Antoine McColister
, better known by his stage name Ace Hood
is an American rapper. He is signed to DJ Khaled's label We The Best Music & Def Jam.
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Biography
Ace Hood was born on May 11, 1988 in
Deerfield Beach, Florida and raised by his mother in
Deerfield Beach, part of
Broward County.
[1] Following a football injury in the 10th grade and after realizing he wouldn't be able to become professional, the Broward County native began to seriously consider rapping as a career.
[2] In 2007, he met
DJ Khaled outside the offices of
WEDR 99 Jamz, a
South Florida radio station that mainly plays
hip hop and
contemporary R&B music. After Ace gave him an autobiography and demo tape, Khaled asked Ace to rap over the
instrumental of "
I'm So Hood" and later signed Hood to his label, We the Best.
Ace was named with several others to the Freshmen of 09 by
XXL
magazine.
[3]
His first album,
Gutta
, was released in 2008. Singles included "Cash Flow" featuring
T-Pain and
Rick Ross and "Ride" featuring
Trey Songz. Hood also released a mixtape,
Ace Won't Fold
, and made a guest performance among several rappers on
DJ Khaled's single "
Out Here Grindin'".
[4]
Ace Hood appeared on Wildstyle Radio with Rome and Hoss on
WUAG 103.1FM in
Greensboro, North Carolina September 7, 2008 to promote his album
Gutta along with
DJ Khaled.
[5]
On June 30th 2009 Ace Hood released his second album titled
Ruthless
once again on Def Jam. The albums first single was
"Overtime" which was produced by The Runners and featured Akon and T-Pain. The albums second single is
"Loco Wit The Cake". The albums guest lists includes Rick Ross,
Ludacris,
The-Dream,
Jazmine Sullivan,
Birdman and
Lloyd.
Discography
- 2008: Gutta
- 2009: Ruthless
References
- Ace Hood > Biography
- Ace Hood
- Check out the (3) Cover for XXL's Dec. Issue (#109)
- Shawty Lo Wants To Confiscate T.I.'s 'Hood Pass; DJ Khaled Banks On His New Artist Ace
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