Hattiesburg, Mississippi’s own DaphoDILL is breaking her silence with a fearless new release, “Put That In The Press”, which dropped on June 20, 2025. Produced by Buckroll and engineered by Mex Manny, the track serves as both a personal testimony and a societal indictment, blending raw lyricism with an unflinching narrative. Accompanied by a powerful visual, DaphoDILL makes it clear that this song is more than just music—it is a cry for justice and a voice for those who’ve been silenced.

The record was born out of years of pain and systemic oppression that DaphoDILL faced growing up as a Black gay woman in Mississippi. Her words shed light on experiences with racism, discrimination, and institutionalized grooming that stole her freedom and attempted to strip away her identity. Through “Put That In The Press”, she calls out the hypocrisy of a state that praises civil rights victories on the surface, yet continues to weaponize hate and deny Black and LGBTQ+ communities their humanity. Her message is heavy, but it’s also necessary—a reminder of voices that often go unheard in a country that still struggles to reconcile its past with its present.

For DaphoDILL, the motivation behind this record runs deeper than art, it is what she calls a “soul cry,” born from years of being denied free will. As a child, she endured relentless racism, homophobia, and targeting from teachers and institutions that were supposed to protect her. Instead, her rights were stripped away, her education stolen, and her talents buried so that others could shine in her place. She recalls being forced into roles and narratives she never chose, a cycle of criminalization and deflection designed to keep her silenced. “They steal your voice, then weaponize it against you for anything you say. They take your rights, then tell you, ‘If you don’t vote, you don’t count,’” she says, referencing words written under a Mississippi statue in memory of Emmett Till. The connection between Till’s murder and her own life is chilling—both reminders that Mississippi’s soil is still soaked in the blood and pain of Black lives dismissed as expendable.

In her additional reflections, DaphoDILL paints an even more disturbing picture of her upbringing. She speaks on how both white and Black teachers targeted her for being a gay child, stripping away her basic humanity and criminalizing her existence. She describes being groomed for prison as early as her pre-teen years, a victim of the pipeline that ensnares so many Black youth in Mississippi. Her God-given talents were stripped away, redirected to elevate others who were deemed “acceptable” by society. She says, “I have had one of the sickest lives to live, and hopefully one day, I’ll rise, and their prison pipeline will change.” Her testimony is not just her own but speaks to a system that discards Black and gay lives as though they never mattered.

What makes “Put That In The Press” so powerful is the strength it took for DaphoDILL to turn those scars into sound. The track was born at a breaking point, after years of carrying the weight of Mississippi’s ingrained hate. Rather than let it consume her, she channeled the pain into her craft, creating a song that holds both personal depth and universal resonance. Her favorite line—“I hear the sirens going off, another cop killed in the madness, yelling that blue lives matter, but forgot about the black lives lost…”—cuts through like a dagger, exposing the imbalance of justice and misplaced sympathies in America.

Despite the weight of her struggles, DaphoDILL is no stranger to the music world. She has already worked alongside industry legend Zaytoven and secured a distribution deal under his company. Now, with “Put That In The Press”, she steps into her own lane as an unapologetic truth-teller, unafraid to confront injustice head-on. For her, music is not just entertainment—it is survival, resistance, and liberation. The single stands as proof that even when silenced, truth has a way of rising, and through her voice, DaphoDILL ensures that the stories of those erased will not be forgotten.

“Put That In The Press” is more than a song—it’s a statement, a rebellion, and a testimony of survival in a world that tried to erase her. It carries the weight of history, the scars of hate, and the resilience of a woman who refuses to be silenced. For DaphoDILL, every lyric is liberation, and every verse is a reminder that even in the face of systemic oppression, truth can never be buried forever.