Dax, a Nigerian-Canadian poet and rapper, calls from a phone number with a Wichita, Kansas, area code to speak with The Tennessean about his outsider-to-insider rise in country music's mainstream.

The rapper — who addresses societal expectations in his music — opens up in a new interview with PEOPLE about his latest single "A Real Man" Desmond K Ye Dax dives into the perceived gender role ...

Nigerian-Canadian rapper and artist Dax chatted about his new EP “What is Life?” This marks his first major release with Columbia Records. On the song selection approach for the new EP, Dax said, “God ...