Anthony Tremaine Dixson (born August 30, 1989), known professionally as Westside Boogie (stylised as WESTSIDE BOOGIE; formerly known as Boogie), is an American rapper. He is known for bringing real life experiences into his music. His debut mixtape, ''Thirst 48'', was released on June 24, 2014, followed by his next mixtape, ''The Reach'' which was released a year later. In 2016, he released his third mixtape ''Thirst 48, Pt. II'' and signed to

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and

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in 2017. His debut

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, '' Everythings for Sale'', was released on January 25, 2019. His second album ''More Black Superheroes'' was released on June 17, 2022.

Early life

Anthony Tremaine Dixson was born on August 30, 1989 in

Compton, California Compton is a city in southern Los Angeles County, California, United States, situated south of downtown Los Angeles. Compton is one of the oldest cities in the county and, on May 11, 1888, was the eighth city in Los Angeles County to incorporat ...

, where he was also raised, and was a member of the church choir. His son, Darius, was born June 24, 2009, and was the catalyst for him to take music more seriously. In 2010, he enrolled in recording courses at

Long Beach City College Long Beach City College (LBCC) is a public community college in Long Beach, California. It was established in 1927 and is divided into two campuses, the Liberal Arts Campus in Lakewood Village and the Pacific Coast Campus in central Long Beach ...

, using financial aid money to purchase recording equipment. He is also a single father of his son, working in part-time jobs and eventually, rapping became his full-time career.

Musical career

2014–2016: ''Thirst 48'', ''The Reach'' and ''Thirst 48, Pt. II''

Boogie's musical career started when he joined the First Evergreen Missionary

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Church choir in 8th grade under the guidance of his mother. While a member of the choir, he was introduced to gangbanging and slowly began to make the transition from gospel to rap. On June 24, 2013, he released his debut mixtape ''Thirst 48'', which chronicled his life and struggles. A year later, his debut was followed by his breakthrough mixtape ''The Reach'', was released on June 24. He signed a deal with

in 2015. His break out single, "Oh My" was released in 2015 and produced by

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. In 2016, Boogie released ''Thirst 48, Pt. II'' via Interscope Records, a continuation of his debut mixtape from 2014 that also deals with new themes such as Millennial reliance on social media.

2017–present: ''Everythings for Sale''

In October 2017, it was announced that Boogie signed to

. He was featured in the digital 2017 BET Hip-Hop Awards Detroit Cypher and made an appearance behind Eminem in his solo freestyle. His first release from Shady Records was "Violence", a collaboration with Masego, in December 2017. The release was followed up by two more songs in 2018 - "Self Destruction" in May and "Deja Vu" in August. He has gained praise from

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, Eminem and

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. Boogie is currently managed by

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(LVRN). He opened for

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alongside

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on 6lack's world tour. Boogie's debut album, '' Everythings for Sale'', was released on January 25 with melodic singles like "Rainy Days", "Silent Ride" and "Self Destruction". The album includes

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s from

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, 6lack, and

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, among others.

Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes

Singles

Guest appearances

References

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