Schoolboy Q
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Quincy Matthew Hanley better known by his stage name
ScHoolboy Q is an American
recording hip hop
artist. Hanley is signed to Top Dawg Entertainment and is a member of Black Hippy along with Jay Rock
, Kendrick Lamar
and Ab-Soul. His album Setbacks
reached #100 on the Billboard 200
in 2011 selling close to 4,395 in the first week.
, California
. He attended Crenshaw high school
and West Los Angeles College
where he played football
for the West Los Angeles Oilers. Growing up on Hoover Street he joined the Hoover Crips 52
. On July 29th, 2008 Hanley relea sed his first mixtape
titled Schoolboy Turned Hustla.
, Jay Rock
and Ab-Soul. Hanley was involved in a short "beef" with fellow west-coast rapper 40 Glocc
. Hanley released a diss track
titled "Ezell (40 Glocc Killa)" where he questions 40 Glocc's gangbanging
. Hanley has went on record as to why they were "beefing": "He made some false statements about my boy, Tyga
, that's my little brother. He did a lot of fake stuff with Wayne
, a lot of lies, rumors and childish shit that I really didn't like, and I really felt disrespected by this clown saying all this shit so I just had to like air it out". He went on to say "It's over with, I did what I did, I said what I said and I won't diss him no more, because it's obvious he ain't on my level...so why categorize myself with a loser?". He released Gangsta & Soul his second mixtape on May 14, 2009, which featured the diss track. On January 11, 2011, through iTunes
he released Setbacks
his first independent album under Top Dawg Entertainment to critical acclaim. The album reached number one-hundred on the Billboard 200
selling 787 units it's first week. Two weeks after the album's release Hanely took to Twitter
and gave the album away for free. Hanely headlined his first show on March 11, 2011 at the Key Club in West Hollywood, California
. On September 22nd, through his twitter feed, Hanley announced the title of his upcoming project, HABITS & contradictions. He called it a prequel
to Setbacks.
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
ScHoolboy Q is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
recording hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
artist. Hanley is signed to Top Dawg Entertainment and is a member of Black Hippy along with Jay Rock
Jay Rock
Johnny Reed McKinzie Jr. , better known by his stage name Jay Rock, is an American rapper. He was named one of the top 13 most street artists by XXL. His voice has been called a cross between Immortal Technique and Rick Ross. He is a part of the rap group Black Hippy which also features Kendrick...
, Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar , formerly known by his stage name K. Dot, is an American rapper, and songwriter. He first gained major attention after the release of his 2010 mixtape O D. In 2011, his album Section.80, released exclusively through iTunes, instantly ranked as one of the top digital hip-hop releases...
and Ab-Soul. His album Setbacks
Setbacks
Setbacks is the first independent album by Schoolboy Q. The album was released on January 11, 2011 under Top Dawg Entertainment. It includes features from Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, Alori Joh, Jhené Aiko, BJ The Chicago Kid and production from Lord Quest, Willie B, Focus..., Rahki, Phonix...
reached #100 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
in 2011 selling close to 4,395 in the first week.
Early life and career beginnings
Hanley was born and raised in Los AngelesLos Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. He attended Crenshaw high school
Crenshaw High School
Crenshaw High School is a secondary school located in South Los Angeles, California.The school first opened in 1968 and currently enrolls an average of 2,600 students. Its address is 5010 11th Avenue, near the corner of 50th Street. The school colors are blue and gold, and its mascot is the...
and West Los Angeles College
West Los Angeles College
West Los Angeles College is a community college located in Culver City, California. It opened in 1969 and serves approximately 10,000 students....
where he played football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
for the West Los Angeles Oilers. Growing up on Hoover Street he joined the Hoover Crips 52
. On July 29th, 2008 Hanley relea sed his first mixtape
Mixtape
A Mix Tape or Mixed Tape is a compilation of songs recorded in a specific order, traditionally onto an audio Compact Cassette.A Mix Tape, which usually reflects the musical tastes of its compiler, can range from a casually selected list of favorite songs, to a conceptual mix of songs linked by a...
titled Schoolboy Turned Hustla.
