2015–2016: Career beginnings Dubose's official discography began with the single "Temporary", which he released on
SoundCloud. He was just nineteen at the time of its release. Myster Whyte, who he met in Florida and produced the song, showed A Boogie the inside of his first professional studio. He asked A Boogie to work with a trainer until he got his techniques right. Dubose's said, "I used to record songs like, play the beat from one phone and have another phone recording me and just rap. Moving from that to a studio was like, 'Damn, I never knew I could sound like this'. It was just magic". The training sessions with Myster helped progress his sound. In 2015, Dubose moved back to New York in an attempt to start making hip hop his full-time career. He,
Don Q, Quincy "QP" Acheampong, and Bubba then created Highbridge the Label and set up a home studio. The mixtape was recorded during a time when Dubose was dealing with a difficult break-up which helped influence the mixtape and Dubose's future sound all together. Dubose was also co-signed by Drake. In July 2016, A Boogie signed a deal with
Atlantic Records. In September 2016, he was featured on the
BET Hip Hop Awards cypher alongside Don Q,
Russ,
Kent Jones and Nick Grant. Later in October 2016, A Boogie released his first
extended play (EP), titled
TBA, in acronym for "The Bigger Artist". The EP peaked at number 63 on the US
Billboard 200 chart and appeared on
Rolling Stone magazine's 40 Best Rap Albums of 2016 list.
2017–2018: The Bigger Artist and Hoodie SZN On June 13, 2017, Dubose was named as one of the ten of
XXLs "2017 Freshman Class". On September 29, 2017, he released his debut studio album,
The Bigger Artist, featuring guest appearances from
Chris Brown,
Trey Songz,
Kodak Black,
21 Savage,
PnB Rock and
YoungBoy Never Broke Again. The album's
lead single, "
Drowning" featuring Kodak Black, peaked at number 38 on the US
Billboard Hot 100 and became one of his highest-charting singles in the country so far. It debuted at number 2 on the
Billboard 200, selling 90,000 copies in its first week. It reached number one on January 14, 2019. It became one of the most played albums of 2019 and placed number 10 on the
Billboard 200 Year-End chart. It also appeared on
Billboards Decade-End chart at number 69.
2019–2020: Artist 2.0 Dubose featured on over 20 songs in 2019, alongside artists such as
Ed Sheeran,
Rick Ross,
Khalid,
Ally Brooke,
Liam Payne,
Lil Durk and
Summer Walker. He also toured and performed at concerts throughout 2019 in the US and UK. On September 13, 2019, Dubose released the first single from his album
Artist 2.0 — "
Mood Swings", which debuted at 76 on the
Billboard Hot 100. On November 15, 2019, Dubose released the second single from
Artist 2.0 — "
Reply", which features rapper
Lil Uzi Vert. It debuted at number 49 on the
Billboard Hot 100. (Uzi is also featured on the track "Luv is Art" from the album.) On January 31, 2020, Dubose released the third single from
Artist 2.0 called "King of My City". It debuted and peaked at 69 on the
Billboard Hot 100.
Artist 2.0 was officially released on February 14, 2020,
Valentine's Day. It was his third studio album. Dubose chose to release
Artist 2.0 on Valentine's Day due to the first
Artist album being released on Valentine's Day in 2016, and also due to the fact it was his daughter's third birthday. The album received unfavorable reviews but was a commercial success, debuting at number two on the Billboard 200 chart, earning 111,000 album-equivalent units (including 3,000 copies in pure album sales) in its first week.
Artist 2.0 features contributions by
Roddy Ricch,
Gunna,
DaBaby,
Khalid,
Summer Walker, Lil Uzi Vert, and more. Dubose was due to perform at Wireless 2020, alongside other rappers such as
AJ Tracey and
A$AP Rocky, but the event was cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. On June 16, 2020, Dubose released "
Bleed", the lead single of the deluxe version of
Artist 2.0, which was released on June 19, 2020. It peaked at number 57 on the
Billboard Hot 100.
