D The Business

In 2001, Hogan known at the time as Lil' D and Little D was one of the only features on Romeo Miller's debut album, titled after his original alias Lil' Romeo. Also in 2001, D The Business was featured on his cousins Silkk the Shocker's remix single of "That's Kool", featuring Lil’ Romeo and Trina which was the second lead single for the Lil' Romeo album.[3][4] Later that year, at just 11 years old he released his own debut hit single "Cotton Candy" featuring Lil’ Romeo executive produced by Master P and distributed by Priority Records off of his scheduled debut album titled "Meet Me At The Playground".[5][6][7] The album was never released.

In 2002, during the spring D The Business along with his cousin Romeo skipped school for the road on a 15 date tour at only 12 years old.[8] Later that year he was featured on multiple songs on Romeo's second studio album, Game Time via The New No Limit and Universal Records which included "Clap Your Hands" and the more notable single "Play Like Us" which spawned live TV performances of the song on Nickelodeon's 2002 "TEENick Summer Concert Series" hosted by Nick Cannon and on the television show Soul Train.[9][10][11][12][13]

D The Business also featured on the 504 Boyz hit single Tight Whips off of their second album Ballers released on December 10, 2002.[4]

In 2004, Hogan lead on the songs “Bobblehead” “Rich Boyz” “Can’t Stop Us” released on Romeo's third studio album Romeoland via The New No Limit and Koch. D The Business was featured on "I Like That" “Dime Pieces" “We Can Make It" “Party" “Bobble Head" off of the soundtrack Romeo! TV Show (The Season) for the hit show Romeo! an American sitcom that aired on Nickelodeon from 2003 to 2006.[14][15]

In 2005 Lil' D's song "You Don't" was featured on the 504 Boyz Hurricane Katrina (We Gon' Bounce Back) album.[4][16] Lil' D and C-Los were part of a street organization called “GUTTA Click” which prompted Master P to launch the Guttar Music Entertainment record label.

Also in 2005, Lil D, Romeo Miller, Valentino Miller, C-Los and Doug formed the rap group Rich Boyz and on November 22, 2005, they released their debut album titled Young Ballers: The Hood Been Good to Us on Guttar Music.[17]

Hogan appeared on songs "Sittin’ Low" and "Fitted Cap” on the soundtrack album titled God's Gift which was Romeo Miller's first album to be classified as explicit released with his official name changed to Romeo.[18][4]

D The Business also featured on Master P's Ghetto Bill: The Best Hustler In The Game, Vol. 1 on songs  “Let Me See It” and “Hood Starr”.[19][4]

In 2006, the release of the movie Repos Original Soundtrack included his song “Bang” as well as his features on “Back Up Off Me” and the movie's lead single “Repo” along with Master P and Black Don.[20][21]

Black Don & Lil' D released a compilation mixtape titled “Live From The Gutta Vol. 1”.[22]

In 2010, D The Business featured on Romeo's Patience Is A Virtue Mixtape on the song Feelin Myself with Will Smith’s nephew K. Smith.[23][24] On May 25, 2010 at the time still known as Lil' D featured on Romeo Miller’s single entitled "She Bad”.[25]

In addition, that year D The Business also performed at the VH1 televised 2010 Hip Hop Honors awards with his cousins Romeo Miller, Valentino Miller, Silkk The Shocker, his brother Black Don, along with Trina, Gucci Mane and Mystikal announced on stage by actress Taraji P. Henson to honor his cousin Master P and No Limit Records.[26][27]

His appearance on the song “I Be Chasing Money” and his single “We Here” were both released on his brother Black Don's mixtape entitled The Scrimmage.[28][29]

In 2011, D The Business would go on a tour with his cousins Romeo Miller, Master P and Silkk the Shocker, the tour was titled "No Limit Forever International". On August 19, 2011, D The Business featured on Romeo Miller's I Am No Limit mixtape and was billed on this project as “D” after dropping "Lil" from his stage name on songs such as "Rock Wit It”, "Catch Me If You Can", "Drop That", and his brother Black Don's single "Money Flow" with Master P & Romeo Miller.[30]

D The Business also featured on Romeo Miller's Maserati Rome Inception Mixtape on the song Phone Sex.[31]

In 2012, Hogan formed a new independent record label with his brother Black Don titled L.I.E. Entertainment (Loyalty Is Everything) and he also officially changed his stage name to D The Business. On January 5, 2012, D The Business released his breakout single "We So Bout It" featuring Black Don, Master P, and Lil Wayne.[32]

On June 28, 2013, D The Business released his debut solo mixtape, From Sidelines 2 Headlines, and on July 17, 2013, released the official video to the single We So Bout It.[33][34][35]

His second mixtape Loyalty Is Everything, Vol. 1 was released on November 11, 2014, with the songs Sunny Days, On Right Now and Live It Up.[36]

In 2017, he released the Lit Nights & Good Mornings EP on May 5, 2017, led by singles Gwap and the song All You Gotta Do (Say Yes).[37]

On January 24, 2020, D The Business released the single Flex featuring his cousins Romeo Miller & Young V.[38][39][40]

D The Business released the mixtape Back To Business featuring the singles Fancy and Tonight on March 11, 2022.[41][42][43][44]

In 2004, D The Business was cast in the independent film Decisions. D The Business appeared as a school bully in the 2007 movie Uncle P.[45][46][42]

Hogan started many businesses and he is a licensed real estate agent in Texas.[47]

Hogan is the co-founder and co-host of the Intellects Connect podcast which launched in 2021.[48][49]