2009–present: Top Dawg ENT, Black Hippy and mixtapes
After releasing Schoolboy Turned Hustla he signed a deal with Top Dawg Entertainment, where he formed 'Black Hippy' with fellow label mates and frequent collaborators, Kendrick LamarKendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar , formerly known by his stage name K. Dot, is an American rapper, and songwriter. He first gained major attention after the release of his 2010 mixtape O D. In 2011, his album Section.80, released exclusively through iTunes, instantly ranked as one of the top digital hip-hop releases...
, Jay Rock
Jay Rock
Johnny Reed McKinzie Jr. , better known by his stage name Jay Rock, is an American rapper. He was named one of the top 13 most street artists by XXL. His voice has been called a cross between Immortal Technique and Rick Ross. He is a part of the rap group Black Hippy which also features Kendrick...
and Ab-Soul. Hanley was involved in a short "beef" with fellow west-coast rapper 40 Glocc
40 Glocc
Tory Gassway , is an American rapper and actor, better known as 40 Glocc. He is currently signed to Infamous Records and G-Unit Records. 40 is also currently signed to G-Unit West.-Early life:...
. Hanley released a diss track
Diss track
A diss track or diss song is a song primarily intended to disparage or insult another person or group. While musical parodies and attacks have always existed, the trend became increasingly common in the hip hop genre as part of the hip hop rivalry phenomenon...
titled "Ezell (40 Glocc Killa)" where he questions 40 Glocc's gangbanging
Gang
A gang is a group of people who, through the organization, formation, and establishment of an assemblage, share a common identity. In current usage it typically denotes a criminal organization or else a criminal affiliation. In early usage, the word gang referred to a group of workmen...
. Hanley has went on record as to why they were "beefing": "He made some false statements about my boy, Tyga
Tyga
Michael Stevenson , better known by his stage name Tyga , is an American rapper signed to Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records and Universal Republic Records. He is of Vietnamese and Jamaican descent...
, that's my little brother. He did a lot of fake stuff with Wayne
Lil Wayne
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. , better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included...
, a lot of lies, rumors and childish shit that I really didn't like, and I really felt disrespected by this clown saying all this shit so I just had to like air it out". He went on to say "It's over with, I did what I did, I said what I said and I won't diss him no more, because it's obvious he ain't on my level...so why categorize myself with a loser?". He released Gangsta & Soul his second mixtape on May 14, 2009, which featured the diss track. On January 11, 2011, through iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
he released Setbacks
Setbacks
Setbacks is the first independent album by Schoolboy Q. The album was released on January 11, 2011 under Top Dawg Entertainment. It includes features from Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, Alori Joh, Jhené Aiko, BJ The Chicago Kid and production from Lord Quest, Willie B, Focus..., Rahki, Phonix...
his first independent album under Top Dawg Entertainment to critical acclaim. The album reached number one-hundred on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
selling 787 units it's first week. Two weeks after the album's release Hanely took to Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
and gave the album away for free. Hanely headlined his first show on March 11, 2011 at the Key Club in West Hollywood, California
West Hollywood, California
West Hollywood, a city of Los Angeles County, California, was incorporated on November 29, 1984, with a population of 34,399 at the 2010 census. 41% of the city's population is made up of gay men according to a 2002 demographic analysis by Sara Kocher Consulting for the City of West Hollywood...
. On September 22nd, through his twitter feed, Hanley announced the title of his upcoming project, HABITS & contradictions. He called it a prequel
Prequel
A prequel is a work that supplements a previously completed one, and has an earlier time setting.The widely recognized term was a 20th-century neologism, and a portmanteau from pre- and sequel...
to Setbacks.
