7 Tha Great

Dallas rapper 7 tha Great built his music career through hard work and a fiercely independent ethos. His intricate wordplay and rugged style took shape over the course of several underground mixtapes, reaching a full formation on 2018's Demigod. 7 tha Great was born Ladarrion Burton and grew up in the crime-ridden Dixon Circle neighborhood of Dallas, Texas. He played basketball throughout high school and went to Navarro Junior College with hopes of becoming a professional athlete. Things changed for Burton in the first few years of college, and he eventually left school, shif...