Gerard Damien Long (born November 9, 1990), better known by his

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Hodgy (formerly Hodgy Beats), is an American rapper, record producer and music video director. He is best known for being a founding member of the hip hop collective Odd Future.

Music career

Hodgy was an original member of Odd Future along with Tyler, the Creator,

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. Hodgy was the first member of Odd Future to release a solo record, with ''The Dena Tape'' in 2009. As a member of the duo MellowHype with

, he has released four albums; '' YelloWhite'', '' BlackenedWhite'', '' Numbers'', and ''INSA''. Hodgy has been featured on various albums including '' Bastard'', ''

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Domo Genesis Dominique Marquis Cole (born March 9, 1991), known professionally as Domo Genesis, is an American rapper and songwriter. He is best known for being a member of Los Angeles hip hop collective Odd Future. He has since continued his solo career, r ...

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The OF Tape Vol. 2 ''The OF Tape Vol. 2'' is the debut studio album by American hip hop collective Odd Future. It was released on March 20, 2012, by Odd Future Records and RED Distribution. It serves as the sequel to their debut mixtape, ''The Odd Future Tape'' ( ...

'' with Odd Future. He appeared on "Outta Control", a song from Stones Throw rapper M.E.D.'s album ''Classic'', produced by fellow Los Angeles native Madlib. Hodgy also appeared in the music video for that song which was released after the song was released. Hodgy has released five solo mixtapes: ''The Dena Tape'', '' Untitled EP'', ''Untitled 2 EP'', ''Dena Tape 2'', and ''They Watchin' LoFi Series 1''. On October 31, 2013, MellowHigh (Left Brain, Hodgy Beats, Domo Genesis) released their debut album '' MellowHigh'' on Odd Future Records. The album debuted at number 89 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. In 2015, Hodgy revealed that he was almost done with his solo debut album. He also starred as a feature artist on Alison Wonderland's remix of The Buzz, by Hermitude. His debut album, '' Fireplace: TheNotTheOtherSide'', was released in December 2016.

Personal life

Gerard Long was born and raised in Trenton, New Jersey. He is of Jamaican,

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an and Filipino descent. At the age of nine, he moved to Southern California with his sister after his mother got remarried. He attended Pasadena High School in

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. On August 1, 2011, his long-time ex-girlfriend Cortney Brown, gave birth to their son, named Trenton Gerald Long. Vyron Turner (Left Brain) is Trenton's godfather.

Discography

* '' Fireplace: TheNotTheOtherSide'' (2016)

References

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