47-483: American rapper A Boogie wit da Hoodie has released five studio albums , two mixtapes , 33 music videos , four extended plays (EPs) and 49 singles (including twenty-three as a featured artist). A Boogie wit da Hoodie Artist Julius Dubose (born December 6, 1995), known professionally as A Boogie wit da Hoodie , is an American rapper, and singer-songwriter. Dubose released his debut studio album, The Bigger Artist , via Atlantic Records in 2017. Led by
94-458: A mixtape titled Artist , in February 2016, which launched his career and was on Forbes list of up-and-coming rappers. The mixtape was recorded during a time where Dubose was dealing with a difficult break-up which helped influence the mixtape and Dubose's future sound all together. Dubose then released a collaborative project, alongside fellow Highbridge-based rapper Don Q, titled Highbridge
141-456: A battle with Joyner Lucas and had proclaimed himself the best rapper alive. Don proclaimed that Tory could not be the best rapper alive as he accused him of stealing lyrics from his Hot 97 freestyle. After a brief exchange of words via social media, Don released a diss track titled, "I'm Not Joyner." Lanez responded with his own diss entitled "Don Queen". The following day, Don Q retaliated with another diss track, called "This Is Ya King?" Don Q
188-733: A collaboration with Dutch DJ Tiësto for his album Drive . The song peaked at 11 on the Billboard US Dance/Electronic Chart. On May 31, Dubose was featured on the soundtrack of the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse movie. He was featured on lead single of the film Calling with Swae Lee , Nav and was produced by Metro Boomin . It peaked at 41 on the Billboard Hot 100, and charted in multiple countries such as Australia, Canada, France, India, UK & more. It
235-475: A collaborative album also. On February 14, 2023, Dubose issued his annual Valentine's single called "No 808's" featuring American rapper Vory . A week later, Dubose would go on to issue a remix to his song "Secrets", which released in 2020. This was featuring Mariah the Scientist . This was due to the song gaining traction on the video-sharing platform TikTok . On April 21, Dubose released "Chills (LA Hills)",
282-515: A day after his 26th birthday, Dubose announced the upcoming release of a new EP as a prequel to his fourth studio album, at that point titled A Boogie vs. Artist ,. The EP was titled B4 A Boogie vs. Artist (or simply B4 AVA ) and was scheduled for a December 10, 2021, release date. The announcement was accompanied by a snippet of the song "Be Free". The track list of the EP was revealed three days later. "24 Hours," his earlier collaboration with Lil Durk ,
329-516: A large notebook he carried with him. Remarking on his time in high school to XXL , he said "I was regular, everybody really noticed me. I was the one in the back of the classroom, quiet." Growing up, Dubose frequently got into legal trouble, mainly for selling cannabis and narcotics. After finding out what he was doing, Dubose's parents sent him to Florida as punishment. He attended Fort Pierce Central in Fort Pierce, Florida . In Florida, Dubose
376-557: A meeting initiated by Kilo Kurt of Thizz Entertainment . In January 2021, Dubose was sued by a Bergen County, New Jersey , couple, who claimed that he clogged the toilets and caused $ 260,000 in damages in their mansion, which they had leased to him in 2017 and 2018. Dubose was arrested a day after celebrating his 25th birthday in December 2020. A representative for the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office confirmed that A Boogie
423-564: A remastered version titled Corner Stories Reloaded with extra songs adding one featuring Rowdy Rebel . Don is featured on A Boogie 's debut album The Bigger Artist on the tracks "Somebody" and "Money Sprung". Don collaborated with Dominican recording artist Chimbala, on a track titled Matalo. Don Q released his mixtape Don Talk featuring Pusha T , Tee Grizzley and Desiigner . Don Q released his follow-up mixtape to Don Season titled Don Season 2 featuring G Herbo , Dave East , Lil Durk , Moneybagg Yo and more. The lead single for
470-548: A single featuring Lil Durk , titled " 24 Hours ". It debuted at number 92 on the Billboard Hot 100. As of July 2023 is certified platinum. In July 2021, while Dubose was working on his fourth studio album, around 20 songs for the album were leaked , which delayed the album until late 2022. Dubose stated, "The more songs get leaked, the longer I take to drop, I'm not putting leaked songs on my album and I work hard AF to write all these songs myself! So if you out here leaking sh*t stop eatin up and let me cook". On December 7, 2021,
