Before @d4vd had billions of streams or opened for @sza , he was just a Fortnite streamer whose videos kept getting demonetized. He turned that setback into a song that literally changed his life.

Recorded in his little sister’s closet on an iPhone and BandLab, “Run Away” was d4vd’s first real attempt at music, born from a Billie Eilish-type beat and an accidental deep dive into plugins and EQs he barely understood at the time.

In this chapter of The Breakdown, @d4vd shares how those raw beginnings, making songs for Fortnite montages and borrowing stories from Discord friends, shaped his music from the start. It’s about how a royalty-free track from a self-described Fortnite kid unexpectedly kicked off his career, took over SoundCloud, and quietly turned him into one of the most exciting artists today.

Sit back and listen as d4vd tells Mahogany how frustration and curiosity led to a song that changed everything.

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