The song lacked good rhythm and flow which is usually required for a good hip hop number. He was just nineteen at the time of its release. Career 2015–2016: Career beginnings ĭubose's official discography began with the single "Temporary", which he released on SoundCloud. Following his graduation from high school, Dubose continued to focus on his music while working jobs in different sectors including construction and pizza delivery. He even built an amateur studio inside the apartment that he lived in. 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. In Florida, Dubose was kept under house arrest.
He graduated from high school at the Performance-based Preparatory Academy in Fort Pierce, Florida. After finding out what he was doing, Dubose's parents sent him to Florida as punishment. Growing up, Dubose frequently got into legal trouble, mainly for selling cannabis and narcotics. I was the one in the back of the classroom, quiet." Remarking on his time in high school to XXL, he said "I was regular, everybody really noticed me. He attended Eagle Academy, where he expanded upon rapping during his freshman year, performing in cyphers at lunchtime by performing rhymes he had already written and stored in a large notebook he carried with him. Dubose was raised in Highbridge and began rapping at age twelve after listening to Kanye West and 50 Cent. 2.2 2017–2018: The Bigger Artist and Hoodie SZNĪrtist Julius Dubose was born on Decemin Highbridge, Bronx in New York City.
He is set to release his fourth studio album, A Boogie vs.
His third studio album, Artist 2.0 (2020), debuted at number two on the Billboard 200. He released his second studio album, Hoodie SZN (2018), which became his first number one album on the Billboard 200. His debut studio album, The Bigger Artist (2017), debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 chart. His highest charting singles are " Numbers" (which debuted at number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100), " Look Back at It" (number 27), and " Drowning" (number 38). His stage name is derived from the character "Ace Boogie" from the 2002 film Paid in Full, and because he was wearing hoodies all the time, friends gave him the nickname "A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie". He is signed to Atlantic Records, as well as his own label imprint, Highbridge the Label. Artist Julius Dubose (born December 6, 1995), known professionally as A Boogie wit da Hoodie (or simply A Boogie), is an American rapper and singer.