517-454: A studio was like, 'Damn, I never knew I could sound like this'. It was just magic". The training sessions with Myster helped progress his sound. In 2015, Dubose moved back to New York in an attempt to start making hip hop his full-time career. He, Don Q , Quincy "QP" Acheampong, and Bubba then created Highbridge the Label and set up a home studio. A Boogie released his first full-length project,
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#1732855231418564-587: Is an American rapper. He is best known for his collaborations with labelmate A Boogie wit da Hoodie . Le'Quincy Anderson was born and raised in the Bronx in New York City. He began writing raps in the 5th grade but did not start taking rap seriously until high school, he first rapped in a booth at the age of 16. Don grew up listening to artists such as Cassidy , Fabolous , Jadakiss , Styles P , Lloyd Banks and Jay-Z . As he got older he began battle rapping in
611-451: Is currently one of the most streamed rap songs of 2023. They also performed the song at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards making his VMA debut performance. On June 21, Dubose would announce at one of his shows in Canada, that his fifth studio album was titled Better Off Alone . The album was initially set for release in 2023, however, it was later confirmed for mid-2024. On August 14, 2023, at
658-647: The Billboard Hot 100 -top 20 single " Drowning " (featuring Kodak Black ), the album was met with critical praise and peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 . His second album, Hoodie SZN (2018), peaked atop the Billboard 200, while his third, Artist 2.0 (2020) peaked at number two; the albums were supported by his second and third top 20 singles, " Look Back at It " and " Numbers " (featuring Roddy Ricch , Gunna and London on da Track ), respectively. At
705-624: The BET Awards 2018 , Dubose won Best New Artist. His fourth album, Me vs. Myself (2022), peaked at number six on the Billboard 200 and received generally favorable reviews. Dubose's stage name is derived from the character " Ace Boogie" from the 2002 film Paid in Full , and because he frequently wore hoodies, friends gave him the nickname "A Boogie wit da Hoodie". Dubose starred in his documentary film The Rise of Artist Dubose, released on Facebook Watch on November 15, 2024. Artist Julius Dubose
752-514: The Billboard 200, selling 90,000 copies in its first week. It reached number one on January 14, 2019. It became one of the most played albums of 2019 and placed number 10 on the Billboard 200 Year-End chart. It also appeared on Billboard ' s Decade-End chart at number 69. Dubose featured on over 20 songs in 2019, alongside artists such as Ed Sheeran , Rick Ross , Khalid , Ally Brooke , Liam Payne , Lil Durk and Summer Walker . He also toured and performed at concerts throughout 2019 in
799-605: The Greater Manchester Police . He was shortly released with the charges not made public. Dubose has two children with girlfriend and social media influencer was also featured on the first version of his single Playa . Their daughter Melody Valentine Dubose was born on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2017, and their son Artist Dubose, Jr. was born on June 27, 2020. Highbridge the Label is an American record label founded by A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Don Q , Quincy "QP" Acheampong and Sambou "Bubba" Camara in 2016. Highbridge
846-573: The Demarest Police Department. While doing a search of Dubose's home, law enforcement seized four guns: "a Ruger .380 handgun, a Glock .40 caliber handgun, an H&K 9mm handgun and a Smith & Wesson 9mm handgun." They also discovered " hollow point bullets , various high capacity magazines" as well as "marijuana, hashish oil edibles and drug paraphernalia commonly associated with the distribution of controlled dangerous substances." Dubose's security guard, 33-year-old Quashaun Hagler,
893-523: The Hip-Hop 50 Live at Yankee Stadium Concert, Dubose would announce the upcoming release of a new EP as a prequel to his fifth studio album, Better Off Alone . The EP is titled B4 BOA ( Before Better Off Alone ), and released September 8, 2023. The three-track EP includes "Her Birthday", "Booby Trap" and " Did Me Wrong ". Dubose released a single from Better Off Alone called "Steppas" on March 29, 2024. On April 22, 2024, Dubose released an EP titled Alone ;
