DexxeD: raps his way through
Dexter Simon B. Ramos, a former Adamsonian makes waves through a streaming platform.
You may not know him as a student; Being a local artist, maybe.
From his birth name, saying it’s from him — Dex-said when asked about how his screen name is pronounced.
It started when he was in grade 2 or 3 when his cousin was listening to Eminem. At first, he was amazed how his cousin could speak words fast; that’s when he started to like rap music. He sometimes attends events, to feed his passion for music.
His influences made him think on perspective and differently. He mentioned Kendrick Lamar, Nas, Eminem, 2PAC, and Mac Miller as his international idols; Loonie, Apoc, and Kjap for the local scene.
“Kapag hindi ko pa tinuloy ‘tong gusto ko, only goal lang naman siguro sa perspective ko: sumaya ka,” He believes that having a proper education is the foundation of building things, but he chose to switch paths to pursue his dream. The goal is to reach the people who need to be reached, who needs your art.
Tracks
DexxeD chose music as a form of art; by releasing music videos, his perception is reflected to share his passion for the world.
“Naglalakad lakad lang ako, nagcocommute ako, may naisip akong ‘uy okay ‘to a!’ o may nabasa ako ‘okay ‘tong gawaan ng kanta, ganyan a’. Mostly kasi gumagawa ako medyo personal na sa tingin ko, hindi ka naman maglalabas ng kanta na para sa’yo lang,” as he shares how songwriting takes place.
Moneypulated – The title speaks for itself. It doesn’t talk about one thing. It is about what happens to society, boils to that. e.g., game fixing, vote-buying, and politics. It’s because of money.
Espasyo – His first song that he ever wrote. It is a variety that speaks about comfort zone and about people that don’t maximize the liberty that is given to them — a lot of questions.
Grounded
“He gives you time to gather your thoughts; hinihintay ka niya kung kailan ka ready, para maayos yung record. Open siya sa input ko. very chill,” Aminah Badawy shares her experience upon working on their collaboration — ‘Espasyo’
Jesse Rey Baban, a former college professor of his, tells how DexxeD as a student: “Malaki ang potential. Magaling siya, nakikita ko naman dun sa paper na pinapasa niya. Very inquisitive sa mga nangyayari sa mundo, na bukas ang isip niya na matuto sa mga bagay pero at the same time may sarili din siyang prinsipyo,”
A friend of his, Jayson Villafuerte sees him as: “Radical thinker, medyo malalim din yung perspective pagdating sa life in general but has wisdom. Akala mo walang masyadong pake, walang masyadong say sa mga tao around him pero kapag nakita niya yung tropa nya need ng help, di niya tinitigilan hanggang makatulong sya ng sobra,”
DexxeD claims that it’s been hard being a rising artist and he is still in the process of discovering, molding, and pursuing. He is willing to do things to find the different flavors that would possibly fit him. What motivates him upon pushing is his dream — the reason why he’s still kicking.
