There’s a certain kind of artist who doesn’t just represent their city. They carry it. Dee Goat, the North Memphis rapper, producer, and all-around creative, is that kind of artist. And right now, he’s about to prove it on the road.
Music Export Memphis selected Dee Goat to represent the city on its upcoming regional tour, which hits Little Rock, Kentucky, St. Louis, Nashville, and Huntsville. For Dee, it’s more than a booking.
I’m grateful that Music Export Memphis picked me to go on this tour, because it’s a confirmation of everything I’ve been working towards.
Rapper. Producer. Designer. All of the Above.
The range isn’t a side project; it’s the whole point. Growing up in North Memphis watching his dad and uncles rap planted something early, but it was a moment of forced stillness during COVID that locked it in.
If the world ends tomorrow, what would you be doing today? The only thing I could think about was making music. I didn’t wanna do anything else.
Since then: a Times Square billboard, an A&R meeting with K Camp’s label Rare Sound, and now a seat on one of Memphis’s most exciting emerging-artist platforms.
Watch Dee’s WAM Spotlight:
What It Really Means to Rep Memphis
Being from Memphis is not something you bring with you. It’s already in you. It’s already on you. The most Memphis thing that I can do is be authentically myself and just carry that with me.
That’s the through-line in everything Dee does, and it’s exactly what he’s taking into every city on this tour.
Memphis as a city already has talent. We just need to invest in each other.
