Boykin signed a US$3 million recording contract with
Atlantic Records in 2004. In 2005, he released his debut single "Move Around", which received radio play and was used in
Madden NFL 06, the television series
Entourage (on Season 2, Episode 7), and a
McDonald's commercial. Working extensively with fellow Chicago native
Kanye West, he was scheduled to release his debut studio album
Nothing to Lose the following year, but parted ways with Atlantic by 2007, leaving its release in question. In November 2008, he was arrested and charged for an armed
bank robbery committed in January of the prior year. After accepting a
plea deal and serving seven years of a ten year prison sentence, he was released on April 12, 2017. In 2018, he released the mixtapes ''I Don't Feel Rehabilitated
and 606 God
. Boykin also collaborated with Ty Money and Chicago rapper G Herbo on his debut album Humble Beast'' (2018). Alongside
Lil Durk, he guest featured on the single "
Vultures", the lead single from
¥$'s (
Kanye West and
Ty Dolla Sign) collaborative album
Vultures 1, released in November 2023. ==Personal life==