Long was an original member of Odd Future along with
Tyler, the Creator,
Left Brain,
Matt Martians (as
The Super 3), and
Casey Veggies. Hodgy was the first member of Odd Future to release a solo record, with
The Dena Tape in 2009. As a member of the duo
MellowHype with
Left Brain, he has released four albums;
YelloWhite,
BlackenedWhite,
Numbers, and
INSA. Long has been featured on various projects including
Bastard,
Goblin and
Wolf by
Tyler, The Creator,
Earl by
Earl Sweatshirt,
Rolling Papers by
Domo Genesis,
119 by
Trash Talk, and
The Odd Future Tape,
Radical and
The OF Tape Vol. 2 with
Odd Future. He appeared on "Outta Control", a song from
Stones Throw rapper M.E.D.'s album
Classic, produced by fellow Los Angeles native
Madlib. Hodgy also appeared in the music video for that song which was released after the song was released. Long released six solo mixtapes under the "Hodgy" or "Hodgy Beats" alias:
The Dena Tape,
Untitled EP,
Untitled 2 EP,
Dena Tape 2, ''They Watchin' LoFi Series 1
, and Dukkha
. On October 31, 2013, MellowHigh (Left Brain, Hodgy Beats, Domo Genesis) released their debut album MellowHigh on Odd Future Records. The album debuted at number 89 on the US Billboard'' 200. In 2015, Hodgy revealed that he was almost done with his solo debut album. He also starred as a feature artist on
Alison Wonderland's remix of The Buzz, by
Hermitude. His debut studio album,
Fireplace: TheNotTheOtherSide, was released in December 2016 via Odd Future and
Columbia Records. The album featured artists such as
Busta Rhymes,
Lil Wayne, and
Unknown Mortal Orchestra. On March 24, 2022, after six years of inactivity, Long released a single titled "Into Someone" and announced an upcoming project,
Entitled, which was released on May 20, 2022. In 2023, Long rescinded his previously known, Odd Future associated alias of "Hodgy", rebranding himself as "Jerry", and released a music video for a track entitled "Facing the Worst Fears". The song had been part of an extended play, featuring material that would later appear on his first full length studio album in nearly 8 years,
Lovemesooner. The album released On February 14, 2024 alongside a music video for the song "Kept my heart for myself". ==Personal life==