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's sophomore album ''?'' (2018).

Early life

Ox was born in 2004. He is from

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. Ox began pursuing hip hop when he was 11 years old. Since releasing music, Ox has been homeschooled.

Career

Ox was 12 years old when he released the music video for the single "Overwhelming" in 2017 featuring instrumentals by Oogie Mane. He released singles with Warner before signing with

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in 2018. In March 2018, he worked with rapper

on the song "$$$", which was featured on his sophomore album, '' ?''. His debut album, ''Ox'', was released October 30, 2018. It includes 11 songs less than three minutes long and has three songs featuring

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, Key!, and

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. It was produced by

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, a Philadelphia-based production crew. He released his first extended play on December 13, 2020, a 10-track EP entitled ''Sweet 16''. His second extended play ''UNORTHODOX'' was released on February 12, 2021. Both EPs featured no guest appearances from other artists. Ox's second album ''YEAR OF THE OX'' released on January 31, 2022. The album featured guest appearances from

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and

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Artistry

Ox's music is a blend of dark

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, melodic rap, tread, and horrorcore. Some of his favorite artists include Soulja Boy and

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Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Other charted songs

References

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