Dana Dentata Explained

Dana Dentata
Birth Date:1990 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation:Musician, model, stripper (former)
Genre:Trap metal, shock rock, horrorcore, industrial hip-hop
Past Member Of:Dentata

Dana Dentata (born 23 July 1990) is a Canadian musician and model.[1] A former stripper and frontwoman of a metal band,[2] [3] Dentata became known for fusing shock rock and horrorcore on her 2021 debut album Pantychrist.[4] [5] [6] With surviving sexual violence and women's empowerment as central themes of her rapping,[7] [8] Dentata was cosigned by Kanye West and Marilyn Manson in 2018,[9] and has toured with groups including Korn and Evanescence.[10]

Early life

Dentata was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was raised in the nearby suburb of Etobicoke.

Career

Dentata started her career as a stripper, and initially performed with a metal band called Dentata. Her stage name comes from the myth of the vagina dentata, which is Latin for "toothed vagina". In 2020, Dentata became the first female artist signed to Roadrunner Records.[11] Her debut solo album, Pantychrist, was released in 2021 to positive critical reviews.[12] [13] [14]

In January 2022, Dentata's legal team sent a cease and desist notice to Lil Nas X, whose real name is Montero Lamar Hill, for allegedly violating copyrighted material found in the music video for pantychrist.[15] Dentata subsequently announced she was suing Hill for the Montero promotion.[16]

Discography

Albums

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shardlow . Phoebe . Dana Dentata is Los Angeles' very own ethereal, rapping, gothic angel . Check-Out Magazine . April 11, 2023.
  2. Web site: Madden . Emma . DADDY AND HER DEMONS: THE WILD WORLD OF METAL SINGER TURNED SHOCK RAPPER DANA DENTATA . . July 6, 2020 . April 11, 2023.
  3. Web site: Nazarian . Andrea . Meet Dana Dentata, the Former Metalhead Making Empowering Rap . June 13, 2018 . . April 11, 2023.
  4. Web site: Kapela . Kimberly . Spiritual Awakenings, Vulgarity and Slaying Demons: Dana Dentata Gives Birth to Pantychrist . Unpublished Zine . November 16, 2021 . April 11, 2023.
  5. Web site: Sutherland . Mark . "This is my purpose and why I’m still alive": Dana Dentata reveals the pain behind Pantychrist . September 8, 2021 . . April 11, 2023.
  6. Web site: Rudolph . Willa . Transcending and Ascending with Dana Dentata . Office Magazine . October 1, 2020 . April 11, 2023.
  7. Web site: Leivers . Dannii . "I’m proud of myself for surviving": how Dana Dentata overcame trauma to find empowerment . September 23, 2021 . . April 11, 2023.
  8. Web site: Cooper . Ali . With ‘Pantychrist,’ Dana Dentata speaks on sexual assault without filters or shame . . January 24, 2022 . April 11, 2023.
  9. Web site: Lanigan . Roisin . 10 things you need to know about dana dentata . i-D . . October 17, 2018 . April 11, 2023.
  10. Web site: Clevenger . Ericka . DANA DENTATA – THE CLOWN OF YOUR DREAMS . Lady Gunn . November 11, 2022 . April 11, 2023.
  11. Web site: Metal AF Rapper Dana Dentata Signs To Roadrunner Records . The Pit . October 1, 2020 . April 11, 2023.
  12. Web site: Hickie . James . Album review: Dana Dentata – Pantychrist . . September 2, 2021 . April 11, 2023.
  13. Web site: Solomon . Rosie . Dana Dentata's pantychrist: Toronto’s rap/metal warrior sharpens her teeth . . September 1, 2021 . April 11, 2023.
  14. Web site: Miriam . Dana Dentata Breaking Down Boundaries With New Song "pantychrist" . Out Now . July 20, 2021 . April 11, 2023.
  15. Web site: Neog . Anupal Sraban . Who is Dana Dentata? Canadian model-turned-musician slaps Lil Nas X with a cease and desist letter . SK Pop . January 23, 2022 . April 11, 2023.
  16. Web site: Goth Rapper Dana Dentata is Suing Lil Nas X Over ‘Montero’ Pregnancy Promotion . The Pit . January 24, 2022 . April 11, 2023.

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