Schoolboy Q

Artist Image: Schoolboy Q
Attribution
Image Credit: Anna Hanks from Austin, Texas, USA (ScHoolboy Q at the SPIN party at Stubb's SXSW 2014--6.jpg), CC BY 2.0

Biography

Quincy Matthew Hanley (born October 26, 1986), better known by his stage name Schoolboy Q (often stylized ScHoolboy Q), is an American hip hop recording artist signed to Top Dawg Entertainment and Interscope Records. Hanley is a member of hip hop supergroup Black Hippy, along with fellow West Coast rappers and label mates Ab-Soul, Jay Rock and Kendrick Lamar. Preceded by two mixtapes, his first independent album Setbacks, released January 11, 2011, reached #100 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling close to 1,000 digital copies in the first week. Almost a year later on January 14, 2012, he released his second independent album Habits & Contradictions. The album debuted at #111 on the US Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 3,900 digital copies in the United States.

Details

Item Name Item Details
Year Formed 2008
Number of Albums 17
Record Label Interscope Records
Website www.topdawgmusic.com
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Genres

Hip Hop

Trivia

How long has Quincy Hanley been rapping?

2007

...though the artist born Quincy Matthew Hanley has only been rapping since 2007 , his bluntly charismatic presence on wax shouldve already put him on you...
Where was Q born?

Germany

...es its way into your rotation though, hes sure to be a fixture. Born in Germany to a pair of military parents, Q spent the first three years of his li...
Where did Q spend the first three years of his life?

Texas

...a pair of military parents, Q spent the first three years of his life in Texas before his family eventually settled in Los Angeles. Like so many befor...
Where did his family eventually settle?

Los Angeles

...ee years of his life in Texas before his family eventually settled in Los Angeles . Like so many before him, the ScHoolboys L.A. experience provided a ...
What was Q known for going to?

best schools

...e real bad, says Q who earned his name from being known for going to best schools , but also being heavy in the streets. I learned what to do, and how ...
On what date was ScHoolboy Q. Archived from the original?

September 8, 2018

...ScHoolboy Q. Archived from the original on September 8, 2018 . Due to the error when joining Broadcast Music, Inc. he is also known here as Quincey Han...
What is he also known as?

Quincey Hanely

...e error when joining Broadcast Music, Inc. he is also known here as Quincey Hanely . Archived from the original on April 19, 2016. Archived from the or...
When was Quincy Matthew Hanley born?

October 26, 1986

...energy on something more productive. Born Quincy Matthew Hanley on October 26, 1986 , he grew up in a broken home after his parents split. He turned in...
What was his initial passion?

football

...the class, he said, adding that his initial passion was not music, but football . But before college, he was a nerd student and that's how he got his n...
What did all the homies call me when I was in school?

Schoolboy

...that's how he got his nickname. When I was in school, all the homies called me Schoolboy . I wore glasses and I had a 3.3 in high school, he explained....
Where is Quinciey Hanley from?

South Central Los Angeles, California

...Hoolboy Q), is an American hip hop recording artist from South Central Los Angeles, California . In 2009, Hanley signed to Carsonbased independent reco...
In what year did Hanley sign with TDE?

2009

... hip hop recording artist from South Central Los Angeles, California. In 2009 , Hanley signed to Carsonbased independent record label Top Dawg Entertai...
What was Hanley's first full length project?

ScHoolboy Turned Hustla

... Hanley released his first fulllength project, a mixtape titled ScHoolboy Turned Hustla . He later released a followup in 2009, titled Gangsta & Soul. ...
Who released Setbacks?

TDE

...his first independent album, titled Setbacks. The project, released under TDE , to digital retailers only, reached number 100 on the US Billboard 200 c...
What was the name of Hanley's second album?

Habits & Contradictions

...chart. A little over a year later, his second independent album Habits & Contradictions , was also released exclusively to digital retailers. The album...
What was Hanleys first majorlabel album titled?

