Deante' Van Hitchcock (born March 10, 1993), is an American rapper from

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. He initially gained recognition as a rapper following the releases of three mixtapes: ''19 Summers'' (2012), ''Wishful Thinking'' (2015) and ''Good'' (2016). He received widespread attention on the internet in 2016 after a weekly series of freestyles called New Atlanta Tuesday's. In 2017, he signed to ByStorm and

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. His debut album '' Better'' was released on May 13, 2020.

Early life

From Riverdale Georgia, Deante' Hitchcock started rapping at age 12 where he was in a group. His uncle, who co-wrote

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", introduced him to music. He attended

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, and dropped out in his junior year in college to pursue his music career.

Musical career

2012–18: Career beginnings and various projects

Deante' Hitchcock's musical career began in college, when he released his first mixtape, ''19 Summers'', on September 17, 2012. His first official mixtape titled ''Wishful Thinking'' was released on February 24, 2015. During 2016, Hitchcock gained more recognition after releasing more weekly freestyles, which went viral and reached the attention of

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. He released his second mixtape titled ''Good'' on July 28, 2016. The mixtape was also available to purchase and on streaming services, and is the first of a trilogy. The in-concert recording live album of this mixtape was released on March 9, 2017. A month prior, Hitchcock released his first EP called ''Just a Sample'' on Valentine's Day in 2017. On July 9, 2017, Hitchcock released an EP with fellow Atlanta rapper Michael Aristotle titled ''No Pressure''. Hitchcock's career received a boost when he signed with the

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-affiliated ByStorm label, where he released the six-track EP ''So Much for Good Luck'' on October 13, 2017. The EP included the single "Wide Open" featuring

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. On June 18, 2018, he released his fourth EP called ''Thank You For Your Patience'' after the release of his album experienced delays due to sample clearances. In late 2018, he was on tour with

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for the From East Atlanta With Love tour.

2019–21: ''Just a Sample 2'' and ''Better''

On January 6, 2019, Deante' Hitchcock was invited to the

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recording sessions for the compilation album ''

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'', appearing on the song "PTSD". Hitchcock spoke with '' XXL'' about the sessions saying "The first day, everybody was surprised as hell when the shit first started popping up. Everybody started seeing folks posting golden tickets and invites. I peeped the location, like, 'Yo, it's in Atlanta? Right here in our backyard.' I ain’t get an invite on the first day. I was feeling some type of way. But I was like, 'That just mean I’ve got to work harder.' That next morning, I got my invite from Mark Pitts. He sent me and oungNudy. I was there every day I could be." He was also a supporting act during the Catch Me If You Can Tour with

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in 2019. On March 15, he released the EP ''Just a Sample 2'', with guest appearances from

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and Kilo Ali. Prior to release, the EP was led by singles "7:45" and "Side Nigga Anthem". He also released music videos for "Changed For You" and "Never (Let You Go)". In November 2019, he released the single "How TF" featuring

, supported by a music video in March 2020. On April 15, he released the second single "I Got Money Now" featuring

. His debut album ''Better'' was released on May 13, 2020, including guest appearances from

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, and

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2022–present: ''Everyday the 14TH''

On February 18, Deante' Hitchcock released an EP titled ''Everyday the 14TH'', with guest appearances from Bairi, Dende, DaVionne, JaelSpeaks, Chris Patrick, and ELHAE.

Artistry

Influences

Deante' Hitchcock has been favorably compared to the likes of

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and

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. Hitchcock also cited

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, and

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as his favorite rappers.

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Extended plays

Mixtapes

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Guest appearances

Tours

Supporting * Wisdom Is Power Tour (2017) * From East Atlanta With Love (2018) * Catch Me If You Can Tour (2019) *Everything Is Fine Tour (2019) *85 To Africa (2019)

References

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