
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US CHR [8] |
US IND [9] |
US RAP [10] |
US HEAT [11] | ||
| The Roar |
|
11 | 18 | 18 | 6 |
References
edit- ^ #GodOverMoney Dātin (@Datin_TripleD) (August 15, 2011). "Wow... 11 years ago today my dad passed away... It feels like it was just yesterday :(". Twitter. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
- ^ datin_tripled (May 11, 2014). "Read Post and click links". Instagram. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
- ^ datin_tripled (March 14, 2014). "Me, my best friend @bighenrod , and my mom & dad at our Barringer High School Graduation. I miss my pops". Instagram. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
- ^ datin_tripled (October 25, 2012). "That's me (yeah me!) holding my first trophy that I won in a rap competition back in high school. '98 #ThrowBackThursday". Instagram. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
- ^ Daniels, David (July 30, 2014). "Datin: From Talking with Shady Records to Signing with God Over Money". Rapzilla. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
- ^ Funaro, Vincent (July 31, 2014). "Bizzle Signs Datin, A Christian Rapper Who Nearly Signed With Eminem, Swizz Beatz and Ja Rule". The Christian Post. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
- ^ Moore, Cal (February 15, 2016). "Datin : The Roar". The Christian Manifesto. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
- ^ a b "Datin Album & Song Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
- ^ a b "Datin Album & Song Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
- ^ a b "Datin Album & Song Chart History (Rap Albums)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
- ^ a b "Datin Album & Song Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
- ^ #GodOverMoney Dātin (@Datin_TripleD) (July 25, 2014). "Happy Birthday to my best friend, the love of my wife, my bride johelyb !!!". Twitter. Retrieved February 24, 2016.