Dominic Fike found himself behind bars at a pinnacle moment in his music career. Growing up in Naples, Fike didn’t have much to complain about the area except one thing: the police presence. “There are a lot of police there, and they’re real mean,” he told The Fader.
Fike might be a little biased, however, because in 2016, he was charged with battery of a police officer, per The Guardian. But that’s not what landed him in prison; instead, it was the fact that he broke his probation for the charge that led him to jail time. According to The Guardian, Fike failed a drug test while on probation which was a violation of the “Euphoria” star’s agreement and caused him to be thrown in jail. Fike was devastated. “I was not doing too well. I wanted to release music and I was sad about it,” he said.
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Although he couldn’t release his music, Fike’s manager could, and he did just that. The musician’s manager dropped Fike’s EP “Don’t Forget About Me,” which the artist had worked on before his arrest. The EP was a huge success, but sadly, the musician couldn’t be a part of it.
“I couldn’t check the views or respond to the homies. I couldn’t talk to people,” he told Complex. Despite being in jail, Fike was clearly talented — by the time he walked out of there, not only was he a free man but he was one signing to a record label.
