Living and seeing
Dip Doundou Guiss, born Dominique Preira in 1991 in Dakar, is a rapper, songwriter and cultural entrepreneur who writes in Wolof, French and English. Breaking through in 2012, he has released three major albums, TLK (2016), LNN (2019) and LFLF (2023), the latter surpassing 54 million streams. Signed to Sony Music in 2025 and an ambassador for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, he is the most streamed and most followed Senegalese rapper of his generation.
Grand Yoff, Castors
He grew up between Grand Yoff and Castors, at his grandfather’s home, and enrolled in law at Cheikh Anta Diop University before betting everything on music. “DIP” comes from Dominique and the English word deep. “Doundou Guiss” means “living and seeing” in Wolof: the one who tells what he has lived. Raised on Positive Black Soul and Daara J, then DMX, T.I. and J. Cole, he wrote his first lyrics in 2009 and in 2011 founded the group Doundou Guiss with his friend Sawzi.
Fifteen years of rap
In 2012, he joined the Rep'Tyle Music label and made his name with “Hors Norme” and “Yakarouma Ci Ken”. The mixtape Beus Niki Tay (2014) established him on the national scene. Three albums followed: TLK (2016), which sold more than 7,000 copies in one week, a record for Senegalese rap; LNN (2019), which made him the most streamed Francophone artist on Audiomack; and LFLF (2023), with more than 54 million streams. From 2017, he was filling the Iba-Mar-Diop Stadium.
Music that uplifts
His songs carry a philosophy of life: discipline, hard work, perseverance, and the self-belief that Wolof calls “guem sa bop”. He speaks to the doorwaar, those who rise early to build their future and their family’s. LNN became their anthem. He also takes a stand: Deuil National (2020) on irregular migration, Guddi Yi Ñu Tollu (2026) on Senegal today, and Thiaroye 44 (Jambaar Remix), a tribute to the Senegalese Tirailleurs.
A new chapter
In October 2025, he joined Sony Music Entertainment Africa, which released the EP Mayko Loolou in 2026. He played a sold-out show at Cabaret Sauvage in Paris, carried the Olympic flame in Grand Yoff and became an ambassador for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. With UWAR, he is building a production studio dedicated to training, creation and passing knowledge between generations. A new album is in the works.
Milestones
Awards
Gold Records for the albums LNN and LFLF
Gold Creator Award, 1 million subscribers
3rd place worldwide, the only African project among more than 1,500 films
Best Music Video of the Year (DND)
Best Solo Album (LFLF), Best Lyricist
Best African Rapper Lyricist
Nomination, Best Francophone Artist
1st Senegalese rapper to reach 100,000 subscribers
8 awards in total
Features
“I don’t want to make the same tracks or the same sounds again. I want to take the new generation with me so they have a choice.”