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Flexible delivery, street-level braggadocio, and a solid track record with strong mixtape releases are all key components of Cleveland-born, Atlanta-based rapper
Doe Boy's sound. His early self-released mixtapes included work with producer
Lex Luger, and the turbulent trap sounds were enough to land him a deal with
Future's Freebandz label.
Doe Boy didn't rest once he got a deal, however, but stayed on a near-constant grind, gaining some serious attention for his 2019 appearance with
Future and
Meek Mill on the song "100 Shooters," and frequently releasing mixtapes like 2018's
Young Thug executive produced 88 Birdz and 2022's
Oh Really.
The beneficiary of an early co-sign from trap pioneer
Lex Luger,
Doe Boy made his way into the rap game in 2010 with the debut mixtape Since 1994. However, it was over
Lex's swaggering instrumentals that the 18-year-old rapper made his name; employing dexterous flows and a punchy tone on the collaborative mixtape Boyz N Da Hood (with
Lex Luger),
Doe Boy delivered confident narratives of extravagance and street life. A 2012 follow-up, Boyz N Da Hood 2 (with production from
Lex Luger and
Young Chop), was quick to catch the ear of Atlanta rapper
Future, who shortly signed
Doe Boy to his Freebandz label.
On Freebandz,
Doe Boy benefited from
Future's rise to fame. Enlisting up-and-coming producers from
DJ Esco to
Metro Boomin for the
Future-hosted In Freebandz We Trust, he used his third set to update versions of earlier styles ("What You Mean," "See Dat Ass") while also venturing into the game-changing style of his label's head. Although a 2013 incarceration caused a significant break in his career, the prison-released Free Doe Boy kept the rapper's name on the map while he served his sentence. Returning to music in 2016,
Doe Boy released his fifth project, Streetz Need Me. With production from
Luger and
Esco alongside newer talents like B Wheezy, the project saw him embrace Auto-Tune, frantic ad-libs, and circular flows to suit the faster-paced trap of the era.
As he continued to construct his place within the styles of the late-2010s landscape,
Doe Boy made his most prolific run to date, releasing the mixtapes In Freebandz We Trust 2,
Codeine Confessions, 88 Birdz (with
TM88), No Worries, and The Bandprint from 2017 to 2018. Scoring one of his biggest hits to date with 2018's "Walk Down," the rapper enlisted
YG for its 2019 remix, which landed on 11th project Streetz Need Me 2. With appearances from
Gunna,
Young Thug, and
Key Glock, among others, the release demonstrated
Doe Boy's continued evolution of style, providing throwback anthems and contemporary cuts alike. In July 2019, he appeared on "100 Shooters," the lead single from
Future's
High Off Life, a studio album that wouldn't be released until almost a year later.
Doe Boy linked back up with
Esco for the 2020 mixtape 56 Birdz, and also worked with
Southside on
Demons R Us. In 2021, he released a string of collaborative singles, including the
Lil Uzi Vert-assisted "Low Key" and multiple pairings with
Rowdy Rebel. The 2022 mixtape
Oh Really included contributions from
Roddy Ricch,
42 Dugg,
G Herbo, and many others. ~ David Crone