Westside Boogie

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]

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]

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 on 6lack's world tour.^[21] Boogie's debut album, Everythings for Sale, was 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]