940-461: The Label partnered with Atlantic Records to sign a deal to have full control of the artists. In 2021 Highbridge the Label also partnered with EMPIRE to sign Don Q & Lil Rekk. In 2022, a subsidiary label of Highbridge the Label was created called H.E.A.V.Y. Current members of the label include Bouba Savage & Wowdy HBTL. Studio albums Don Q (rapper) Le'Quincy Anderson (born April 28, 1990), better known by his stage name Don Q ,
987-698: The Label: The Takeover Vol.1 , on May 18, 2016. Dubose went on to have three opening dates on Drake and Future 's Summer Sixteen Tour . Dubose was also co-signed by Drake. In July 2016, A Boogie signed a deal with Atlantic Records . In September 2016, he was featured on the BET Hip Hop Awards cypher alongside Don Q, Russ , Kent Jones and Nick Grant. Later in October 2016, A Boogie released his first extended play (EP), titled TBA , in acronym for "The Bigger Artist". The EP peaked at number 63 on
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#17328552314181034-572: The US Billboard 200 chart and appeared on Rolling Stone magazine's 40 Best Rap Albums of 2016 list. On June 13, 2017, Dubose was named as one of the ten of XXL ' s "2017 Freshman Class". On September 29, 2017, he released his debut studio album, The Bigger Artist , featuring guest appearances from Chris Brown , Trey Songz , Kodak Black , 21 Savage , PnB Rock and YoungBoy Never Broke Again . The album's lead single , " Drowning " featuring Kodak Black, peaked at number 38 on
1081-634: The US Billboard Hot 100 and became one of his highest-charting singles in the country so far. Dubose was featured on fellow New York rapper 6ix9ine 's single, " Keke " on January 14, 2018. The song peaked at number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 . Dubose also appeared on the song "Waka" on 6ix9ine's album Dummy Boy , released in November 2018. Dubose's second album Hoodie SZN was released on December 21, 2018, with contributions from 6ix9ine, Juice Wrld , Offset and more. It debuted at number 2 on
1128-446: The US and UK. On September 13, 2019, Dubose released the first single from his album Artist 2.0 — " Mood Swings ", which debuted at 76 on the Billboard Hot 100. On November 15, 2019, Dubose released the second single from Artist 2.0 — " Reply ", which features rapper Lil Uzi Vert . It debuted at number 49 on the Billboard Hot 100. (Uzi is also featured on the track "Luv is Art" from
1175-424: The album.) On January 31, 2020, Dubose released the third single from Artist 2.0 called "King of My City". It debuted and peaked at 69 on the Billboard Hot 100. Artist 2.0 was officially released on February 14, 2020, Valentine's Day . It was his third studio album. Dubose chose to release Artist 2.0 on Valentine's Day due to the first Artist album being released on Valentine's Day in 2016, and also due to
1222-399: The date for his fourth studio album, Me vs. Myself , set for release on November 4, 2022. One single from the album released on October 7, 2022, called "B.R.O (Better Ride Out)", featuring American rapper Roddy Ricch . Just two weeks later, on October 21, 2022, Dubose released "Take Shots" featuring Canadian rapper Tory Lanez . On October 27, he revealed the album's tracklist, which listed
1269-475: The duo — Me vs. Myself was pushed back until December 9, 2022. The album's final single, "Ballin", was exclusively released on NBA 2K23 on November 1, 2022; it was later added to all digital platforms on November 4, 2022. Me vs. Myself was released on December 9, 2022, with features from Lil Durk , Kodak Black , H.E.R & more. It peaked at 6 on the Billboard Hot 200. The deluxe of Me vs Myself
1316-703: The event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . On June 16, 2020, Dubose released " Bleed ", the lead single of the deluxe version of Artist 2.0 , which was released on June 19, 2020. It peaked at number 57 on the Billboard Hot 100. After the deluxe edition of Artist 2.0 , Dubose did not issue any singles for around a year, taking a hiatus. During this period, however, he was featured on songs with artists such as Pop Smoke , Jess Glynne , Nas , Capo Plaza , DJ Khaled , and more. On May 14, 2021, Dubose returned alongside American rapper Rowdy Rebel and released their song "9 Bridge". On May 21, 2021, Dubose released
