Donavin Rashad Hogan (born January 15, 1990), better known by his stage name D The Business (formerly known as Lil' D and Little D), is an American rapper, actor, entrepreneur, songwriter and real estate agent.
This name change was accompanied by his breakout street single We So Bout It featuring Master P, Black Don, and Lil Wayne.
D The Business was coached by LeBron James under the guidance of Michael Jordan at a basketball camp in Santa Barbara, Ca.
[2] Hogan and Romeo Miller also went to the Reebok-sponsored invitation-only basketball Teaneck, New Jersey–based ABCD Camp and both played on the AAU circuit for many years as part of the P.Miller Ballers alongside many now NBA professional players.
D The Business was signed to No Limit at the age of ten, after he wrote a rap and snuck with Romeo Miller into his fathers studio to record it.
[8] Later that year he was featured on multiple songs on Romeo's second studio album, Game Time via The New No Limit and Universal Records which included "Clap Your Hands" and the more notable single "Play Like Us" which spawned live TV performances of the song on Nickelodeon's 2002 "TEENick Summer Concert Series" hosted by Nick Cannon and on the television show Soul Train.
[9][10][11][12][13] D The Business also featured on the 504 Boyz hit single Tight Whips off of their second album Ballers released on December 10, 2002.
[4] In 2004, Hogan lead on the songs “Bobblehead” “Rich Boyz” “Can't Stop Us” released on Romeo's third studio album Romeoland via The New No Limit and Koch.
[4][16] Lil' D and C-Los were part of a street organization called “GUTTA Click” which prompted Master P to launch the Guttar Music Entertainment record label.
[25] In addition, that year D The Business also performed at the VH1 televised 2010 Hip Hop Honors awards with his cousins Romeo Miller, Valentino Miller, Silkk The Shocker, his brother Black Don, along with Trina, Gucci Mane and Mystikal announced on stage by actress Taraji P. Henson to honor his cousin Master P and No Limit Records.
[26][27] His appearance on the song “I Be Chasing Money” and his single “We Here” were both released on his brother Black Don's mixtape entitled The Scrimmage.
On January 5, 2012, D The Business released his breakout single "We So Bout It" featuring Black Don, Master P, and Lil Wayne.