Boogie (rapper)

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Westside Boogie
Birth nameAnthony Tremaine Dixson [1]
Born (1989-08-30) August 30, 1989 (age 31)
Compton, California, U.S.
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2013–present
Labels
Associated acts
Website everythingsfor.sale

Anthony Tremaine Dixson [2] [3] (born August 30, 1989), known professionally as Westside Boogie (stylised as WESTSIDE BOOGIE)(formerly known as Boogie), is an American rapper and songwriter. [3] He is known for bringing real life experiences into his music. [2] His debut mixtape, Thirst 48, was released on June 24, 2014, followed by his next mixtape, The Reach which was released a year later. In 2016, he released his third mixtape Thirst 48, Pt. II and signed to Shady Records and Interscope Records in 2017. [4] His debut studio album Everythings for Sale was released on January 25, 2019. [5]

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Early life

Anthony Tremaine Dixson was born on August 30, 1989 in Compton, California, where he was also raised, and was a member of the church choir. [3] His son, Darius, was born June 24, 2009, and was the catalyst for him to take music more seriously. [6] In 2010, he enrolled in recording courses at Long Beach City College, using financial aid money to purchase recording equipment. [7] He is also a single father of his son, working in part-time jobs and eventually, rapping became his full-time career. [8]

Musical career

2014–2016: Thirst 48, The Reach and Thirst 48, Pt. II

Boogie's musical career started when he joined the First Evergreen Missionary Baptist Church choir [9] in 8th grade under the guidance of his mother. [3] [10] While a member of the choir, he was introduced to gangbanging and slowly began to make the transition from gospel to rap. [10] [2] On June 24, 2013, he released his debut mixtape Thirst 48, which chronicled his life and struggles. [11] [3] A year later, his debut was followed by his breakthrough mixtape The Reach, was released on June 24. [3] He signed a deal with Interscope Records in 2015. [3]

His break out single, “Oh My” was released in 2015 and produced by Jahlil Beats. [12] [13] In 2016, Boogie released Thirst 48, Pt. II via Interscope Records, [3] a continuation of his debut mixtape from 2014 that also deals with new themes such as Millennial reliance on social media. [14]

2017–present: Everythings for Sale

In October 2017, it was announced that Boogie signed to Shady Records. [11] He was featured in the digital 2017 BET Hip-Hop Awards Detroit Cypher and made an appearance behind Eminem in his solo freestyle. [13] [3] His first release from Shady Records was “Violence,” a collaboration with Masego, [15] in December 2017. The release was followed up by two more songs in 2018 - “Self Destruction” in May [16] [17] and “Deja Vu” in August. [18] He has gained praise from Rihanna, Eminem and Kendrick Lamar. [19] [10] [20] [13] [15]

Boogie is currently managed by Love Renaissance (LVRN). He opened for 6lack alongside Tierra Whack [21] on 6lack's world tour. Boogie's debut album Everythings for Sale released on January 25 with melodic singles like "Rainy Days", "Silent Ride" and "Self Destruction". [5] The album includes guest appearances from Eminem, 6LACK, and JID, among others. [22]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
[23] 		US
R&B/HH
[24] 		CAN
[25]
Everythings for Sale
  • Released: January 25, 2019
  • Label: Shady, Interscope [26]
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
281861

Mixtapes

TitleAlbum details
Thirst 48 [27]
  • Released: June 24, 2014
  • Format: Digital download
The Reach [28]
  • Released: June 24, 2015
  • Format: Digital download
Thirst 48, Pt. II [29]
  • Released: October 14, 2016
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with showing year released and album name
TitleYearAlbum
"Bitter Raps"2014Thirst 48
"Oh My"2015The Reach
"No Way"2016Thirst 48, Pt. II
"Nigga Needs"
"Sunroof"2017
"Self Destruction"2018Everythings for Sale
"Silent Ride"2019

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
TitleYearOther artist(s)Album
"City of God" [30] 2016 Cozz Nothin Personal
"Roped Off" [31] The Game, Problem Streets of Compton
"Today" [32] Denzel Curry, Allan Kingdom N/A
"Monster 2.0" Jacob Banks
"California" [33] 2017NiiaI
"4 The Record" Buddy Magnolia
"Bad Azz" DJ Quik, Problem, Dom Kennedy, Bad Lucc Rosecrans
"Dumb"2018 Royce da 5'9" Book of Ryan
"I Was on the Block"2019 YG, Valee 4Real 4Real
"Cliché" [34] Wale, Ari Lennox Wow... That's Crazy
"Bellin"2020 Jay Worthy N/A
"Trapped In" Reason, Ab-Soul
"Rapper Weed" [35] Sir
"Hairless Horsemen" Guapdad 4000 Platinum Falcon Returns

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