Only a few hours ago, I was bumping “Minute After Midnight”.

This guy is dope. He makes good music and to me, his first album has some classic shit.

Donny Goines is one of the hardest working emcees in the game, and fittingly lives by the motto, “If you don’t know my name, I ain’t working hard enough.”

This hustle to make a name for himself was inspired by Jay-z’s Fade To Black movie, which he randomly decided to watch back in 2006. Hov is a great man to model your hip hop career after!

Donny released his latest project, The Breakfast Club, as a free download in May. This album served as the follow up to Minute After Midnight, and is the second installment of his three album trilogy.

Most recently, Donny Goines headlined a show which saw performances from J.Cole, Emilio Rojas, Rain, and Beyond Belief at New York’s Blender Theater.

After the show, Donny Goines spoke to HipHopAtLunch.com about his upcoming album, Yesterday’s Tomorrow, shared his views on Twitter, and explained why he choose to name himself after the author, Donald Goines.

Bonus

Donny Goines - Bring It Forward (Live At Blender)

Donny Goines - These Times (Live At Blender)

Donny Goines - Whatever It Is (Live At Blender)

Thanks to HipHopLunch