Danny Boy or
DB (born October 31, 1977) is the stage name of
Chicago native
Danny Boy Steward, a contemporary
African-American soul singer. He was signed to
Death Row Records when he was just 15 years old. He made his debut in 1994's
Murder Was the Case soundtrack with the R&B charter
Come When I Call (Produced by
DJ Quik). In 1995, he released his first single entitled Slip N Slide (Produced by Reggie Moore and co-produced by
DeVante Swing) with then unknown artist
Ginuwine singing the chorus. The video was shot in Cabo, and also features scenes with
2Pac,
Snoop Dogg,
Nate Dogg and
Tha Dogg Pound. Danny is best known for singing the choruses of the 2Pac songs
"I Ain't Mad at Cha",
"What'z Ya Phone #",
"Picture Me Rollin'" and
"Heaven Ain't Hard 2 Find" on the
All Eyez on Me album and
"Toss It Up" on the
The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory album. He had recorded about 4-5 albums worth of music while on Death Row Records but none were ever released. Danny Boy also made an appearance on Tha Row's soundtrack to
Eddie Griffin's Dysfunktional Family movie and also appeared on
American Idol, but was disqualified due to continued internet promotion by his former label. He is currently working on some projects for his own label "Eclectic Soul Music Group" and currently resides in the suburbs of
Atlanta, Georgia. On April 20, 2010 Death Row Records finally released Danny Boy's 1996 debut album
It's About Time featuring production by
DJ Quik &
DeVante Swing.