Oxymoron

...subsequently began recording his majorlabel debut studio album, titled Oxymoron . Contents Early life Quincey Hanley was born October 26, 1986, on a mi...
Hanley signed with what company?

Interscope

...and debuted at number 111 on the US Billboard 200. After signing with Interscope , Hanley subsequently began recording his majorlabel debut studio albu...
What was SchoolboyQ's career?

rapping

... 2015. At the age of 21, Ѕсhооlbоу Q ѕtаrtеd hіѕ career in the field of rapping . In 2006, there he collaborated with artists like Јау Rock, Black Hipp...
How many BMI R&BHipHop Awards has School Boy Q won?

two

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When did Q collaborate with <unk>ау Rock, Black Hippy, and <unk>b<unk>оul?

2006

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How many digital copies of <unk>аb<unk>t<unk> and <unk>оntrаd<unk>сt<unk>оun<unk> were sold out in the first week of release?

1000

... called Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE). In its very first week of release, 1000 digital copies were already sold out. This was listed on number 100 on t...
When was his second album released?

2012

...rd 200 chart. His second album Наbіtѕ and Соntrаdісtіоnѕ was released in 2012 which was also sold to digital platforms only, and it peaked at the numb...
At what number did his album peaked at?

111

...hich was also sold to digital platforms only, and it peaked at the number 111 on the US Billboard Chart. In late 2011 he signed to Interscope Records ...
When did he sign to Interscope Records?

2011

...only, and it peaked at the number 111 on the US Billboard Chart. In late 2011 he signed to Interscope Records and started working instantly for his de...
At what age was he writing rhymes?

16

...buted at number one on the Billboard charts. He was writing rhymes by age 16 , but didn't think of rap as an area of focus until he began working Kendr...
Who did he begin working with in 2006?

Kendrick Lamar

... but didn't think of rap as an area of focus until he began working Kendrick Lamar and Top Dawg Entertainment around 2006. Lamar would form the Black ...
Along with ScHoolboy, who did Lamar form the Black Hippy collective with?

Jay Rock and AbSoul

...r would form the Black Hippy collective with ScHoolboy along with Jay Rock and AbSoul , and the Top Dawg label would sign the artist. After his 2008 de...
What was ScHoolboy's first mixtape called?

ScHoolboy Turned HustlA

...Dawg label would sign the artist. After his 2008 debut mixtape, ScHoolboy Turned HustlA , his Gangster & Soul mixtape landed in 2009, and Top Dawg rele...
What year did the That Part single drop as a preview of the album Blank Face LP?

2016

...ingle Studio into the Top 40. A worldwide tour took up most of 2015, and 2016 saw the That Part single drop as a preview of that year's album, Blank F...
What year was Quincy Matthew Hanley born?

1986

...d & Early Life Schoolboy Q was born Quincy Matthew Hanley on October 26, 1986 , on a military base in Germany to his father who worked in the US Army. ...
What military occupation did his father work in?

US Army

...26, 1986, on a military base in Germany to his father who worked in the US Army . He was born into a broken family as his parents divorced even before ...
Where did his mother move him to?

California

...rents divorced even before he was born. Later, his mother took him to California and got settled there permanently. Schoolboy got enrolled into John M...
What sport did he become addicted to playing at John Muir Middle School?

American football

...d into John Muir Middle School where he became addicted to playing American football . He did not care about his academics at all and just went to the ...
What team did he play for?

West Los Angeles Oilers

...to wear due to his weak eyesight. He was a key part of the team West Los Angeles Oilers before he embarked into a life of crime as he joined some loca...
Which label was Hanley signed to in 2009?

Top Dawg Entertainment

...In 2009, Hanley signed to Carsonbased independent record label Top Dawg Entertainment and in late 2011, secured a recording contract with major label ...
How many singles from Oxymoron were on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart?

three

...s Collard Greens, Man of the Year, Studio and Hell of a Night. The first three singles all charted on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, with Studio rema...