Dap Daniel is a Bay Area native raised in Central Richmond in one of the most notorious hoods in Northern Cali, known as 6th Street. Dap emerged from the streets of Richmond and into the studio where he got the chance to display his precise, on point delivery & lyrical prowess to producers and artists alike, and immediately warranted comparisons to microphone legends, Rakim & Jay Z. Dap is equally talented on the other side of the glass as a producer and engineer; having produced tracks for countless Bay Area underground artists, including tracks for his own individual and group projects.

Dap is also an original member of the BroHydes which is a Richmond, CA based group consisting of lyrical heavyweights: Erase-E, Phats, Ez-Up, Al West, Hustle Simmons, Flii Stylz, Harold “Ace” Mason, Kleck, & Maurice “Moe” Thomas (RIP). In 2003, Dap teamed up with the Bay Area’s Latin Boss, Mr. Kee & Dutch to form the group, F.E. a.k.a. F*ck Everybody. The group followed up with an album release titled, “What We Do” which was distributed through a Universal Records label affiliate and was received with critical acclaim from the hip-hop underground and mainstream alike. In 2004, Dap teamed up with the Dread Noughts consisting of Mac-Nab, Gunn, T. Sawyer, Huk Feez, GRIN, Nasty Nate, & Knight Train. The Dread Noughts have a free E.P. for the streets now in circulation, titled “It’s Hot”.

In 2005, Dap recorded and wrote three songs for the Lion’s Gate motion picture and soundtrack, titled RIZE. The movie documents the birth & rize of a South Central Los Angeles dance craze called “clown dancing,” a.k.a. “crumpen.” The soundtrack available through EMI boasts a heavyweight lineup consisting of Dap Daniel, Flii Stylz, and Christina Aguilera just to name a few. The movie has been released on DVD as of October 2005.

Currently, Dap has a limited addition release of his mixtape titled, “2 tha Face” and has ripped beats from everyone from Just Blaze, Dr. Dre all the way to Usher & Ice-T. The mixtape sounds more like a remix album as Dap does Dre, Blaze, and Usher proud. Dap recently wrapped up the “West Bound Tour” in which he performed in hip-hop venues from San Francisco, Las Vegas, San Diego and Los Angeles and left his mark everywhere he touched the stage. Dap is now recording his debut solo album titled, RAWDICULOUS, which is scheduled for release in 2008. Dap also recently finished producing, recording, and mixing the WEST BOUND album. Inspired by the West Bound Tour of 2005, Dap Daniel, Mikey Mo "The MC", & Abyss got together to record one of the hottest Hip Hop album to come out of The Bay Area. WEST BOUND delivers that raw Hip Hop straight from the West Coast with an East Bay mentality! Look out for Dap in the coming months with several projects that are going to have the Hip Hop world take notice!