Dominic Fike

Dominic David Fike (born December 30, 1995), also known as Dominic Fike (previously L$G or Dom), is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, actor, and producer from Naples, Florida. Fike was raised by his mother Jessica, and grew up with a younger brother, Alex, a sister, Apollonia, or “Apple”—who inspired the apple tattoo beneath his right eye—and an older brother, Sean. Dominic started playing guitar at ten, citing pop-punk and rock bands like ​​blink-182, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Weezer as inspirations. In the early stages of Fike’s music career, he was part of the Southwest Florida-based rap collective Backhouse and rap group ​lameboyzent, the initials (LBE) of which are tattooed on his forehead. He sings about this period of his life in “Westcoast Collective.” Following his arrest in 2017 for alleged assault of a police officer, Fike released a rough draft of his Don’t Forget About Me, Demos EP. Upon release, Dominic Fike reportedly signed a $4 million record contract with Columbia Records and officially released Don’t Forget About Me, Demos on October 16, 2018. In 2019, he gained a surge of new fans as boyband BROCKHAMPTON’s leader Kevin Abstract, directed an alternative…