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“If you weren’t a part of it, at least you got to witness” One day (and a day, not very far off), Mr. Watts will be quoting Drake’s line from Forever to describe his own place in the game.  With the release of his birthday mixtape, entitled 24, DK steps into his grown-man shoes even more than on previous projects.

His subject matter is Rated M for Mature without being unrefined, which is what we have come to expect from the proud son of the DMV. Musically, his selections can most accurately be described as “experimental” (not the experimental genre, but that he experiments with different sounds than we are used to hearing from him). Watts tests out new lyrical styles with his faithful soul or jazzy samples, always careful to remain positive and expository. The truth about DK aka Wayne Watts is that he will never escape the posture of a teacher. Through and through, his goal appears to be personal development and passing the lessons of his own experience in generalizable ways to his listening audience. Read more…

Hello, my name is Wayne Watts and it’s my first day…sorry I’m late.

That’s the tag line-turned future album title of the artist that would like to be first to cover XXL magazine with a smile on his face. DK aka Wayne Watts is interviewing for a place in the game and he’s bringing Baltimore with him.

DK is an artist making moves, both in the world and in the world of music. His rise to what local fame he has (in addition to his growing national fan base) can be attributed to his relentless work ethic in the studio as well as his tireless “extracurricular” efforts that financially support his hip hop habit.

With a lyrical style that blends the storytelling of Slick Rick and the comedic flair of an early 90’s Will Smith with a powerful yet comfortable cadence, Mr. Watts delivers what he refers to as “old school meets new school rap”. We caught up with DK last week with a few questions about his place in the rap world:

For the full interview with DK, visit TrackHustle.