10 Things You Didn’t Know About Hodgy Beats

The American record producer and rapper, Hodgy Beats was born Gerard Demien Long on 9 November 1990 in Trenton, New Jersey. He broke nto the music industry in 2007 and is signed to Odd Future Records. He was the first member of Odd Future to release a solo record, with The Dena Tape in 2009. They released their debut album MellowHigh on Odd Future Records. The album debuted at number 89 on the US Billboard 200. There is no doubt that the 25-years-old record producer and rapper has definitely paved a successful path for himself in the music industry.

Here are 10 things you probably didn’t know about the American rapper and record producer, Hodgy Beats:

1. Hodgy Beats was born Gerard Demien Long on 9 November 1990 in Trenton, New Jersey.

2. He is of Jamaican American, Fijian and Filipino descent.

3. He attended Pasadena High School in Pasadena, California.

4. He is a member of the hip hop collective Odd Future as well as the former duo MellowHype, with Left Brain and Domo Genesis.

5. He was the first member of Odd Future to release a solo record, with The Dena Tape in 2009.

6. They released their debut album MellowHigh on Odd Future Records. The album debuted at number 89 on the US Billboard 200.

7. He also starred as a feature artist on Alison Wonderland’s remix of The Buzz, by Hermitude.

8. On August 1, 2011, his long-time girlfriend Courtney Brown, gave birth to their son, named Trenton Gerald Long.

9. He has collaborated with artist like Odd Future, MellowHype and DJ Kaunn to name a few.

10. His genre of music has been classified as Alternative hip hop music.