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Birth nameRyan Michael Peters
Born (1985-07-01) July 1, 1985 (age 39)
Portland, Maine, U.S.
Origin Wells, Maine, U.S.
Genres Comedy hip hop, alternative hip hop, hipster hop
Occupation(s) Rapper, producer, songwriter
Years active2004–present
LabelsFrothy Four Records [1]
Universal Republic (former)
P. Dank LLC [2]
Website www.sposemusic.com

Ryan Michael Peters [3] (born July 1, 1985), better known by the stage name Spose, is an American rapper from Wells, Maine. [4]

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Early life

Peters was born in Portland, Maine. [5] He grew up in Wells, Maine.

Although he began rapping in eighth grade, he did not pursue it as a career until after he graduated from Wells High School in 2004. [6] As a youth, he started a rock band, The Frothy Four.

Peters attended University of New Hampshire as an English major and later transferred to Suffolk University; however, he was offered a record deal when he was two classes from graduating and did not finish. [7]

Music career

Adopted the stage name Spose, he self-released his first album, Preposterously Dank in 2007. [6] He continued to work selling lobster at the Barnacle Billy's restaurant in Ogunquit. [8]

Spose released the We Smoked It All mixtape with rapper Cam Groves in 2009.[ citation needed ] In January 2010, his single, "I'm Awesome" (from his We Smoked it All mixtape), [9] received airplay on Maine radio stations. [5] In February 2010, after the song caught on in other parts of the US, Spose signed a record deal with Universal Republic Records and announced that he would begin working on a music video. [5]

In March 2010, the video was filmed in Wells at the town-owned activity center where Spose had his first concert at the age of 24. [10] The video was released on April 14, 2010. [11] "I'm Awesome" peaked at #37 on the Billboard Hot 100. [12] "I’m Awesome" brought about his comedy hip hop style. [13] Spose later stated in an interview that he had left Universal in late 2010 without releasing anything with the label. [14]

On October 25, 2010, Spose announced through a series of Facebook posts (which were linked to Twitter) that he felt that We Smoked It All Vol. 2 had too many original songs to be considered a mixtape. Partially because of this, he decided to create a project, Happy Medium, with many original songs that were originally supposed to be on We Smoked It All Vol. 2, in addition to other material. He also said that new songs from Happy Medium would be released at 4:20 PM Eastern Time every Wednesday up until the release of Happy Medium. [15] On December 17, 2010, Spose released Happy Medium for streaming on his Facebook page. The physical album was released in Bull Moose Music stores in late December 2010, and it was released on iTunes in January 2011. [16]

We Smoked It All Vol. 2 was released intentionally on April 20, 2011, at midnight.

Spose has a part in "Red Cup (I Fly Solo)" by Cash Cash and "Better Side of Me" by Sparks the Rescue.[ citation needed ] Spose announced in an interview with 92.3 Now that he had left Universal Republic Records.

In January 2012, "I'm Awesome" became the theme to the comedy series Mr. D . Spose released the music video for his single "Pop Song" on February 22, 2012. He released his third album The Audacity!, on April 16, 2012, on iTunes. On October 24, 2012, Spose launched a crowdfunded fundraiser on Kickstarter.com to raise $25,000 to fund The Yard Sale. It was funded on November 23, 2012, raising $28,147.

The Peter Sparker Mixtape was released as a free download on June 10, 2013. Deluxe physical copies were sold at bullmoose.com. Dankonia, a mixtape entirely over Outkast instrumentals (with other connections to Outkast, such as the album title, named after Stankonia , which also shares the same release date as Dankonia) was released for free on October 31, 2013. A physical copy was released in limited numbers on bullmoose.com on November 5, and the Almost Complete Lyrics Book was released on November 29, also on the BullMoose website.

Spose released his fourth studio album, Why Am I So Happy, in 2015. [14] On April 4, 2017, he released his fifth album, Good Luck With Your Life, locked in a mobile game The King Of Maine with an extra song, "I Wanna Keep It."