1363-501: The fact it was his daughter's third birthday. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart, earning 111,000 album-equivalent units (including 3,000 copies in pure album sales) in its first week. Artist 2.0 features contributions by Roddy Ricch , Gunna , DaBaby , Khalid , Summer Walker , Lil Uzi Vert, and more. Dubose was due to perform at Wireless 2020, alongside other rappers such as AJ Tracey and A$ AP Rocky , but
1410-540: The four-track EP includes "Tiffanys", "No More Questions", "How to Love" and "D.T.N." Better Off Alone was released on May 17, 2024. In 2017, Lil B accused Dubose and PnB Rock of jumping him at the California Rolling Loud festival. Many members of the hip hop community, such as Big Sean and SpaceGhostPurrp , criticized Dubose for his role in the incident. However all things were settled and Lil B and Dubose squashed their beef two days later, through
1457-588: The local battle circuit where he rapped for several leagues such as Battle On The Beat, Blue Collar Television and Come Up Groundz. In 2016, Don signed to Highbridge the Label, a label ran by friends Quincy "QP" Acheampong and Sambou "Bubba" Camara. He and A Boogie were the first artists signed to the label. He was heavily featured on the compilation, Highbridge the Label: The Takeover Vol. 1 , which dropped on May 28, 2016. Don gained more notoriety after appearing on Funkmaster Flex 's freestyle series on Hot 97 , along with A Boogie wit da Hoodie who had become one of
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1504-600: The most popular up and coming rappers in New York City. Don delivered an impressive freestyle over Nas ' Oochie Wally . Soon, the songs Bando and Bag On Me, featuring Don Q began getting radio play in the Tri-State area. In July 2016, Highbridge the Label partnered with Atlantic Records . Don dropped his first official mixtape in August 2016. The mixtape titled Don Season was hosted by DJ Don Cannon . The mixtape has features from A Boogie , PnB Rock and Keir. In September 2016, he
1551-436: The project is titled "Yeah Yeah" and features A Boogie wit da Hoodie and 50 Cent and produced by Murda Beatz . Don Q closed out the year dropping a 6 song extended play titled Underrated . He was also featured on A-Boogie's Platinum album, Hoodie SZN on a collaboration titled "Bosses and Workers" with fellow labelmate Trap Manny. To start off 2019, Don responded to Tory Lanez 's battle challenge. Lanez had engaged in
1598-503: The release of A Boogie vs. Artist — now called Me vs. Myself .The singles were titled "Non Judgemental" and "Hit Different", featuring New York drill rapper B-Lovee . On the same date Dubose appeared and was featured on King Von 's What It Means to Be King album specifically on song "My Fault". Dubose released a single on April 1, 2022, called "Playa", featuring American singer H.E.R. , and with Dubose's girlfriend Ella Rodriguez. On September 5, 2022, Dubose finally announced
1645-498: The single "Temporary", which he released on SoundCloud . He was just nineteen at the time of its release. Myster Whyte, who he met in Florida and produced the song, showed A Boogie the inside of his first professional studio. He asked A Boogie to work with a trainer until he got his techniques right. Dubose's said, "I used to record songs like, play the beat from one phone and have another phone recording me and just rap. Moving from that to
1692-401: The song titles and blurred out the names of the featured artists for their unreleased songs with him, along with listing which side each song is on: "Artist" or "A Boogie". Following the pushing back of Drake and 21 Savage 's collaborative album, Her Loss , from October 28, 2022, to November 4, 2022, Dubose announced that he was delaying his own album so as to not share a release date with
1739-514: The streets, parks, and different blocks which helped him build confidence. Don began battling because he was inspired by the Smack DVD series. Don's first stage name was Q da Don, he would then change it to Don Q , after the popular rum after seeing it on the shelves at local liquor stores. Don released his first mixtape at 17. The mixtape was in dedication to Andre "Pop" Davidson, a standout basketball player at John F. Kennedy High School who died. Pop
