Daniel Nwosu Jr. (born March 22, 1994), professionally known by his stage name Dax (often stylized in all caps), is a Canadian singer and rapper. He has recorded two albums, Pain Paints Paintings (2021) and From a Man's Perspective (2024). He has achieved certifications in Canada and the United States for his singles "Dear Alcohol" and "To Be a Man."
Daniel Nwosu Jr. (born March 22, 1994), professionally known by his stage name Dax (often stylized in all caps), is a Canadian singer and rapper. He has recorded two albums, Pain Paints Paintings (2021) and From a Man's Perspective (2024). He has achieved certifications in Canada and the United States for his singles "Dear Alcohol" and "To Be a Man."
Daniel Nwosu Jr. was born on March 22, 1994, to immigrant Nigerian parents, in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Nwosu grew up in Ottawa. He attended Casper College in Casper, Wyoming, during the 2013–2014 school year, where he played on the basketball team. He later transferred to play Division I basketball for the Montana Grizzlies during the 2014–15 season. He then attended Newman University, where he played guard for the Newman Jets basketball team.
He initially wrote poetry and was a motivational speaker prior to pursuing a rap career. During his time at Newman University, he worked as a janitor, a job where he says that he was able to develop his poetry and rap skills during downtime.
After receiving positive feedback from a basketball teammate about his poetry in 2016, he began releasing and promoting music through his SoundCloud account, releasing his mixtape 2pac Reincarnation Vol 2: As Told By Dax in 2017. He rose to prominence after the release of the official music video for his song "Cash Me Outside" featuring Danielle Bregoli.
In August 2018, Dax released his first EP, entitled It’s Different Now which features guest appearances from other rappers including O.T. Genasis and Futuristic. The following year, he was featured on Hopsin's song "You Should've Known". In June 2019, Dax went on "It goes up" tour with Tech N9ne and then later announced his first solo headlining tour "It's Different Now Tour" via Instagram and embarked on his tour in October across America and Canada.
In 2020, he released a 7-track EP, I'll Say It for You, which received generally positive reviews and was preceded by the single "Dear God". Later that year he released two more singles, "Faster" featuring Tech N9ne and "I don't want another sorry" featuring Trippie Redd. In April 2020, he released the single "Coronavirus (State Of Emergency)", which was written about the COVID-19 pandemic.
In July 2021, Dax released a sequel to "Dear God" called "Child of God". In the following month, he announced his debut studio album and released "Propaganda" featuring Tom Macdonald as the album's lead single. The song peaked at number 15 on the _Billboard'_s R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales chart and at number 9 on the Rap Digital Song Sales chart. In early October 2021, album's third single "40 Days, 40 Nights" featuring Nasty C was released. On October 15, 2021, his debut studio album Pain Paints Paintings was released digitally through Living Legends Entertainment.
On March 11, 2022, he released a new single titled "Dear Alcohol", which was written about alcoholism. It debuted at number 9 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 and at 28 on the U.S. Hot Country Songs chart, and was eventually certified Platinum by both the RIAA and Music Canada. On June 10, 2022, he released a country music crossover remix for the song featuring vocals from country singer Elle King. In August of that same year, Dax signed a record deal with Barry Weiss' label, RECORDS, an imprint of SME's Columbia Records.
He received a nomination for Breakthrough Artist of the Year at the 2023 Canadian Country Music Awards. In October 2023, Dax released a country music crossover remix of his song "To Be a Man" featuring Darius Rucker, the song topped the Billboard Country Digital Song Sales chart in the United States.
In April 2024, Dax announced he was opening for Joyner Lucas's Not Now I'm Busy tour, which he became a co-headliner in. In that same year, he performed at several state fairs.
Dax embarked on his headlining "Lonely Dirt Road Tour" in the fall of 2025 across the United States and Canada.
Daniel Nwosu Jr. (born March 22, 1994), professionally known by his stage name Dax (often stylized in all caps), is a Canadian singer and rapper. He has recorded two albums, Pain Paints Paintings (2021) and From a Man's Perspective (2024). He has achieved certifications in Canada and the United States for his singles "Dear Alcohol" and "To Be a Man."
Daniel Nwosu Jr. (born March 22, 1994), professionally known by his stage name Dax (often stylized in all caps), is a Canadian singer and rapper. He has recorded two albums, Pain Paints Paintings (2021) and From a Man's Perspective (2024). He has achieved certifications in Canada and the United States for his singles "Dear Alcohol" and "To Be a Man."
Daniel Nwosu Jr. was born on March 22, 1994, to immigrant Nigerian parents, in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Nwosu grew up in Ottawa. He attended Casper College in Casper, Wyoming, during the 2013–2014 school year, where he played on the basketball team. He later transferred to play Division I basketball for the Montana Grizzlies during the 2014–15 season. He then attended Newman University, where he played guard for the Newman Jets basketball team.
He initially wrote poetry and was a motivational speaker prior to pursuing a rap career. During his time at Newman University, he worked as a janitor, a job where he says that he was able to develop his poetry and rap skills during downtime.
After receiving positive feedback from a basketball teammate about his poetry in 2016, he began releasing and promoting music through his SoundCloud account, releasing his mixtape 2pac Reincarnation Vol 2: As Told By Dax in 2017. He rose to prominence after the release of the official music video for his song "Cash Me Outside" featuring Danielle Bregoli.
In August 2018, Dax released his first EP, entitled It’s Different Now which features guest appearances from other rappers including O.T. Genasis and Futuristic. The following year, he was featured on Hopsin's song "You Should've Known". In June 2019, Dax went on "It goes up" tour with Tech N9ne and then later announced his first solo headlining tour "It's Different Now Tour" via Instagram and embarked on his tour in October across America and Canada.
In 2020, he released a 7-track EP, I'll Say It for You, which received generally positive reviews and was preceded by the single "Dear God". Later that year he released two more singles, "Faster" featuring Tech N9ne and "I don't want another sorry" featuring Trippie Redd. In April 2020, he released the single "Coronavirus (State Of Emergency)", which was written about the COVID-19 pandemic.
In July 2021, Dax released a sequel to "Dear God" called "Child of God". In the following month, he announced his debut studio album and released "Propaganda" featuring Tom Macdonald as the album's lead single. The song peaked at number 15 on the _Billboard'_s R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales chart and at number 9 on the Rap Digital Song Sales chart. In early October 2021, album's third single "40 Days, 40 Nights" featuring Nasty C was released. On October 15, 2021, his debut studio album Pain Paints Paintings was released digitally through Living Legends Entertainment.
On March 11, 2022, he released a new single titled "Dear Alcohol", which was written about alcoholism. It debuted at number 9 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 and at 28 on the U.S. Hot Country Songs chart, and was eventually certified Platinum by both the RIAA and Music Canada. On June 10, 2022, he released a country music crossover remix for the song featuring vocals from country singer Elle King. In August of that same year, Dax signed a record deal with Barry Weiss' label, RECORDS, an imprint of SME's Columbia Records.
He received a nomination for Breakthrough Artist of the Year at the 2023 Canadian Country Music Awards. In October 2023, Dax released a country music crossover remix of his song "To Be a Man" featuring Darius Rucker, the song topped the Billboard Country Digital Song Sales chart in the United States.
In April 2024, Dax announced he was opening for Joyner Lucas's Not Now I'm Busy tour, which he became a co-headliner in. In that same year, he performed at several state fairs.
Dax embarked on his headlining "Lonely Dirt Road Tour" in the fall of 2025 across the United States and Canada.
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