Fike briefly enrolled in a college but dropped out in less than 3 days.Ĭareer 2017–2018: Don't Forget About Me, Demos įike first received recognition by making beats with his then producer, Hunter Pfeiffer (known as 54) leading to several popular songs on SoundCloud being published. He also put songs he recorded into tapes. In 2015, the group started to attract local media’s attention and got booked to music festivals.įike started uploading songs on the Internet in high school and the first song he uploaded on YouTube was a song called “Not A Word”. They attracted an audience in the community and Fike formed a sub-group called Lame Boys ENT. Later they coalesced into a formal rap collective that included members Slyte, Ike Lysergic, and Seno. He and his older brother Sean would also hangout at the guest house of his friend Stefan’s home called the “Backhouse” where they would freestyle. Other aspects of his childhood life was “full of adventure” as he and his friends would hangout at a forested area near their neighborhood they called the “Forest of Avalon” where they would eat snacks and smoke weed.
Throughout his childhood, Fike’s mother was in and out of jail and he had to stay in different homes, including those of his older brother’s, relatives’ or parents’ friends’. Ībout his childhood, Fike recalled that he and his brothers had to take care of each other because his parents were frequently absent from his life.
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He acquired a guitar by the age of ten and learned how to play Chili Peppers’ riff on his instrument.
Fike was a fan of Jack Johnson, Blink-182 and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Fike grew up with a younger brother, Alex, a sister, Apollonia, an older brother, Sean, and is of Filipino, African-American and Haitian descent.
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In September 2020, Fike became a headliner for a concert series in the video game Fortnite. The album charted in the top 50 of multiple countries, including the United States and Australia. In June 2020, Fike released the single "Chicken Tenders." In July of the same year, he released the single "Politics & Violence." Fike's debut album, What Could Possibly Go Wrong, was released the same month. He later collaborated with the band Brockhampton and singer Halsey. Following the release of his debut extended play, Don't Forget About Me, Demos, he signed to Columbia Records.įike's song " 3 Nights" reached the top ten in multiple countries. Fike first received recognition after releasing several popular songs to the website SoundCloud. Born and raised in Naples, Florida, he learned how to play the guitar by the age of 10.
Dominic David Fike (born December 30, 1995), is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and actor.