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Hopsin
Marcus Jamal Hopson (born July 18, 1985), known professionally as Hopsin, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer from Los Angeles. In 2007, he was signed to Ruthless Records, and had founded his own record label, Funk Volume, in 2009. He would then go on to found another record label, Undercover Prodigy, in 2016. Hopsin has released five studio albums, ''Gazing at the Moonlight'' through Ruthless Records, ''Raw'', ''Knock Madness'' and '' Pound Syndrome'' along with the collaborative project Haywire with SwizZz through Funk Volume and '' No Shame''. He is well known for his use of white colored eye contacts in music videos, performances, and interviews. Early life Marcus Hopson was born on July 18, 1985, in Los Angeles, and was raised in the largely Hispanic Panorama City neighborhood of Los Angeles. He attended James Monroe High School, where he was placed into special education classes. Hopsin has been an avid skateboarder since the age of twelve, and many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knock Madness
''Knock Madness'' is the third studio album by American rapper Hopsin. It was released on November 24, 2013, by Funk Volume and distributed by Empire Distribution, EMPIRE. Hopsin has said that the overall vibe of the album is different from his previous album ''Raw (Hopsin album), Raw'' and that he has said all he needs to about Hopsin#2003–2009: Career beginnings, Ruthless Records and Funk Volume, leaving Ruthless Records. The album contains guest appearances from rappers SwizZz, Dizzy Wright, Jarren Benton, and Tech N9ne, among others. Like its predecessors, the album's Hip hop production, production was entirely handled by Hopsin himself. ''Knock Madness'' was supported by three singles, "Old Friend", "Hop Is Back", and "Rip Your Heart Out", the last of which features Tech N9ne. Hopsin also supported the album with the Fuck It Tour with Yelawolf, and the Knock Madness Tour. ''Knock Madness'' was met with generally positive reviews from music criticism, music critics. The alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Shame (Hopsin Album)
''No Shame'' is the fifth studio album by American rapper Hopsin. The album was released on November 24, 2017, through Undercover Prodigy and 300 Entertainment. Background Following the release of '' Pound Syndrome'' in 2015. Hopsin announced his departure from Funk Volume in January 2016. Hopsin cited the reason was due to issues he had with co-founder Damien Ritter. In March 2016, Hopsin released "Ill Mind of Hopsin 8". The song was a diss track directed towards Damien Ritter and Funk Volume. Hopsin officially left Funk Volume after the song's release and went on to create a new label called Undercover Prodigy. The song peaked at number 21 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which became Hopsin's highest charting single to date. Hopsin went on to release more singles with his label Undercover Prodigy with, "Bout the Business", "Die This Way" and "False Advertisement". In February 2017, Hopsin confirmed that he was working on his next album and released the single "All ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SwizZz
Justin Ritter (born September 28, 1987), known professionally as SwizZz, is an American rapper and songwriter. He is best known for significantly collaborating with childhood friend Hopsin, and being signed to their record label Funk Volume, which was founded by Hopsin himself. He has released various singles and released two mixtapes including '' Haywire'' with Hopsin, and ''Good Morning SwizZzle''. Early life SwizZz initially met Hopsin in high school, where they were classmates and became close friends. After high school SwizZz got accepted into the University of California at Irvine, but after two years he decided to put his education on hold, while he would pursue a career in music. He was having a hard time figuring out what he wanted to major in, and he could not find anything he was passionate about in school. Musical career 2009–2012: Forming Funk Volume and ''Good Morning SwizZzle'' In 2009, Hopsin founded his own independent record label, Funk Volume, with Dami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pound Syndrome
''Pound Syndrome'' is the fourth studio album by American rapper Hopsin. The album was released on July 24, 2015, through Funk Volume and Warner Bros. Records. The album was supported by four singles: "Ill Mind of Hopsin 7", "Crown Me", "Fly" and "Fort Collins". ''Pound Syndrome'' was the last release on the label Funk Volume, which was co-owned by Hopsin, before the label disbanded in 2016. Background and recording In 2014, prior to the announcement of ''Pound Syndrome'', Hopsin had been hinting about quitting rap music and moving to Australia. However, on December 25, 2014, Hopsin shared a video on his YouTube channel, called "The REAL reason Hopsin left the music industry" with his label-mate Jarren Benton, which was inspired by the film '' Dumb and Dumber To'', which he stated that he is not quitting rap and it was all a gag, revealing that ''Pound Syndrome'' will be releasing in 2015. After the release of his fellow label-mates projects (Dizzy Wright's '' The Growing Process' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funk Volume
Funk Volume was an American independent record label founded by American rapper Hopsin. The label was home to artists Dizzy Wright, Jarren Benton, SwizZz, and producers DJ Hoppa and Kato. The label is defunct due to a feud between co-founders Hopsin and Damien "Dame" Ritter in regards to financial alterations. Following the feud Hopsin decided to leave the label, resulting in all affiliated artists leaving Funk Volume. The label was shut down soon after. History Formation and success (2009-2015) Following an ill-fated record deal with Ruthless Records rapper Hopsin founded the independent record label Funk Volume, while Dame Ritter acted as business manager over all the artists and the label. To start the label Hopsin went on LegalZoom, set up the business, and got the papers in the mail. The first rapper to be signed to Funk Volume would be Damien Ritter's younger brother and high school friend of Hopsin, SwizZz. The first project released by Funk Volume would be a collabora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gazing At The Moonlight
''Gazing at the Moonlight'' is the debut studio album by American rapper Hopsin. It was released on October 27, 2009, through Ruthless Records. This was Hopsin's only record released with Ruthless Records as the album created bitter tension between Ruthless and Hopsin, due to the lack of promotion and financial compensation for the album. ''Gazing at the Moonlight'' was supported by two singles: "Pans in the Kitchen" and "I'm Here". The title refers to "Gazing at the Moonlight" hoping and wishing on a dream to come true. The album stylistically incorporates elements of horrorcore, pop rap and comedy hip hop. In various interviews Hopsin discourages fans against buying the CD, due to its release on Ruthless, however, although the iTunes edition is widely available, the CD cannot be commonly found in music stores and is considered rare as the physical CD edition costs between $20–30. Background and recording In 2007, Hopsin signed a deal with Ruthless Records, and was hailed as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Undercover Prodigy
Undercover Prodigy is an American independent record label and production company founded by rapper Hopsin. History Originally intended to be the name of his clothing line announced in late 2014, with the logo being prominently visible in the music video for "Fort Collins" (the final single Hopsin released on Funk Volume), the rapper formally announced Undercover Prodigy as the name of his new independent record label, following his departure from Funk Volume, in early 2016. Production immediately began on "Ill Mind of Hopsin 8", the next episode in the "Ill Mind of Hopsin" saga. The song was released on March 8, 2016, and details the reasoning behind Hopsin's decision to leave Funk Volume, the issues with Damien "Dame" Ritter, and the status of Undercover Prodigy. It also serves as a diss track towards Ritter. The song peaked at number 21 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which became Hopsin's highest charting single to date. Hopsin's second song under the label, "Bou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raw (Hopsin Album)
''Raw'' is the second studio album by American rapper Hopsin. The album was released on November 19, 2010, through Funk Volume. The album contains guest appearances from rappers SwizZz and Cryptic Wisdom. Like its predecessors, the album's production was entirely handled by Hopsin himself. ''Raw'' was supported by two singles, "Nocturnal Rainbows" and "Sag My Pants". Despite the release of the previous album, ''Gazing at the Moonlight'', Hopsin considers ''Raw'' as his debut album. Upon release it peaked at number 46 on the ''Billboard'' Heatseekers Albums chart. Singles "Nocturnal Rainbows" was released as the album's lead single on August 1, 2010. "Sag My Pants" was released as the album's second single on October 8, 2010. On the song, Hopsin disses rappers Drake, Lil Wayne, Soulja Boy and Lupe Fiasco. He also disses the widowed wife of Eazy-E, Tomica Wright, vowing that he'll 'make sure no one signs with Ruthless Records again. Track listing *All tracks produced by Hopsin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haywire (Hopsin And SwizZz Mixtape)
''Haywire'' is a collaborative mixtape by American rappers Hopsin and SwizZz. The project was the debut release by independent hip hop record label Funk Volume. It was released on July 18, 2009 on DatPiff. In addition, a physical release of the project debuted as well onto iTunes on May 8, 2012. The mixtape spawned three singles, "Lucifer Effect", "Bad Motherfucker" and "Leave Me Alone". As of 2016, the project has been downloaded over 500,000 times. Physical copies of the mixtape are now unavailable for purchase and out of print due to the label Funk Volume Funk Volume was an American independent record label founded by American rapper Hopsin. The label was home to artists Dizzy Wright, Jarren Benton, SwizZz, and producers DJ Hoppa and Kato. The label is defunct due to a feud between co-founders Hop ... now defunct as the physical copy had to be purchased through the Funk Volume website which is currently unavailable. Track listing *All songs produced by Marcus Hopson Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarren Benton
Jarren Giovanni Benton (born October 26, 1981), is an American rapper from Decatur, Georgia. In early 2012, he signed to rapper Hopsin's independent record label Funk Volume and released a mixtape titled, ''Freebasing with Kevin Bacon'' in June 2012. A year later, on June 11, 2013, he released his debut studio album, '' My Grandma's Basement'', which received positive critical reviews and debuted at number 152 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. After Funk Volume split up, Benton found himself between labels until 2018 when he was signed to Roc Nation, founded by Jay-Z in 2008. Early life From his early youth, Benton aspired to be a rapper. He told '' XXL'', "I started trying to rap pretty young and the shit was kind of whack and then I got a little older and I started going around Atlanta performing at certain showcases. I got a little name for myself, but it was kind of hard in Atlanta, just due to the type of music that comes from there, which is you know, typical down south s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dizzy Wright
La'Reonte Wright (born November 26, 1990), known professionally as Dizzy Wright, is an American rapper and record producer. In December 2011, Wright signed to rapper Hopsin's independent record label, Funk Volume. After signing, he released his debut studio album ''SmokeOut Conversations'' in April 2012. He followed that with ''The First Agreement'' in December of that year, and then a mixtape '' The Golden Age'' in August 2013. Following touring with Hopsin in early 2014, Dizzy Wright released '' State of Mind'', an EP that would peak at number 54 on the ''Billboard'' 200. On May 22, 2015, he released his second studio album '' The Growing Process'' which peaked at number 47 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Early life Wright looked up to Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, of which his uncles Layzie Bone and Flesh-N-Bone are members. At the age of four he moved with his mom and siblings to Las Vegas, Nevada. He began rapping at just 8 years old with the group DaFuture which included his brother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dax (rapper)
Daniel Nwosu Jr. (born March 22, 1994), better known by his stage name Dax (often stylized as DAX), is a Nigerian Canadian rapper, singer, and songwriter. Early life Daniel Nwosu Jr. was born on March 22, 1994, in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. He grew up in Ottawa and moved to Wichita to attend university, and he later moved to Los Angeles, California. He attended the Newman University, where he played guard for the Newman Jets basketball team. He initially wrote poetry and was a motivational speaker prior to pursuing a rap career. During his tenure at Newman University he worked as a janitor, which he claimed was a job he liked because he was able to work on building his rap career in his spare time from work. Career Dax decided to write up a poem as he rode on a bus with his basketball team in 2016. After impressing one of his teammates with the poem, Dax realized he had a knack for putting words together. He began seriously releasing and promoting music through hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
