Robert Dozier Davis III (born December 1, 1990), better known as 24hrs, is an American rapper, singer, DJ, and record producer. He is best known for his single "What You Like" (featuring

Ty Dolla Sign Tyrone William Griffin Jr. (born April 13, 1982), known professionally as Ty Dolla Sign (stylized as Ty Dolla $ign or Ty$), is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. He first gained major recognition in 2010 for his feature on Ameri ...

and

Wiz Khalifa Cameron Jibril Thomaz (born September 8, 1987), better known by his stage name Wiz Khalifa, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor. He released his debut album, ''Show and Prove'', in 2006 and signed to Warner Bros. Records in 200 ...

) from his mixtape ''Night Shift'' (2017). He is the older brother of Atlanta rapper

MadeinTYO Malcolm Jamaal Davis (born April 12, 1992), better known by his stage name MadeinTYO (pronounced Made in Tokyo), is an American rapper and singer born in Honolulu, Hawaii. He rose to prominence in 2016 after the release of his single "Uber Everyw ...

Early life

Davis was born in

Oakland, California Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast of the United States, West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third ...

. He is the older brother to fellow recording artist

, with whom he worked early in his career. In the mid 2000s, they both moved together to

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Career

24hrs began his artistry under the name Royce Rizzy in 2011. He released his first mixtape, ''Bag Muzik'' under

Lil Scrappy Darryl Raynard Richardson III (born January 19, 1984), better known by his stage name Lil Scrappy, is an American rapper. Richardson was discovered by producer and performer Lil Jon while performing at a bar in Atlanta. Along with labelmates Tr ...

's G$UP record label. His first change came about when he signed to

Jermaine Dupri Jermaine Dupri Mauldin (born September 23, 1972) is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, record executive, entrepreneur, and DJ. Early life Jermaine Dupri Mauldin was born on September 23, 1972, the son of Tina (Mosley) and Michael ...

So So Def Recordings So So Def Recordings is an American record label based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, and owned by producer Jermaine Dupri, specializing in Southern hip hop, R&B and bass music. So So Def has managed artists such as Bow Wow, Kris Kross, T ...

record label. On December 12, 2016, Davis released ''What You Like'' featuring American rappers Ty Dolla $ign and Wiz Khalifa. The song became popular in early February 2017 and was sent to

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on February 27 2017. On November 16, 2018, Davis released his debut album, ''House on the Hill''. The album featured executive production by

Hit-Boy Chauncey Alexander Hollis Jr. (born May 21, 1987), better known by his stage name Hit-Boy, is an American record producer, rapper, singer, and songwriter. In May 2011, he had signed a two-year deal with Kanye West's GOOD Music production branch. ...

and

, as well as guest appearances from

Lil Pump Gazzy Garcia (born August 17, 2000), better known professionally as Lil Pump, is an American rapper. He is one of the most prominent artists of the SoundCloud rap scene and is known for his minimalist music and hyperactive public persona. Li ...

, YG,

Moneybagg Yo DeMario DeWayne White Jr. (born September 22, 1991), known professionally as Moneybagg Yo, is an American rapper. He is signed to fellow Memphis rapper Yo Gotti's record label, Collective Music Group (CMG), in a joint venture deal with Interscope ...

Smokepurpp Omar Jeffery Pineiro (born May 15, 1997), known professionally as Smokepurpp, is an American rapper. Originally a record producer, Pineiro later found success on the audio distribution platform SoundCloud in 2017 from his surge in popularity due ...

and

Dom Kennedy Dominic Ross Hunn (born August 22, 1984), better known by his stage name Dom Kennedy, is an American rapper from Leimert Park, Los Angeles, California. Since 2008, Kennedy has released 5 independent mixtapes, most notably his 2010 critically accl ...

, among others.

Discography

*''24hrs'' (2015) *''Open'' (2016) *''12 AM'' (2016) *''Sunset Blvd'' (2016) *''24hrs in Tokyo'' with

(2016) *''Open Late'' (2017) *''Not Open Late'' (2017) *''Night Shift'' (2017) *''12 AM in Atlanta'' (2017) *''3200 Lenox RD'' (2018) *''Houses on the Hill'' (2018) *''B4 XMAS'' (2018) * ''Valentino Twenty'' (2019) * ''World on Fire'' (2019) * ''Dark Dreams Vol. 1'' (2020) * ''No Judge'' with Corey Ellis (2020) * ''12 AM in Atlanta 2'' with

DJ Drama Tyree Cinque Simmons (born April 22, 1978), professionally known as DJ Drama, is an American DJ, record executive and music promoter. He is the co-founder (with Don Cannon) of Generation Now, an Atlantic Records imprint with artists including ...

(2020) * ''Big Dog'' (2020) * ''Big Dog 2.0'' (2020) *''Real Walker'' (2021) *''Real Walker 1.5'' (2021)

References

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