Personal life

Spose has four children, including a set of twins. [14]

Discography

Studio albums
TitleAlbum details
Preposterously Dank
Track listing
  1. "Preposterously Dank"
  2. "Fuck It"
  3. "John Madden (feat. Cam Groves)"
  4. "Drugs, Girls, Money & Liquor"
  5. "Gobble a Dank"
  6. "Under Control"
  7. "God Damn"
  8. "Just an Emcee II"
  9. "To the Head"
  10. "That's That"
  11. "Outro"
Happy Medium
Track listing
  1. "The Audacity!"
  2. "Happy Medium (feat. Stiky-1)"
  3. "The Cask"
  4. "Can't Get There From Here"
  5. "Pop Song"
  6. "All I Do is Rhyme (feat. Cam Groves)"
  7. "Christmas Song"
  8. "(Peter Sparker) In This Bitch"
  9. "I'm Awesome (Remix) [feat. Mac Lethal]"
  10. "Sketchball"
  11. "Into Spose (feat. Space vs Speed)"
The Audacity!
Track listing
  1. "Blow My Candle Out"
  2. "2002"
  3. "Knocking on Wood"
  4. "Gee Willikers"
  5. "Million Dollar Bill"
  6. "Brain Not a Chain"
  7. "Jimmy!"
  8. "Smiley Face"
  9. "Swagless"
  10. "My Love in You"
  11. "In Conclusion"
Why Am I So Happy?
Track listing
  1. "Prologue: Work in Progress (feat. KGFREEZE)"
  2. "Happy Right Now (feat. Renee Coolbrith)"
  3. "Feel Alright (feat. Kristina Kentigian)"
  4. "Lies Song (feat. Wax & Shane Reis)"
  5. "Greatest Shit Ever"
  6. "Thanks Obama (feat. Lyle & Phil Divinsky)"
  7. "Gesundheit"
  8. "Little Different / Obituary (feat. KGFREEZE)"
  9. "Kanye Go (feat. Dave Gutter)"
  10. "Work in Progress (feat. Shane Reis)"
  11. "The G.O.A.T."
  12. "Fearless! (Interlude)"
  13. "Why Am I So Happy? (feat. Renee Coolbrith)"
  14. "Alternative Radio"
  15. "Nobody (feat. Watsky)"
  16. "Good and You? (iTunes Exclusive bonus track)"
Good Luck With Your Life
Track listing
  1. "Anna Kendrick"
  2. "Another Man's Logo (feat. Shang-High)"
  3. "All You Need is You (feat. Cam Groves & J Spin)"
  4. "Good Luck With Your Life"
  5. "Pretty Dope"
  6. "Buy Now"
  7. "Ayup"
  8. "Listen Up Bub"
  9. "Poof!"
  10. "Used To"
  11. "When I Was Broke (feat. Dave Gutter & my wife)"
  12. "Speezus"
  13. "Checkers or Chess"
Good Luck With More Life EP [17]
Track listing
  1. "Too Good"
  2. "Topanga"
  3. "She Just Wanna Party"
  4. "Radio Edit"
  5. "Word Guitar Solo"
  6. "I Wanna Keep It"
  7. "Phones Ringing (feat. Jaw Gems)"
Humans
Track listing
  1. "Humans"
  2. "I Can't Get Mad (feat. Cam Groves)"
  3. "At The Motherf*&^ing Halo (feat. DJ Rew & Ock Cousteau)"
  4. "Andrew Jackson (feat. Ben Thompson)"
  5. "Shame On You (feat. B. Aull & Armies)"
  6. "Doesn't Quite Feel Like Maine (feat. DAP)"
  7. "Where Would I B Without U (feat. Sarah Violette)"
  8. "Give It Up (feat. Cam Groves, Shane Reis, Sarah Violette, Ock Cousteau, J Spin & Shang-High)"
  9. "Boston Kyrie (feat. J Spin & Shang-High)"
  10. "Humans Reprise"
Going Home EP
Track listing
  1. "Going Home"
  2. "Marcus Smart"
  3. "Get To You (feat. B. Aull)"
  4. "Mr. Mail Man (feat. Amy Allen & Cam Groves)"
