David Shawty

David Israel Salazar (born 1999), known professionally as David Shawty, is an American rapper and record producer known for pioneering the Internet microgenres digicore and glitchcore.

In 2020, his song "Pressure" with Yungster Jack went viral online. They collaborated on the EP Stupid Fruity Swag in 2021. In 2022, Salazar released the solo album David 3.

Early life David Israel Salazar was born in 1999 in San Jose, California.

Career In 2020, Salazar released the single "Pressure" with Yungster Jack, which later went viral online and spawned several "glitchcore" edits on TikTok. Pitchfork described the single as an "underground hit", which was brought to attention on TikTok by the glitchcore editor "iguana_alana".

According to Ones to Watch, "Pressure" is considered a breakout moment in Salazar's career, described as "loud and abrasive with stuttering vocals and a rushing instrumental that blended both electronic and hip hop". The track was also described as "glitchy". That year, Pitchfork stated that the rise of Alt TikTok had brought attention to Salazar's work. He was also described as a "left-field" artist. Salazar has collaborated with artists such as Xaviersobased, Novagang, MexikoDro, Callari, fadedblackid, and Hella Sketchy.

Musical style Salazar's style is noted for extensive use of Auto-Tune and vocal chopping. Writing for Complex, music journalist Kieran Press-Reynolds described the techniques used by David Shawty on the song "Dancing on the Sidewalk Lights Flicker" as "the sounds of a rapper's voice spliced into fragments, placed in front of nearly every bar, like punctuation. 'D-d-d-d,' he warbles, his voice injected with a ludicrous amount of aural Botox (Auto-Tune, pitch shift)." BrooklynVegan described Salazar's production as "weird and cool" and noted his use of vocal chopping and stuttering. According to Pitchfork writer Cat Zhang, the song "Pressure" inspired one of the tags in the song "NEVER MET!" by CMTEN, which was seen as a testament to "the speed at which sonic features mutate and spread in this universe".

Discography

Albums TitleAlbum detailsOoze Released: 2019 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingCaterpillar Released: 2021 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingPsycho Nitemare (Creepypasta Love Story) Released: 2022 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingDAVID 3 Released: 2022 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingERAMETIN Released: 2023 Collaborators: David Shawty & Yungster Jack Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingGrand Theft Nitemare Released: 2023 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingIdaho Blues Released: 2024 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingHatch Released: 2025 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingThat I Am Released: 2025 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming

Mixtapes TitleMixtape detailsGossip™ Released: 2018 Collaborators: David Shawty & Yungster Jack Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingNitemare Samsquanch Released: 2020 Collaborators: David Shawty & hoodwtch Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingWhatever 2 Released: 2024 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingMolt Released: 2025 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingTHE CREATURE Released: 2025 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming

EPs TitleEP detailsByMyLonely Released: 2016 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingMy Heart Released: 2017 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingDeadboy 2k Released: 2018 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingGrave Angel Released: 2018 Collaborators: David Shawty & FadedBlackid Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingPink Eternity Released: 2018 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingGrave Angel 2 Released: 2018 Collaborators: David Shawty & FadedBlackid Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingDeathbed - EP Released: 2018 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingWitch Released: 2019 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming#NovaJackDavid20 ✰ Released: 2020 Collaborators: Yungster Jack & David Shawty Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingNITEMARE 3200 Released: 2020 Collaborators: David Shawty & Pollari Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingUp Bad Released: 2021 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingWhatever By David Released: 2021 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingStupid Fruity Swag Released: 2021 Collaborators: David Shawty & Yungster Jack Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingGuardian Ghosts Released: 2021 Collaborators: BBY GOYARD & David Shawty Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingMyRoom Released: 2022 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingPajama 4est Released: 2023 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming2020 Released: 2023 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingWhatever 1.3 Released: 2024 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingTorture Fest Released: 2024 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingSinking House Released: 2024 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingAmazing Music To Fall Asleep To. Released: 2025 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming