April 12, 2019
Northstarr Entertainment
Certified international artist, successful record label executive and socially active community ambassador Duane Gibson (D.O), is gearing up to release his eighth studio album Second Home on April 26, 2019 (via Believe Digital). The album is to be released this spring and is a perfect representation of what D.O is all about, paving the way for the next generation with his inspiring words and catchy music. Second Home features the singles "Cmon Cuz", "Quit That Job", and "Made It From the 6ix". D.O spends a lot of time in the Netherlands and this was the inspiration for the album title Second Home. During these travels he met Netherland based producer Tantu, who collaborated on Second Home, providing D.O with the beats he needed to compose a new school spin on classic boom-bap. Said D.O. "I really wanted to put the focus on returning to my roots of lyricism and Tantu's beats provided the perfect landscape." D.O doubles as a motivational speaker so there is no shortage of lyrical storytelling in Second Home. D.O uses his platform to demonstrate how dedication has allowed his career to prosper, and his music encourages listeners to do the same. D.O is also well known for founding his Stay Driven program, speaking and performing at over one thousand schools and reaching hundreds of thousands of students. Aside from this, he is also the driving force behind Northern Power Summit - regarded in the Urban community as one of the premier emerging conferences in Canada. On April 2, 2019, D.O will be embarking on his Second Home 26-date British Columbia school tour. Each show is a one-hour assembly that combines speaking with live performances to engage the audience while delivering a solid message. A full list of show dates can be found here. Having such an accomplished career, it is obvious that D.O is bounded only by the hours in the day. In 2003, he set a Guinness World Record when he freestyled for nearly nine hours, sold tens of thousands of CDs, hit #1 on U.S. College Hip Hop Radio charts and traveled the world performing for sold-out crowds; D.O.'s success is defined in his own terms.