1. GoldLink's father was a parks and recreation worker and his mother a secretary at a law firm.
15 Facts About GoldLink
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GoldLink began his career performing under his birth name D'Anthony Carlos.
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GoldLink began making music as a hobby after graduating high school at Hayfield Secondary School, eventually recording tracks in a local studio in Falls Church, Virginia named Indie Media Lab.
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GoldLink released his first tracks on Bandcamp under the name Gold Link James.
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GoldLink released his first mixtape The God Complex in July 2014.
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GoldLink was named a member of the XXL Freshman Class in 2015.
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In 2016, GoldLink signed a major deal with RCA Records and revealed he is working on his debut album for the label.
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GoldLink released the single "Fall In Love" featuring rapper Cisero and produced by Canadian band BADBADNOTGOOD and Canadian producer and DJ Kaytranada.
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GoldLink later released the song "Untitled" with TDE rapper Isaiah Rashad.
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On June 12,2019, GoldLink released his second studio album Diaspora.
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On November 26,2019, GoldLink wrote a post on Instagram that outlined both his appreciation for Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller, who died of an accidental overdose in 2018, and his belief the late star intentionally cribbed the sound of And After That, We Didn't Talk for Miller's album The Divine Feminine.
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GoldLink claimed he showed Miller his album while they were on tour together for Miller's previous album GO:OD AM and wrote the rapper loved it and had him play it for the whole touring crew.
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GoldLink pointed to similarities in the albums' structure and use of singer Anderson.
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Paak responded in an Instagram post of his own, slamming GoldLink for having a "God Complex" and being disrespectful in the wake of their friend's death.
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On November 28,2019, GoldLink spoke on the war of words at a concert in Hamburg, Germany, focusing on the love he expressed in the post for Miller and emphasizing he never accused the deceased rapper of stealing or copying.