2021–2022: Hiatus and Me vs. Myself After the deluxe edition of
Artist 2.0, Dubose did not issue any singles for around a year, taking a hiatus. During this period, however, he was featured on songs with artists such as
Pop Smoke,
Jess Glynne,
Nas,
Capo Plaza,
DJ Khaled, and more. On May 14, 2021, Dubose returned alongside American rapper
Rowdy Rebel and released their song "9 Bridge". On May 21, 2021, Dubose released a single featuring
Lil Durk, titled "
24 Hours". It debuted at number 92 on the
Billboard Hot 100. As of July 2023 is certified platinum. In July 2021, while Dubose was working on his fourth studio album, around 20 songs for the album were
leaked, which delayed the album until late 2022. Dubose stated, "The more songs get leaked, the longer I take to drop, I'm not putting leaked songs on my album and I work hard AF to write all these songs myself! So if you out here leaking sh*t stop eatin up and let me cook". On December 7, 2021, a day after his 26th birthday, Dubose announced the upcoming release of a new EP as a prequel to his fourth studio album, at that point titled
A Boogie vs. Artist,. The EP was titled
B4 A Boogie vs. Artist (or simply
B4 AVA) and was scheduled for a December 10, 2021, release date. The announcement was accompanied by a snippet of the song "Be Free". The track list of the EP was revealed three days later. "24 Hours," his earlier collaboration with
Lil Durk, was included on the EP. One of the songs on the EP, "Man in the Mirror," was released as a single on February 11, 2022. It peaked at 82 on the
Billboard Hot 100. In 2022, Dubose was cast to voice Francis "KG" Leibowitz-Jenkins in the rebooted
Disney+ animated series,
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder. On February 11, 2022, and March 4, 2022, Dubose returned with warmup singles before the release of
A Boogie vs. Artist — now called
Me vs. Myself.The singles were titled "Non Judgemental" and "Hit Different", featuring New York
drill rapper
B-Lovee. On the same date Dubose appeared and was featured on
King Von's
What It Means to Be King album specifically on song "My Fault". Dubose released a single on April 1, 2022, called "Playa", featuring American singer
H.E.R., and with Dubose's girlfriend Ella Rodriguez. On September 5, 2022, Dubose finally announced the date for his fourth studio album,
Me vs. Myself, set for release on November 4, 2022. One single from the album released on October 7, 2022, called "B.R.O (Better Ride Out)", featuring American rapper
Roddy Ricch. Just two weeks later, on October 21, 2022, Dubose released "Take Shots" featuring Canadian rapper
Tory Lanez. On October 27, he revealed the album's tracklist, which listed the song titles and blurred out the names of the featured artists for their unreleased songs with him, along with listing which side each song is on: "Artist" or "A Boogie". Following the pushing back of Drake and
21 Savage's collaborative album,
Her Loss, from October 28, 2022, to November 4, 2022, Dubose announced that he was delaying his own album so as to not share a release date with the duo —
Me vs. Myself was pushed back until December 9, 2022. The album's final single, "Ballin", was exclusively released on
NBA 2K23 on November 1, 2022; it was later added to all digital platforms on November 4, 2022.
Me vs. Myself was released on December 9, 2022, with features from
Lil Durk,
Kodak Black,
H.E.R & more. It peaked at 6 on the Billboard Hot 200. The deluxe of
Me vs Myself was released 3 days later with one bonus song called "Needed That" featuring
PnB Rock.
