D Folks

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If it's one thing D.Folks has learned in the music business as an up-in-coming musician, it's the meaning of hard work. Growing up in the state of Virginia, D.Folks knows what it's like to start from the bottom and work his way up all by himself. "I tell a lot of artists that I meet, that are getting started, it's very rare to be a 16-year-old sensation that gets a deal like Chris Brown or you're 19 and you're signed like Trey Songz," he explains. "Usually when you come out like that, people are writing songs for you, their choreographing your show [and] their giving you tracks. I had to fight for everything, so I appreciate it more because all of the songs I've written. It's made me a better artist. Things are just getting started. But I feel like a veteran already." Born Duane Fowlkes, this R&B singer/songwriter is not wasting anytime in the studio. "Home," his single from his upcoming album, is already hitting airwaves. "Right now, 'Home' is up 72 spins so far. I think it was added at Power 106.9 in Omaha, Nebraska and it's added here at 106.5 The Beat in Richmond." D.Folks says his track is something everyone can relate to whether you want to relax, have fun or get you in the right mood. Speaking of home, D.Folks acknowledges the support he has gotten this far from his family. He is thankful to his mother, who raised him single-handily though his father was still in his life, and to his grandfather. "My grandfather is a real strong man, he's like the backbone of the fam

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