Career[edit]

Boykin signed a US$3 million recording contract with Atlantic Records in 2004.^[2] In 2005, he released his debut single "Move Around", which received radio play and was used in Madden NFL 06, the television series Entourage (on Season 2, Episode 7), and a McDonald's commercial.^[3][4][5] Working extensively with fellow Chicago native Kanye West, he was scheduled to release his debut studio album Nothing to Lose the following year, but parted ways with Atlantic by 2007, leaving its release in question.^[2][6]


In November 2008, he was arrested and charged for an armed bank robbery committed in January of the prior year.^[7] After accepting a plea deal and serving seven years of a ten year prison sentence, he was released on April 12, 2017.^[8] In 2018, he released the mixtapes I Don't Feel Rehabilitated and 606 God. Boykin also collaborated with Ty Money^[4] and Chicago rapper G Herbo on his debut album Humble Beast (2018). Alongside Lil Durk, he guest featured on the single "Vultures", the lead single from ¥$ (Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign)'s collaborative album Vultures 1, released in February 2024.