Daniel Scott Taylor (born September 30, 1975), better known as stage name Doin Thangz, coined with the moniker in Vallejo, California, and established the name officially in Denver, Colorado, is an American rapper.

Biography

Taylor was born in Denver, and raised in Aurora, Colorado during the seventies all the way up to the late eighties. Moving from foster home to foster home, his case worker, Ann Jilliene, advised social services to relocate Danny to a more influential environment to keep away from gang violence in his Aurora neighborhood. In 1987, he moved to in a prominent upscale neighborhood in Englewood, Colorado where he met his godfather from Harlem, New York, and through his sons, Troy and Lance, introduced him to the complete science of hip-hop. Before, Danny, listened to Eazy E, Boyz in the Hood, in Aurora, while trying to escape the traps of gangs, drugs and prostitution. Now, in the surburban upper class neigborhood he was more comfortable to be inventive without causing to much trouble. A prince, before Fresh Prince, the boys started recording in the basement, local underground mixtapes. Looping beats, like Freddy's Dead, and many others, the trio began battling and dropping songs, "youngest out the pack" and "I'm the best" were the first songs he began recording under the name of Danny D and D.S. Swift. By 1991, Danny, was a Cherry Creek basketball star, and developed a reputation as a rapper. He was still being haunted by demons, and tried to released his anger of being neglected by natural family and living in a new world, Danny began losing focus in school and eventually left Englewood, and dropped out of school. In Aurora, D.S. Swift began researching his roots and developing a new style that represented his new lifestyle. He moved to the eastside, five points, in Denver, and began living in the Curtis Park projects, where he sold drugs and constantly ran the streets getting into trouble. Watching his Cherry Creek team, win the state championship, while he was pushing small weight cocaine, Danny set his visions to a broader clientele, as he planned on pursuing his music career.

On Tour

In 1995, he left and met Guy O' Brian through his mentor T.D of Total Dedication, from the Sugar Hill Gang, manager, who taught Danny about the magazine business. He promoted Jet, Ebony, Vibe, and Black Enterprises, where he developed his social and business skills to speak with a broader audience. Working with inner city youth, from Chicago, Bronx, Oakland, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Memphis, Houston, and Dallas. There Doin Thangz began writing music and doing performances in the hotels, city to city.
After three years on the road, he was coined with the moniker, Doin Thangz, from Mac Dre, and nicked name D.T. He came back to Aurora to claim a spot, when Denver was following artists from California and their blueprint. The only group that had national recognition was Tag Team, from the song "Whoomp There It Is", so Doin Thangz focused on the street edge and credibility, by hustling and macking, following in the footsteps of The Mack, Frank Ward and Goldy

The Rise to Power

In the fall of 1998, after getting his first drug charge on his way from Atlanta, he rushed in a studio to start recording to get his mind off the street where his Black Mafia roots stemmed. Refocusing his energy to more positive actions, Doin Thangz, attended a organization for urban youth called [thespot.org] an ex-football star, for the L.A. Raiders. Dave, introduced him to counselors and patrons that were donating funds to the creative arts to keep inner city youth out of gangs. As a part of his community service, outreach program, he was asked to perform for Juneteenth, Million Youth Movement, and for the Spot. Doin Thangz helped form and nurtured the group,Blindcyde and released [The Real LP] in 1999. Songs like "Explicity" and "Thangz ain't the Same" went on to be local underground classics, and eventually he went on to record a group album in 2003, called The Unexpected with Blindcyde. Doin Thangz began touring with his group, Blindcyde, throughout the Denver Metro area, venues, colleges and had a few radio spots. ["Do you wanna kick it?"] and ["Mile High Shuffle"] were smash hits and the group were given several chances to sign with record companies in the Denver area. Doin Thangz envisioned global domination and set out to pursue a solo career, like he orginally designed. Working in the automotive industry to build capital, he reached out to his Chicago roots in Atlanta and continued to work with his group, Blindcyde.

Above The Law

By the spring of 2005, he recieved a call to comeback to Atlanta. He had the reputation of building artists and bringing out the best, so Doin Thangz relocated to Stone Mountain, outside of the Atlanta Metro area, and recieved calls to work and ghost write for some prominent artists in Atlanta. So in the Spring, before the release of Young Jeezy Let's Get It:Thug Motivation 101, Doin Thangz sold mixtapes while working in Marietta to help pay the mortage while he watched his alter ego get his Def Jam deal that same year. Hits like, "Don't get Caught" and "Standing Ovation" became underground anthems and Doin Thangz was riding high in Atlanta. In Character of Clark Kent, Doin Thangz, worked behind the scenes and observed Ludacris, Outlawz, and Grand Hustle, while he worked a Center Stage formerly Earthlink Live in Atlanta. He kept a log and continued to ghost write, eventually as dream comes true, Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation, goes up on Memorial Drive in 2006. Right in his backyard, Doin Thangz etches a new world and now wants a front seat into a world he helped establish, rooting back to the local tapes in the basement in 1987. So in 2007, Doin Thangz began recording his solo venture, [Cause and Effect]. Relocating southward, to record music with a cousin,"Got Dro?", was recorded. Verses like "Disappear like Houdini and Reappear like Pac" were effectual and had a demonic backdrop, and while in the process of getting the song mastered, he was arrested. After spending close to a year locked up, he was released. As Doin Thangz, now coined with the new name, Lord, continued to meditate and sharping his skills behind the wall in Fulton County and Atlanta Detention Center, he finished a new book. He realized his past had caught up with his present, and he envisioned a new world opening up as he networked with family, and proceeded to focus on his thoughts.

Wordwide Dominance

Currently, Doin thangz returned to Denver for the Democratic National Convention. He is in the process of networking with the many hungry, underdiscovered rappers and to solitify his position in Hip Hop culture. Posed with many challenges he faces much opposition, as he works on a national forum for Denver in hip-hop. With gas prices and the economy down, hip hop is screaming for a savior to take the risk of exposing the truth to the public at any cost.
Looking to take music to the next plateau, it is only the beginning, stay tuned...

Influence

(1975-1984) Danny grew up listening to jazz, and disco music, like Earth, Wind, and Fire, Rick James, Parliment, Michael Jackson and Zapp and Roger. (1985-1987)He grew accustomed to a variety of music n rock, introduced to rap, like Kiss, Black Sabbath,
Eazy E, Run DmC, and Public Enemy. (1988-1992) Growing up in a New York state of mind, Jungle Brothers, Eric B and Rakim, Kool G. Rap, Mc Lyte, Miles Davis,
James Brown,and Curtis Mayfield. (1992-1996) Back in the five points, in the Eastside of Denver Above The Law, CMW, Geto Boys, Dru Down, 11/5,2Pac, and Snoop Dogg. (1996-2000) Nationwide on Tour Suga Free, Scarface, Outkast, Too Short, and Big L. (2000-2004) Doin Thangz is looking for lyrics and orginal songwriters to create a new sound Missy Elliott, Busta Rhymez, Mac Dre, Devin the Dude and The Game. After leaving Denver and is beginning to formulate the Atlanta sound (2004-2008) E-40, Young Jeezy, Lil Jon and the Eastside Boyz, D4L, Akon, T-Pain and Ciara.