2012–18: Career beginnings and various projects Deante' Hitchcock's musical career began in college, when he released his first mixtape,
19 Summers, on September 17, 2012. During 2016, Hitchcock gained more recognition after releasing more weekly freestyles, which went viral and reached the attention of
Wale. He released his second mixtape titled
Good on July 28, 2016. The mixtape was also available to purchase and on streaming services, and is the first of a trilogy. The in-concert recording live album of this mixtape was released on March 9, 2017. A month prior, Hitchcock released his first EP called
Just a Sample on Valentine's Day in 2017. On July 9, 2017, Hitchcock released an EP with fellow Atlanta rapper Michael Aristotle titled
No Pressure. Hitchcock's career received a boost when he signed with the
RCA-affiliated
ByStorm label, where he released the six-track EP
So Much for Good Luck on October 13, 2017. On June 18, 2018, he released his fourth EP called
Thank You For Your Patience after the release of his album experienced delays due to sample clearances. In late 2018, he was on tour with
6LACK for the
From East Atlanta With Love tour.
2019–21: Just a Sample 2 and Better On January 6, 2019, Deante' Hitchcock was invited to the
Dreamville recording sessions for the compilation album
Revenge of the Dreamers III, appearing on the song "PTSD". Hitchcock spoke with
XXL about the sessions saying "The first day, everybody was surprised as hell when the shit first started popping up. Everybody started seeing folks posting golden tickets and invites. I peeped the location, like, 'Yo, it's in Atlanta? Right here in our backyard.' I ain’t get an invite on the first day. I was feeling some type of way. But I was like, 'That just mean I’ve got to work harder.' That next morning, I got my invite from Mark Pitts. He sent me and [Young] Nudy. I was there every day I could be." He was also a supporting act during the
Catch Me If You Can Tour with
JID in 2019. On March 15, he released the EP
Just a Sample 2, with guest appearances from
Childish Major,
H.E.R. and
Kilo Ali. Prior to release, the EP was led by singles "7:45" and "Side Nigga Anthem". He also released music videos for "Changed For You" and "Never (Let You Go)". In November 2019, he released the single "How TF" featuring
6LACK, supported by a music video in March 2020. On April 15, he released the second single "I Got Money Now" featuring
JID. His debut album
Better was released on May 13, 2020, including guest appearances from
Young Nudy,
Miguel, and
St. Beauty.
2022–present: Everyday the 14TH On February 18, Deante' Hitchcock released an EP titled
Everyday the 14TH, with guest appearances from Bairi, Dende, DaVionne, JaelSpeaks, Chris Patrick, and
ELHAE. ==Artistry==