So far, that decision has caught fire: The music he’s released with his 5203 label has amassed cameos & co-signs from industry influencers, like Brian “B.Dot” Miller, landed him commercial campaigns with companies like Shoe City, Sync placements in multiple films, and earned him a reputation as one of the culture’s most auspicious talents. I knew we deserved more out of life & I saw the bigger play.

I was focused on getting my family, my team & myself into a better situation. One thing a hustler knows is shit can change in the blink of an eye, you have to keep sight of the goal. I was going so hard out there that it was bound to happen. “At that time, I was young and on some dumb sh*t. As the streets were now talking and anticipating his return Dope found that revamping his strategy would be necessary to turn himself into a household name recalls the 33- year- old MC. After taking several months to heal he immediately began documenting his road to recovery. A dark reality in the treacherous streets of Baltimore.Īfter surviving the devastating injury, P Dope considered his next move. This wasn’t his first time dealing with near-death experiences as he had been in multiple shootouts and lost countless friends to gun violence over the years. But that all came to a crashing halt one night in 2010 when P Dope also known as Dope Boy P was shot in the head, face, arm & back doctors believed the incident would leave him paralyzed for life. While scrambling to acquire funds he quickly made a name for himself as a top-tier MC in his city. P Dope had a life-changing decision to make.įor years the Baltimore, MD native-born Preston Reed was street hustling to fund his rap career & record label 5203 Records. How a 33-Year-Old Baltimore,MD, native is becoming rap’s most enticing star.

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