Independent Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
US Rap Top Rap Albums Top Rap Albums is a record chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks Rap and hip-hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The chart began publication for the week of November 13, 2004.... |
Top Indie Independent Albums The Billboard Independent Albums is a chart of the highest-selling independent music albums and extended plays in the United States, compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is used to list artists who are not signed to major labels... |
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| Setbacks Setbacks Setbacks is the first independent album by Schoolboy Q. The album was released on January 11, 2011 under Top Dawg Entertainment. It includes features from Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, Alori Joh, Jhené Aiko, BJ The Chicago Kid and production from Lord Quest, Willie B, Focus..., Rahki, Phonix... |
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100 | 25 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Mixtapes
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Schoolboy Turned Hustla |
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| Gangsta & Soul |
|
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Album | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Cuts Up" | 2009 | Outraged & Underage | Tyga Tyga Michael Stevenson , better known by his stage name Tyga , is an American rapper signed to Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records and Universal Republic Records. He is of Vietnamese and Jamaican descent... |
| "Welcome to C4" | C4 | Kendrick Lamar Kendrick Lamar Kendrick Lamar , formerly known by his stage name K. Dot, is an American rapper, and songwriter. He first gained major attention after the release of his 2010 mixtape O D. In 2011, his album Section.80, released exclusively through iTunes, instantly ranked as one of the top digital hip-hop releases... , Jay Rock Jay Rock Johnny Reed McKinzie Jr. , better known by his stage name Jay Rock, is an American rapper. He was named one of the top 13 most street artists by XXL. His voice has been called a cross between Immortal Technique and Rick Ross. He is a part of the rap group Black Hippy which also features Kendrick... , Ab-Soul, BO |
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| "Far from Here" | Kendrick Lamar EP | Kendrick Lamar | |
| "I'm a G" | Long Term | Ab-Soul, Glasses Malone Glasses Malone Charles Phillipivory Penniman , better known by his stage name Glasses Malone, is an American rapper from Los Angeles, California.-Early life:Glasses Malone grew up in the Watts and Compton neighborhoods in Los Angeles County... |
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| "TDE Roll Call" | 30 Day Takeover | Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul | |
| "I Do It 4 Hip Hop" | |||
| "Smoke Chronic" | Jay Rock, Spider Loc Spider Loc Curtis Norvell Williams, more commonly known as Spider Loc is an American rapper signed to G-Unit Records.Loc is also the CEO of G-Unit West.-Biography:... |
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| "Pass the Blunt" | 2010 | LongTerm 2: Lifestyles of the Broke and Almost Famous | Ab-Soul |
| "Michael Jordan" | O(verly) D(edicated) | Kendrick Lamar | |
| "Loaded (Remix)" | 2011 | Smoke DZA | |
| "This is 4Da" | Eulogy | Be-1, Skeme | |
| "Say Wassup" | Follow Me Home Follow Me Home (Jay Rock album) Follow Me Home is the debut studio album by rapper Jay Rock, released on July 26, 2011 by Top Dawg Entertainment and Strange Music. The album is backed by the singles "All My Life " and "Hood Gone Love It". Guest appearances come from Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Tech N9ne, Rick Ross and others.... |
Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, Kendrick Lemar | |
| "The Spiteful Chant" | Section.80 Section.80 -Track listing:- Charts :- External links :* - Relevant Mindset... |
Kendrick Lamar | |
| "Hell Yeah" | LongTerm: Mentality | Ab-Soul | |
| "Constipation" | Ab-Soul, Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock | ||
| "Overhigh" | Rolling Stoned | Smoke DZA, Trademark da Skydiver | |
| "Tye Dye Everything" | Blazed By the Bell | Mod Sun | |
| "May 31st" | Living In Forever | A$ton Matthews | |
| "Brand New Guy" | LiveLoveA$AP LiveLoveA$AP LiveLoveA$AP is the début mixtape by Harlem rapper A$AP Rocky. Which was released under RCA Records on October 31 and quickly received general acclaim from music critics and fans. Fan made physical copies can be found .- Track listing :... |
A$AP Rocky | |