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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">D-Pryde Premieres New Video for “Lifted” on Vevo</span></b></span><span style="font-size:20.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Debut EP
<i>Canal & Richvale</i> Out Digitally July 9</span></b></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><sup><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Summer Tour Kicks off July 9<o:p></o:p></span></sup></b></span></p>
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most exciting new talent, <b>D-Pryde</b>, has premiered his brand new video for his feel-good hip-pop summer anthem
<b>“Lifted”</b> on<b> VEVO</b><i>. </i><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heUAwMj3SK8">PRESS HERE</a>
</span>to watch. The song is the lead single off of his debut <b>EP <i>Canal & Richvale</i></b><i>,
</i>available<i> </i>digitally <b>July 9<sup>th</sup></b>. The six-track collection flutters from sunny, soulful hooks into clever, quick rhymes, with D-Pryde’s intuitive, fun and fresh take on life and the coming-of-age process at the forefront.
<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/canal-richvale/id660796550">PRESS HERE</a> to preorder it on iTunes and buy “Lifted.”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">D-Pryde</span></b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">, who is currently
<b><a href="http://www.mtviggy.com/video-playlists/mtv-iggy-artist-to-watch-d-pryde/">MTV Iggy's Artist of the Week</a>,</b> is a fast-rising 19-year-old rapper/singer/songwriter who has sprung to national attention from his hometown of Toronto, Canada. The
Filipino Canadian talent, who is now based in New York City, burst onto the music scene at a young age with a series of wildly popular “freeverses” covers, and originals that showcase his infectious singing and whip-sharp rap skills that have gained him a
massive and loyal online following, evidenced by his <b>65 million YouTube views</b>, hundreds of thousands of followers on Twitter and Facebook and a nomination to the <b>XXL Freshman 2013 Class List.</b> With two successful mixtapes under his belt, a recording/publishing
deal with<b> BMG</b> through <b>MarsMG</b> and a North American summer tour, which includes a stop at
<b>Lollapalooza</b>, D-Pryde is poised for a huge breakout.<span style="color:#333333"><br>
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</span>Don’t miss D-Pryde on tour and look out for a lot more from him this summer!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Upcoming D-Pryde Tour Dates:</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">July 9 Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">July 11 Toronto, ON @ Virgin Mobile Mod Club<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">August 2 Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">August 3 Pontiac, MI @ The Crofoot<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">August 5 Indianapolis, IN @ Deluxe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">August 6 Columbus, OH @ Skully’s Music Diner<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">August 7 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">August 9 Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar Bar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">August 10 Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">August 11 Albany, NY @ The Bayou Café<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">August 12 Providence, RI @ Simon’s 667<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">August 13 Hamden, CT @ The Space<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">August 14 Freehold, NJ @ iPlay America<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">August 15 Philadelphia, PA @ North Star Bar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">August 16 Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">August 17 New York, NY @ The Highline Ballroom<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<cite><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black;font-style:normal"><a href="http://www.dprydemusic.com">Dprydemusic.com</a> /
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/DprydeMusic%E2%80%8E">www.youtube.com/user/DprydeMusic<i>ý</i></a></span></cite><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""> /
<cite><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black;font-style:normal"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/dprydemusic">www.facebook.com/dprydemusic</a></span></cite>ý /
<a href="file:///\\localhost\DPrizzy%E2%80%8E">twitter.com/DPrizzyý</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">For more information on
<b>D-Pryde</b>, please contact:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Press Here <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Chloe Walsh / Carla Senft
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