Undercover Prodigy is an American

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and

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founded by rapper

Hopsin Marcus Jamal Hopson (born July 18, 1985), known professionally as Hopsin, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer from Los Angeles. In 2007, he was signed to Ruthless Records, and had founded his own record label, Funk Volume, i ...

History

Originally intended to be the name of his clothing line announced in late 2014, with the logo being prominently visible in the music video for "

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" (the final single Hopsin released on

Funk Volume Funk Volume was an American independent record label founded by American rapper Hopsin. The label was home to artists Dizzy Wright, Jarren Benton, SwizZz, and producers DJ Hoppa and Kato. The label is defunct due to a feud between co-founders Hop ...

), the rapper formally announced Undercover Prodigy as the name of his new independent record label, following his departure from Funk Volume, in early 2016. Production immediately began on "

Ill Mind of Hopsin 8 "Ill Mind of Hopsin 8" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Hopsin. The song was released on March 8, 2016, and is the eighth installment in Hopsin's "Ill Mind of Hopsin" series. The song serves as a diss towards Funk Volume co-founder, ...

", the next episode in the "Ill Mind of Hopsin" saga. The song was released on March 8, 2016, and details the reasoning behind Hopsin's decision to leave Funk Volume, the issues with Damien "Dame" Ritter, and the status of Undercover Prodigy. It also serves as a

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towards Ritter. The song peaked at number 21 on the

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chart, which became Hopsin's highest charting single to date. Hopsin's second song under the label, "Bout the Business", was released on April 20, 2016, with the song detailing the vision behind the label, and the direction in which Hopsin would like to take the label in. Hopsin released his third single under the label titled "Die This Way" featuring Matt Black and Joey Tee on May 31, 2016. The following single "False Advertisement" was released on August 26, 2016. On February 20, 2017, Hopsin released his next single titled "All Your Fault". On September 22, 2017, Hopsin released “The Purge”. It was released as the

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from his fifth

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titled '' No Shame''. The following single, "Happy Ending", was released on October 13, 2017, along with an accompanied music video which was removed from YouTube due to nudity. In the same month, Hopsin confirmed in an interview that he signed a distribution deal with

300 Entertainment Theory Entertainment LLC, doing business as 300 Entertainment, is an American record label founded by Lyor Cohen, Kevin Liles, Todd Moscowitz, and Roger Gold. The label's roster includes acts across multiple genres such as hip hop, rock, pop, ele ...

. On November 1, 2017, Hopsin released the single "Witch Doctor" and announced the release date for ''No Shame''. The album was released on November 24, 2017.

Discography

References

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