1786-424: Was Don's best friend and the first person to co-sign Don's rapping talent. The mixtape, however, did not receive much traction outside of Highbridge. Don almost quit rapping losing motivation as he did not have money to pay for studio sessions. Don was still worried about continuing his school studies and the streets but he came to the conclusion that rap was going to be his way to a better life. He made appearances in
1833-536: Was also arrested. Hagler, who is a Georgia resident, appears to have been at A Boogie's home at the time of the search and arrest. Hagler was charged with three counts of unlawful possession of a handgun (a 2nd-degree felony) and one count of possession of a large capacity magazine (a 4th-degree felony). Dubose was arrested at London's Wireless Festival in September 2021 by the Metropolitan Police , by request of
1880-583: Was arrested on December 7, 2020, on charges of unlawful possession of a handgun (2nd-degree felony) and possession of marijuana. Dubose was taken into custody following an investigation conducted by detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office (BCPO), who obtained a warrant to search A Boogie's Demarest, New Jersey , home. BCPO detectives were accompanied by detectives from the New York City Police Department and officers from
1927-568: Was born on December 6, 1995, in the Highbridge neighborhood of the Bronx in New York City . Dubose was raised in Highbridge and began rapping at age twelve after listening to Kanye West and 50 Cent . He attended Dewitt Clinton High School , where he expanded upon rapping during his freshman year, engaging in cyphers at lunchtime by performing rhymes he had already written and stored in
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1974-465: Was featured on the BET Hip Hop Awards cypher alongside A Boogie wit da Hoodie , Russ , Kent Jones and Nick Grant. During the year, Don collaborated with artists like Meek Mill , Dave East , Fabolous , Young Scooter and PnB Rock among others. In 2017, Don dropped his second mixtape titled Corner Stories featuring Dave East , A Boogie , Jadakiss , Styles P , Zoey Dollaz, PnB Rock , Fabolous and Loso Loaded, he would later follow up with
2021-451: Was included on the EP. One of the songs on the EP, "Man in the Mirror," was released as a single on February 11, 2022. It peaked at 82 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2022, Dubose was cast to voice Francis "KG" Leibowitz-Jenkins in the rebooted Disney+ animated series, The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder . On February 11, 2022, and March 4, 2022, Dubose returned with warmup singles before
2068-455: Was kept under house arrest . During this confinement, he began to work on his artistry, starting off by tweaking his self-composed rhymes and gradually leading one thing to another. He built an amateur studio inside the apartment that he lived in. Following his high school graduation, Dubose continued to focus on his music while working jobs in different sectors, including construction and pizza delivery. Dubose's official discography began with
2115-499: Was one of 5 rappers banned from New York City's Rolling Loud festival due to safety concerns by the NYPD . With a short hiatus from music, Don Q returned to music by releasing "Flood My Wrist" featuring Lil Uzi Vert and A Boogie wit da Hoodie on July 1, 2020. He went on to release "I'm the One" a week later, and "Blood Sweat & Tears" on July 24. Another A Boogie-collaboration, "Vroom Vroom",
2162-685: Was released 3 days later with one bonus song called "Needed That" featuring PnB Rock . Dubose announced his Me vs Myself Tour at of end of 2022, which started in February 2023. It sold out within minutes. He performed in North America and Europe, in venues such as Barclays Center , Coca-Cola Coliseum and Alexandra Palace . He also went back on tour in June on a Canadian tour due to high demand and performed at big festivals this year such as Coachella , Lollapalooza and more. Dubose would go on to announce that he would release multiple albums in 2023, including
2209-482: Was released on September 2, 2020. After another long hiatus, Don Q made his departure from Atlantic Records and signed a new record deal with record label EMPIRE. Don Q a released mixtape called 'Double or Nothing' on October 22, 2021, featuring a song with American drill rapper B-Lovee . Don has one daughter. In November 2017 Anderson was arrested for felony firearm possession in New York. In January 2024 Anderson
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