  5. "I Make It Hot
  6. "Hear Right"
We All Got Lost
Track listing
  1. "Your Twenties"
  2. "The Bugs Are Really Bad Out Here (feat. Lily Frost & Chris Webby)"
  3. "Loon Song"
  4. "Rabbit Hole"
  5. "Mirror Mirror (feat. J Spin)
  6. "Going Home (feat. Sara Hallie Richardson)"
  7. "WHY DO I DO THIS TO MYSELF?!"
  8. "Brag Track"
  9. "I Will Let You Down (feat. theWorst)"
  10. "Drawing Board (feat. Lyle Divinsky)"
  11. "We All Got Lost"
  12. "Suicide Doors"
  13. "Mountaintop (feat. Armies)"
  14. "Take You Home (feat. Grieves)"
Get Rich Or Die Ryan
Track listing
  1. "Self Destruct (feat. Dominic Lavoie)"
  2. "Self Help!"
  3. "Here We Go Again (feat. Matt Giard)"
  4. "World War Blues"
  5. "Sieve"
  6. "It's Alive"
  7. "Alien (feat. Crucify Aidan)"
  8. "Beautiful Day To Do Nothing At All"
  9. "Dudes"
  10. "Motherfuckers (Bring You Down)"
  11. "Parking Lot (feat. Jeff Beam)"
  12. "Hey Big Guy"
  13. "Shining"
  14. "Still Sellin"
  15. "My Own Way (feat. Jay Caron and Bensbeendead.)"
  16. "Never Stop (feat. Termanology)"
  17. "Metal Band (feat. Jarv)"
  18. "Hypocrite"
  19. "Parasite (feat. Bensbeendead.)"
  20. "You Don't Get Me High (feat. Shane Reis & Anna Lombard)"
  21. "Gym (feat. .Jxck)"
  22. "Hotline"
  23. "Back In The Bag (feat. .Jxck)"
  24. "Better With Time"
  25. "Signing Off (feat. Bensbeendead.)"
  26. "Roll The Windows Up"
  27. "Close To Me (feat. Jeff Beam)"
What Could Go Wrong?
  • Released: March 14, 2024
  • Labels: Preposterously Dank Entertainment
Track listing
  1. "No Complaints"
  2. "Wrong"
  3. "15 Years"
  4. "Floor"
  5. "Voice Memo 02 15 23"
  6. "Bottom Row"
  7. "Blanket (feat. Matt Giard)"
  8. "Make It Out Alive"
  9. "Move On"
  10. "Bright Side"
  11. "Bottom of the Ocean
  12. "Any Minute"
  13. "Love Me"
Collaboration albums
Compilation albums
Mixtapes
Live albums
Singles
YearTitlePeak positionsCertificationsAlbum
US [19] US Pop Songs CAN
2010"I'm Awesome"373652 US: Gold [20] We Smoked It All
"We Hate Money"———
"Pop Song"———
2016"All You Need Is You (feat. Cam Groves & J Spin)"———
2017"Take You Home (feat. Grieves)"———
2018"Mountaintop (feat. Armies)"———'We All Got Lost'
2019"We Back (feat. Bensbeendead.)"———
"Woops"———
"Four"———
"Higher Elevation"———
"Casey Mac's"———
"Eleven Thirty"———
"It's About Time (feat. Bensbeendead)"———
2020"Granted"———
"Off-road"———
"Home"———
"Clorox Bleach"———
"Cooped Up"———
"TURF"———
"Clocking Out"———
"Parasite (feat. Bensbeendead.)"———
"Talk So Much"———
"Alien"———
"Hard Cider Reminder"———
2021"Self Help!"———
"Hypocrite"———
"Hey Big Guy"———
"Self Destruct (feat. Dominic Lavoie)"———
"Close To Me (feat. Jeff Beam)"———
"Metal Band (feat. Jarv)"———
"Sieve"———
"Never Stop"———
2023"Take Care Of Yourself (Spose Version)"———
"15 Years"———
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or have yet to chart.

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