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Singer/Rapper DustyStayTrue Returns To His New Haven Alma Mater
The artist, whose 2020 song 'Never Change' has 10M views on YouTube, met with students at Barnard Environmental Science & Technology School.
NEW HAVEN, CT — Rapper DustyStayTrue went back to school Thursday.
The artist, singer, songwriter, rapper, visited his alma mater, Barnard Environmental Science & Technology School, to talk with, and inspire, students.
Now 22, the artist whose name is Xavier Segarra, greeted fifth and sixth grade students and educators, including his former teachers.
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The artist spoke with kids about life growing up in New Haven and how he carved out a path that led him to produce a song, and video, in 2020, "Never Change," that amassed more than 10 million views on YouTube. Which soon led to him being signed to South Coast Music Group and a feature in Fortnite.
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On his Instagram page, he shared a story that captures the entire event, he called the "school giveback." See that here.
Read the full story from the Arts Council of Greater New Haven here.
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