2023–2024: Me vs Myself Tour & Better Off Alone Dubose announced his Me vs Myself Tour at the end of 2022, which started in February 2023. It sold out within minutes. He performed in North America and Europe, in venues such as
Barclays Center,
Coca-Cola Coliseum and
Alexandra Palace. He also went back on tour in June on a Canadian tour due to high demand and performed at big festivals this year such as
Coachella,
Lollapalooza and more. Dubose would go on to announce that he would release multiple albums in 2023, including a collaborative album also. On February 14, 2023, Dubose issued his annual Valentine's single called "No 808's" featuring American rapper
Vory. A week later, Dubose would go on to issue a remix to his song "Secrets", which released in 2020. This was featuring
Mariah the Scientist. This was due to the song gaining traction on the video-sharing platform
TikTok. On April 21, Dubose released "Chills (LA Hills)", a collaboration with Dutch DJ
Tiësto for his album
Drive. The song peaked at 11 on the Billboard US Dance/Electronic Chart. On May 31, Dubose was featured on the soundtrack of the
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse movie. He was featured on lead single of the film
Calling with
Swae Lee,
Nav and was produced by
Metro Boomin. It peaked at 41 on the
Billboard Hot 100, and charted in multiple countries such as Australia, Canada, France, India, UK & more. It is currently one of the most streamed rap songs of 2023. They also performed the song at the
2023 MTV Video Music Awards making his VMA debut performance. On June 21, Dubose would announce at one of his shows in Canada, that his fifth studio album was titled
Better Off Alone. The album was initially set for release in 2023, however, it was later confirmed for mid-2024. On August 14, 2023, at the Hip-Hop 50 Live at Yankee Stadium Concert, Dubose would announce the upcoming release of a new EP as a prequel to his fifth studio album,
Better Off Alone. The EP is titled
B4 BOA (
Before Better Off Alone), and released September 8, 2023. The three-track EP includes "Her Birthday", "Booby Trap" and "
Did Me Wrong". Dubose released a single from
Better Off Alone called "Steppas" on March 29, 2024. On April 22, 2024, Dubose released an EP titled
Alone; the four-track EP includes "Tiffanys", "No More Questions", "How to Love" and "D.T.N."
Better Off Alone was released on May 17, 2024. It included features from frequent collaborators such as
Young Thug and
Lil Durk, alongside new appearances from
Cash Cobain,
Future,
Fridayy and
Mariah the Scientist. The album received generally positive feedback from critics.
HotNewHipHop described the project as a "reflective look at the dualities of fame and the cost of artistic expression", noting Dubose's more mature and contemplative approach. Ratings Game Music highlighted "Spotlight", featuring Lil Durk, as one of the standout tracks, praising the duo's chemistry and the song’s feel–good production. Rap Radar emphasized the album’s introspective direction, with Dubose delivering a more personal narrative across its 21 tracks. Commercially, the album debuted at number 18 on the Billboard 200, selling 26,000 units in its first week, becoming Dubose's least commercially successful album to date. It remained on the chart for three weeks. Despite the modest commercial performance, the album was supported by the Better Off Alone global tour and was sold out, which took place throughout 2024. The tour covered Europe, the United Kingdom and North America, and featured support from
NLE Choppa,
Luh Tyler and Byron Messia.
2025–present: Upcoming sixth album Throughout early 2025, Dubose remained relatively quiet, releasing no new music and making few public appearances. He returned to the spotlight after appearing on streamer Kai Cenat’s Mafiathon 3 Subathon, where he previewed a new single titled "Part of Me". The track interpolated Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" and quickly gained traction on TikTok following the stream. On October 10, 2025, Dubose officially released “Part of Me” as a single. It debuted and peaked at number 66 on the Billboard Hot 100. A music video for "Part of Me", directed by Kid Art, was released on December 1, 2025, through Dubose’s YouTube channel. At the end of the video, he previewed another upcoming song, "Last Drink", which was slated for release soon.. Last Drink was surprised released on December 5, 2025, with a accompanied music video dropping the same day also directed by Kid Art. Dubose announced through a series of Instagram posts and later through his 2025 Spotify Wrapped fan message that new music was on the way. He confirmed that a new studio album was in development, along with multiple projects planned for the remainder of the year and the following year. ==Personal life==